When I first looked though the 10x56FL I was blown away, I thought I might have had the 12 by accident but the pop and wow from those big objectives really made an impression on me.
When I looked through the 10x54HT they looked good but weren't blowing me away. They looked like a 10x42 with a better FOV. And they are ergonomically pretty good. But the larger FOV was the only wow part for me this time not the image. (The FOV on the 10x42HT felt smaller than the FL to me)
Hi Nessy
Appearances can be deceptive as the FL 10x56, HT 10x42 and HT 10x54 all have the same FOV, apart from small sample variations ie 110 metres at 1,000 m.
I have only looked through an FL 8x56 and I must say that I was impressed by the view and I can see why Henry persists with the brute.
Lee