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Message: <blockquote data-quote="dalat" data-source="post: 3457264" data-attributes="member: 65207">I wanted to believe the same thing about the 10x32 and bought a Zeiss FL of that size a while ago. Wonderful bin, especially the large AFOV, nice and compact. But it didn't work for me. Too much handshake, especially when out of breath at mountain hikes (which was the main purpose I bought them for), also the focus speed was a bit too fast for me (but that has nothing to do with the size and mag).For me, the 8x42 turned out to be pretty much all I need from a binocular. For birding where more mag is needed, I bring along a scope (big one at the lake, small one in the mountains). For birding where I don't need a scope (e.g. rainforest), the 8x is better than 10x for all the mentionned reasons.While I get the appeal of owning and using many toys, I don't agree that one really needs two or more binoculars for birding. A single, good 8x32, 7x42 or 8x42 should do the job as allround birding bin. If anything, birders need a scope in addition to the binocular.</blockquote>