Excellent scope - exceedingly bright - Opticron MM4 60 GA ED Travelscope w/ SDLv3 15-45x Eyepiece

Ultimately returned this for the MM4 50 model as I wanted extreme portability, but wanted to comment for others that might be in a dilemma like I was, researching scopes out the wazoo. The MM4 60 w/ SDLV3 EP is an excellent scope that I found to be crystal clear, right up there with the best, throughout the magnification range. Though I tested on a bright sunny day there was not a significant loss in brightness at max 45X like I expected there would be. At dusk it may be a different story. I have looked through many of the top alphas & while larger objectives are obviously going to exhibit overall better brightness at dawn and dusk this small scope's view is crisp, well -corrected, natural looking and very bright for a 60mm. The SDLV3 eyepiece also has excellent eye relief for us eyeglass wearers, a problem I've had with many types of optics. I don't think you would be at all disappointed in this model for your (smaller & lighter) travel scope.