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Message: <blockquote data-quote="w.travis" data-source="post: 3554633" data-attributes="member: 70052">I'v had the Toric 10x42 for about 2 weeks now.  Let me just say, I have ZERO plans to ever get another 10x42.  My prior 10x42s were Zen ED and EDIII which, I really liked, but the Toric are in a completely different class, which is what I expected.Here are a few quick thoughts and comments.  Not a technical review but some practical information.  There are 3 aspects that really stand out to me other than the great optical performance (which is most important to me over anything else).  1) They feel very good in my hands, the weight, balance, and shape feel perfect to me.  The textured grip is amazing.2) The eye cups.  I think my eye sockets feel better with them pushed on my face than without.  Really, they are that comfortable, yet appear and feel very durable.  3) Stable view.  For what ever reason (I assume some of what I mentioned above) the stability I get while birding with the Toric 10x feels like I am using an 8x.  For example I birded in fairly dense close quarters a couple days ago.  Many of the birds were migrating warblers. Typically in this situation I would use an 8x or ideally a 7x to be easier on the eyes, minimize shake, and wider FOV.  I didn't notice anymore shake with the Torics than I do with my Sightron Blue sky II 8x32.  Nor did I feel any eye strain or eye fatigue after 1.5 hours of pretty vigorous birding.  Though I didn't have the Toric and Sightron side by side, the shake and eye strain with my previous 10x binoculars were immediately noticeable birding in a situation like this one. To sum it up... I love em!      If anyone has any specific questions, feel free to ask.</blockquote>

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