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  1. Roy C

    Looking to upgrade

    Update Its back to the drawing board for me. Having received a pair of Canon 10x42 L IS binos (almost £200 off for black Friday at WEX) I have concluded that they are just to cumbersome/unwieldy for me so I am returning them. Weight was no real problem as I carried them with my Black rapid...
  2. Roy C

    Looking to upgrade

    Thanks Stan and Kimmo - as far as I can tell my IPD is about 61mm so fairly narrow I would have thought!!. I am reasonable comfortable with my old 8x42 bins as far as shake goes but certainly not a steady as I once was - as most of my birding is done in the the estuary where the birds can...
  3. Roy C

    Looking to upgrade

    Thanks for that 'Stanbo' . I do not know what my IPD is (it is not shown on my eye prescriptions). Strangely I wear prescription glasses which I use for Driving and watching the Tv BUT when viewing through Binoculars I cannot tell and differences with or without the glasses so never wear them...
  4. Roy C

    Looking to upgrade

    Thanks for all the great advice Guys. Just before I order a pair of 10x42 L IS Bins I have a query on interpupillary distance - I have a short distance (my current 8x40's are almost closed right up), I have read the follow review on-line :- "Some have complained about the eyepieces being too...
  5. Roy C

    Looking to upgrade

    Thank you very much for all the feedback folk. I have now read a lot of reviews and comments on the 10x42 L IS WP bins and all seem to indicate that the optical image is superb once the IS is switched on. The cons seems to be with the Mechanics. There is no chance of me trying them locally so I...
  6. Roy C

    Looking to upgrade

    I understand that Lee but they do a 8 x25 IS
  7. Roy C

    Looking to upgrade

    Thank you very much for all the replies guys. Over the past 10 years or so I have been mainly photographing birds and currently have several Canon 'L' class IS lenses so know just how good the stabilisation is but I was unsure how good it was on Binoculars - seems like it works very well from...
  8. Roy C

    Looking to upgrade

    Thank you very much for all the info 'Binastro' I will go through all the bins you have mentioned.
  9. Roy C

    Looking to upgrade

    Thank you very much Marc, for your experience (via the girlfriend) and the link to the review which I have now read - it seems like the MkIII IS ones are the ones to go for although they are a bit more than I was budgeting for.
  10. Roy C

    Looking to upgrade

    I am looking to upgrade my 25 year old Alderblick MC 8x 42 bins. Was thinking of going for a IS Bin and maybe 10x. 1) What would you recommanded up to £600-700 mark. 2) What do you think about IS bins (at my age I am not as steady as I once was lol)
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