Monocular, Binoculars, Spotting Scope, Which One You’ll Choose,Why?

Why did you choose a monocular instead of a pair of binoculars or spotting scope?

A monocular is a miniature, low powered telescope or spotting scope which you hold in your hand like a binocular but use with one eye like a telescope. A monocular shares characteristics with both binoculars and spotting scopes, but is much smaller than either.

When should you choose a binocular, instead of a monocular? If you need to take a long look or scan an area, go with a binocular. Using two eyes, as with a binocular, produces less eyestrain than using one eye and using two eyes also improves your visual acuity. For this reason, a monocular is not a substitute for a binocular when the action turns serious. For birding, hunting, surveillance, astronomy and other involved applications, a binocular is always a better performer. The whole idea of a monocular, though, is to have something at hand when you would not ordinarily carry a binocular. I've seen and recorded a great number of birds simply because I happened to have my monocular in my purse.

When should you choose a spotting scope, instead of a monocular? Anytime you need more magnification than you can get with a binocular or monocular, go with a spotting scope. A spotting scope may, in principle, seem to be nothing more than a very large monocular, but in truth, a spotting scope and a monocular are very different beasts. A spotting scope is large and heavy and, because of its very high magnification, it must be mounted on a tripod for steadiness. That's about as far from a monocular as you can get.

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