I currently own a vortex vulture 8x56, and a leica ultravid 8x32. I'd like to get rid of the vortex 8x56 as I've just gotten used to the better optical quality of the Uvid. However, I miss the low light viewing at twilight and at night!
I was looking at the Canon 10x42 IS as I really like the idea of IS in general.
However, comparing the exit pupils of the cannon and my current 8x32 ultravid, the cannon is still only 4.2mm compared to the 4.0mm of the 8x32's....
Is the 10x magnification and the image stabilization of the cannon enough of an upgrade to give better low light performance from the 8x32's? Or would I be better off with a larger aperture with some other binocular (which would be too bad as I'd really like the idea of the IS feature in general). Thanks!
I was looking at the Canon 10x42 IS as I really like the idea of IS in general.
However, comparing the exit pupils of the cannon and my current 8x32 ultravid, the cannon is still only 4.2mm compared to the 4.0mm of the 8x32's....
Is the 10x magnification and the image stabilization of the cannon enough of an upgrade to give better low light performance from the 8x32's? Or would I be better off with a larger aperture with some other binocular (which would be too bad as I'd really like the idea of the IS feature in general). Thanks!