Looking for quality binoculars

[DoctorJJ]

Agree. Beginners assume more mag is better but most birders prefer lower power binos including authorities like Roger Peterson and David Sibley. Wider field of view and brighter. Far less hand shake. Easier to follow birds in flight and often easier to pick up detail.

That's not to say a 10x doesn't have it's usefulness. It does and some, like yourself, might prefer it.

Sometimes, I'll use higher powers and often I'll use one of my scopes. But I almost always have my 8x42.

The new Swaro NL’s help with this tremendously. The field of view is unprecedented. I have the 8x42’s and have ordered the 10x42’s. I may pick up a pair of the 12x before my elk hunt this fall. They are worth the money.

[86 inches]

The new Swaro NL’s help with this tremendously. The field of view is unprecedented. I have the 8x42’s and have ordered the 10x42’s. I may pick up a pair of the 12x before my elk hunt this fall. They are worth the money.

The 8x42 have an incredible angle of view of over 9 degrees. Wow!