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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Pinewood" data-source="post: 3837897" data-attributes="member: 10255">Hello Robert,The 10x32 format is a not very popular. Possibly because of a belief that a smaller binocular is less stable than a larger glass, which is counter to my experience. Typically, eye relief is poor in this format, as in the Leica binoculars. I agree that Zeiss achieved quite a lot in their 32 mm FL model but they are  outliers in the FL Victory line as their 32mm models avoided the Abbe-Kōnig prisms and settled for the Schmidt-Pechan prisms, probably to minimize size.  Zeiss may not be able to incorporate the improvements of the SF line in either an 8x32 or a 10x32, so their sale continues for the cognoscenti.  My 10x32 FL is still working with only a worn Zeiss label showing wear after fourteen years.Happy bird watching,Arthur :hi:</blockquote>