I don't think so. I really don't see why you want a 10x with IS. The big advantage to these is having high magnification with a steady tripod view that you can carry in your coat pocket or easily with a strap. Why not have 12x or 16x. The FOV's are relatively large and they are not difficult for eye placement. I don't see why these wouldn't work for daylight birding in open areas where you don't need a big FOV or a lot of DOF to find the bird. When you are on the bird 16x is MUCH more impressive than 8x and you can see MUCH more detail. It is like sitting right next to them! The big reason birders don't use above 10x is shake but if you have a steady view why not use 12x or 16x? You get a better view of the bird. I think these new Fujinon's might change a lot of people's minds about IS binoculars because these are so user friendly and fun. It was very wise of Fujinon to reduce the objective size to 28mm to get the weight and size of the binoculars down to a normal size birding binocular. You don't need a 42mm aperture like the Canon 10x42 ISD-L in the daylight with IS because it makes eye placement easier and most people don't want to carry a big heavy 42 oz. brick like the Canon birding. That is why IS has never sold that well in the mainstream market. These Fujinon's could change that.
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