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Message: <blockquote data-quote="klar" data-source="post: 1681930" data-attributes="member: 67495">no drawbacks - only advantagesI went through the exercises with alpha glasses and IS glasses that weren't quite as good. I'd look up through my sunroof in the winter hoping to get some winter sky with my binos. All I got was dancing dots.My favourite binos were 6x30 Katmais because of their wide field and low jiggle. Had a pair of 7/12x32 Switch Power Leupolds. Was surprised at how easy it was to hold 12x - but, but, had to work at it. Hardly ever did I have to decide whether to go to 7x or 12x - it was always 12x. So, why not have a 12x that's stable and a no-brainer. Of the Canon choices, the weights suggest that the 12x36s are optimum. The idea that the 10x42s L-Glass are alpha is attractive until the combo of the 37mm actual aperture and their heavy weight make the 2x price compared to the 12x36 ugly.Most of the IS binos and IS technology has been around for over 10 years - don't know why there's been such slow/none progress, but I'll take what there is and ask the questions later...</blockquote>