one other consideration can be how steady your hands are. for most people
there's no issue. but any wiggle in one's hands is more pronounced at 10x
than at 8x. if one's hands are not steady this can be a problem. (I have
a friend in VA who now can only use a scope for this reason.)

Chris Kessler
Seattle

On Thu, Sep 7, 2017 at 5:04 PM, Hal Michael <ucd880 at comcast.net> wrote:

> The more magnification, the more and further you can see. Probably need to
> decide where you will do most of your birding. Inside woods and such I
> suspect the 8X is best. Looking at shorebirds and other long-distance birds
> would need the 10x.
>
>
>
> Hal Michael
> Science Outreach Director, Sustainable Fisheries Foundation
> Olympia WA
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> I have been doing a lot of research on binoculars lately and spent quite a
> bit of time at Cabela?s testing highly rated bins against a visual acuity
> grid. I have selected the Vortex Viper HD but am still wrestling with
> whether to get 8X or 10X. I saw many of both in use at the swallow-tailed
> gull gaggle the last couple of days. I would very much like to hear from
> people who own both sizes about which they prefer to use and why.
>
>
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Wally Davis
>
> Snohomish
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