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Message: <blockquote data-quote="timmay" data-source="post: 3458291" data-attributes="member: 134580">I was always told to stay with 8x42 because 10X is too hard to hold steady. I have several 8x so I decided to try a 10X42 because I wanted that little extra magnification. I bought the Nikon Monarch 7 10X42 and I was VERY surprised at how I was so misled by salesmen telling me to stay away from the 10X.It has now become my favorite size. I love my M7 10X42. Yes it is ever so slightly more shaky but not bad at all.If you naturally have shaky hands then Id so don't get them, but if you have fairly normal steady hands then go for it!</blockquote>