Mini Telescope

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Has anybody got or used one of these? I was thinking of getting one for hikes, or perhaps a lightweight monocular?

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SILVA MINI TELESCOPE & MICROSCOPE

MINI TELESCOPE & MICROSCOPE
X6 MAGNIFICATION
MICROSCOPE ATTACHMENT
PEN CLIP HOLDER

Price £ 29.99
 
Can't say anything about the Silva, since I never saw one. I have a Zeiss Mini Quick, which is a similar concept, 5 power, 10 mm, but it does cost about $100. Brunton makes one like it for a lot less, about $40, I think.

I carry my Mini Quick in a nylon knife sheath with a LensPen in there with it. The whole package is very light and accessible and extremely protective of the monocular. I usually drop it in a shirt pocket, but of course it could go on a belt.

I've had the shorter, stubbier, thicker monoculars, including a Nikon which was pretty good, but I prefer the pen style, like the Silva.
 
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