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Luigi
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Re: Advantages of 10x50 over 8x42?
07/04/08 10:13 AM
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For me, 10x50s hit the sweet spot for handheld astro observing, but although EdZ is absolutely correct, IMO, those improvements over your 8.5x42s would be relatively minor. I feel the next stop might be something in the 15x70 category, but that's either going to need a tripod or have active image stabilization as in the Canon 15x50s IS, which are optically excellent, and way less expensive than the Swaros.
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