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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Gilmore Girl" data-source="post: 3457081" data-attributes="member: 106744">Yes, keep your 7x forever.  They are going extinct slowly and it's great to have one esp. when they will be even harder to find someday.  When I had the Opticron 8x42 (before the Uvid 7x42), I can't count how many times I needed to re-focus to get on a Warbler and, while I was re-focusing, the bird was gone.  With the 7x it's already in sharp enough focus so I at least get the glimpse and don't have to refocus. That's due to the deep DOF at short distances.  Also, the big EP helps to align the image quickly to my eyes (wearing eyeglasses) ..essentially there is no alignment adjustment to speak of...you just bring them up to your eyes and there it is.  So, I am able to get on birds quicker. 7X is the ultimate Warbler IMHO.</blockquote>