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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Steve Babbs" data-source="post: 3559705" data-attributes="member: 7122"><p>Twenty years ago I would have said 42mm until I sat down one evening with a friend drinking beer and comparing our binoculars. They weren't the same brand so not a totally fair comparison but they were both the very top end at the time. I had 8 x 42 Baush and Lomb by friend 8 x 32 Leica, both were of a similar age and condition. When it was dark we could both just about convince ourselves that mine were slightly brighter but the difference was tiny. I suspect most of the people saying 8 x 42 haven't done this. Since then I've got for 8 x 32. The lightness of my present Zeiss Victories makes them a pleasure to wear.</p></blockquote><p></p>