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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Troubador" data-source="post: 3700631" data-attributes="member: 109211">Bruce is right. I had an FL 8x42 for some years and sold it a couple of years after getting an HT. There is no doubt in my mind that HT was a useful step up from FL optically but it wasn't a giant leap and the handling of HT was IMO a big improvement which I noticed because I often watch behaviour for long periods of time. The handling improvement might not be so noticeable if you only lift your binos up long enough to make an identification or find a target for your scope. Steve's summary of SF vs HT is a good one. For my kind of nature observation I find SF more useful with its unique handling balance and wide field but HT has a very nice view.Lee</blockquote>