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Message: <blockquote data-quote="dipped" data-source="post: 1408107" data-attributes="member: 9471">I too have the 8x32 SE's and noticed when I got them it was harder to hold them still than my old porro 8x40's they replaced. I put it down to a combination of things. The SE's were lighter, had flimsier eyecups and my old 8x40's had superb ergonomics.There is a thread somewhere where Kimmo Absetz suggests a solution to the eyecup "problem". He made a rubber collar to fit inside the existing eyecups to make them stiffer. It might be worth a try if you're handy with DIY fixits.I now use HG 8x32's as an offer came along I couldn't refuse (old stock), and I find the image steadier due to increased weight and firm eyecups so I would say yes you would see a steadier image with the 8x42L's.Nev</blockquote>