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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sancho" data-source="post: 1723078" data-attributes="member: 27039">Ronald, Kevin and other IS fans....you´ll be pleased to know that today, I took my 5 remaining "top-class" binos out in the field for a test. The line-up involved:1.  Nikon EII 8x30              (current price 406 euro)2.  Nikon EII 10x35            (current price 434 euro)3.  Zen-Ray ED2 7x36         (current price 273 euro plus import duty)4.  Swarovision EL 8.5x42    (current price 2,000 euro)5.  Canon IS 10x30             (current price 342 euro)You can imagine the results. Briefly, all were superb. Each had certain advantages. But I could discern the greatest amount of detail on distant birds (Fieldfares, Woodpigeons, Linnets, Pheasant), at about three-quarters of a kilometre, with, yes you´ve guessed it, the Canon IS 10x30.  They weren´t the brightest, or the sharpest, or the widest, but they were best...I could see more of any bird with them, because the image was rock-steady.Now, my Canon IS 10x30 are not the perfect bino for close work in cover. But I think I´m going to sell off all the excess and go for a pair of Canon IS 18x50, as I´ve been threatening to do for years!:t:</blockquote>