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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Gilmore Girl" data-source="post: 3413210" data-attributes="member: 106744">I can understand that attitude. When I went down to 7x42 from 8x42 I had slight hesitation because I had become used to 8x for several years, but my very first bird watching bino was the 6x30 Yosemite and I used that for a while. So, I wasn't too afraid to go to 7x42  as I already knew the big 6mm EP would make for comfortable viewing and the better DOF would be helpful too.I read an article by a birder who said once she went up to 10x, she began IDing more birds. I was seduced by her advice at one time and strongly considered 10x, but my preference for the lower power bins won out. When I chose my UVid 7x42 over the Uvid 8x42, I came up with reasons why the 7x would be better for me:Bigger EP ; more comfortable with glasses (this was the big reason)Better DOFLonger ERSlightly less image shakeWider true FOVless evident CA due to lower power Also it was listed as slightly lighter than the 8x42.And...marginal apparent brightness may be more noticeable ondreary days due to the bigger EP, but not really too sure about that.It does seem to do very well on very dull/overcast days.</blockquote>