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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Binastro" data-source="post: 3458450" data-attributes="member: 111403">The Canon stabilizer varies from one example to another and sometimes the same binocular can behave well or less well.Over the years they have generally improved.The best I have tried is the 10x30 MK II, which has amazingly good IS.However, sometimes the 15 year old 18x50 does better because it is much heavier and inertia plays a part.There is a learning curve with the older ones, where being careful improves the IS a lot.Unfortunately, I have few wow moments with binoculars.My first view of Saturn's rings with a telescope and several astro delights have been Wow plus.The Venus transit easily seen with protected unaided eyes was another.And a Mercury transit with filtered 3x opera glass.The recent one with filtered 4x22.Independent early unaided eyes discovery of the Nova in Cygnus in 1975? another.Titan star occultation with binocular incredible, when mid event the star reappeared because of Titan's atmosphere bending the star's light.Green flash 7x23 Frank Nipole binocular.Incredible fireball 18x50 IS. Comet Bennett 1970.Magnitude minus 9 exploding fireball unaided eyes.The all sky halo event, with two Suns, numerous arcs, circles, some rare, is the greatest WOW event I have seen. Unaided eyes.</blockquote>