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    6-7x vs 8x Magnification

    "If that was really the case secondhand prices of the two would be much closer than they are. The Ultravids have dielectric prisms and probably better coatings. I'm not a LEICAMAN but I know which I'd take, classics though the BA series are." There is really not a lot of difference between the...
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    6-7x vs 8x Magnification

    I think a 10x is just harder to hold steady and because of that shaking you lose the resolution you gain with the extra magnification. Maybe the head rest on the new NL will help though. Once the NL is out on the market awhile we will see.
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    6-7x vs 8x Magnification

    I recently picked up a like new Leica Trinovid BA 7x42 and have been birding with it and I like it a lot. The 7x magnification has the advantage of better DOF which means less focusing and a steadier view and the big 6 mm exit pupil of the 7x42 makes for easy eye placement with no black outs and...
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