I use this to look at birds, pick out information on signs that are too far away, and to look at the actors on stage. Very light weight, very clear and sharp image, very bright image. Only thing I don't like is the focusing mechanism.

The Olympus Monocular is excellent for a trip. it is so small and light, that it takes up no room in my carry on . It has replaced my trip binoculars, which had the same amount of zoom.

Olympus won ... without a doubt.