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    Have 8x32, 7x42. Worth having 10x(42 or 32)?

    Hi, My experience is similar. My girlfriend used to carry a Leica 10 x 50 pair, while I was using a Nikon 8 x 42 pair. However, my eyesight is better than hers. When we both were unable to identify a bird, she handed over the Leicas to me, and that sometimes did the trick. Often, it did not...
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    Have 8x32, 7x42. Worth having 10x(42 or 32)?

    Hi Luca, Well, here's a massively simplified graph based entirely on my opinions of what the continuum of binocular properties looks like: The assumption is that image steadiness decreases visible detail once you exceed a certain magnification, indicated as "100%" in the graph. So you can...
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