The size of this incredible scope belies its true character. I have never come across anything so amazing in such a small package. Incredibly sharp images, high contrast, sturdily built, and can be slipped into your pocket. It's light enough to be hand-held (with low magnification), but I would opt for the 27x Wide eyepiece in lieu of the 13-30x zoom. It has better eye relief, a far wider FOV (72 degrees against 40 degrees), is much brighter and definitely more sharp. [...]