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Message: <blockquote data-quote="looksharp65" data-source="post: 1984548" data-attributes="member: 83771">I don't wish to have a dispute with you. All I can say is I have a 6.5x, a couple of 10x and I have had an 8x. So I know which of them is the fastest in real use, that is :1) Speed in framing the bird (FOV)2) Speed in focusing the bird (DOF)3) As a result - speed of identification of the bird.I live at the coast and use my 10x a lot for longer distance observations. We have a national internet-based bird observation list, and in my area the vast majority of the reported birds are waders and seafowl like gulls, ducks and geese.Still, we have much woodland in the proximity, but most local birders seem to neglect that fact. Perhaps they find it hard to use their 10x in the forest?I don't feel I see less with my 6.5x than with my former 8x, and it is sad how underrated lower mag bins are. But sometimes they need a 10x as a complement.This year I saw 151 unique species so far. I can spend a day or two every fortnight, and some summer evenings too. I work 'til around 6:30 pm every weekday. Maybe that tells more about my "hood" as a birds paradise than about my birding skills...</blockquote>