The OP simply does not understand the difference between laboratory values and the realities of field use. The idea of using a handheld, non IS, 25X binocular for normal birding activities is ludicrous. Go to the hawkwatch in Cape May for three weeks straight in September/October and tell me how many you see. The answer is zero. You'll see very few 12/15X bins and countless 7/8/10 models of all variations around the necks of birders from around the world.
In the modern world it could and probably will be argued that the Cape May birding folks have no idea what they're missing and are nothing more than buffoons. One must rethink that notion, however, when one realizes they are in the presence of many of the authors of the most widely read and acclaimed birding books and guides. They are the world's foremost birding experts and they use 7/8/8.5/10X bins. I don't wonder why.
In the modern world it could and probably will be argued that the Cape May birding folks have no idea what they're missing and are nothing more than buffoons. One must rethink that notion, however, when one realizes they are in the presence of many of the authors of the most widely read and acclaimed birding books and guides. They are the world's foremost birding experts and they use 7/8/8.5/10X bins. I don't wonder why.
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