Sea watch bins? (1 Viewer)

I'm currently sat in my camper at Lizard point watching the sea. I have been since yesterday and have no real compunction to stop anytime soon!
Today's Binoculars are my compact Hawke Frontier PC 8x25's as my 8x43 birding bins are in my other car!|^|

This has resulted in my wife asking why I don't buy another pair!
Now, my 8x43's are Hawke too, I can't remember the exact model off the top of my head, but they're in the £300 price range.

I am now approaching the point of my post! Should I get a higher mag? With birding I am watching things at a distance measured in yards, with sea watching its all much further away! Would a 10x or 12x give me a better view or would the extra shake negate any benefit? What say you?

It depends what you mean by sea watching.

For proper sea watching you really need a telescope as you can be looking at birds well beyond a mile out. But if you are looking at the birds closer in then binoculars are fine and 10x models should not present any significant shake.

Steve

if you really wanted bins rather than a scope for sea watching then i'd go for something like the celestron sky master 25 x 100. which are designed to be used from a tripod, not hand held.

but a scope is more versatile magnification wise