Birders don't want IS, or else we would be seeing far more of the Canon's in the field. They have a good rep. and good optics but I have only ever run across 2 in the field in all my years.
With low mag. bins I almost never feel the need for any sort of IS, and would feel the extra weight / bulk / complexity / cost / fragility / battery life worries - issues an unnecessary burden. Give me a balanced package and outstanding optics and I'm good to go, although I realize the older set may see benefits in the IS, although likely not in the packages offered currently.
I'd be happy with getting a steadier view and more magnification in the same unit... just not interested in holding a shoe box size instrument to my head to get it.
They'll get it figured out soon enough though and then we will all have one.
As of now... it appears there will be a new product line called Fascination and it will be made by Zeiss.... pretty simple. I don't see cutting edge or industry changing anything being mentioned. |:S|
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