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<blockquote data-quote="duckhunter175" data-source="post: 1729326" data-attributes="member: 89164"><p>Zog-- I went through the same dilemma as well. I went from 8x to 10x then from Viper HD to Swaro to Swaro EL and finally settled on Swaro EL 12x50s.</p><p></p><p>I use them in my deer stand and I use them on my western hunts each year, carried in a Marsupial bino pouch. The size isn't prohibitive from chest carrying or from drawing a bow or mounting a rifle.</p><p></p><p>As for the shakiness-- the best binos are whichever ones you can put on a tripod!! Of course 10x mounted vs 12x free hand will win. Just like a 6x riflescope from the prone on a bipod will outshoot a 15x from standing unsupported.</p><p></p><p>For apples to apples- not a massive difference between handholding 10s vs 12s. The whole point of handholding is either for a quick scan to avoid bumping animals or confirm the target animal is still present and 12x won't stop you from doing that. If you are trying to hand hold them and cover significant amounts of terrain to pinpoint animals that might be a different story.</p><p></p><p>The 12s are larger than 10s and if you aren't running a tripod at all I could see holding 12s up and scanning for long periods of time would cause fatigue. </p><p></p><p>But for an all around bino that allows you to leave the 15x at home and go to one bino instead of 10s and 15s I think they are great!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="duckhunter175, post: 1729326, member: 89164"] Zog-- I went through the same dilemma as well. I went from 8x to 10x then from Viper HD to Swaro to Swaro EL and finally settled on Swaro EL 12x50s. I use them in my deer stand and I use them on my western hunts each year, carried in a Marsupial bino pouch. The size isn't prohibitive from chest carrying or from drawing a bow or mounting a rifle. As for the shakiness-- the best binos are whichever ones you can put on a tripod!! Of course 10x mounted vs 12x free hand will win. Just like a 6x riflescope from the prone on a bipod will outshoot a 15x from standing unsupported. For apples to apples- not a massive difference between handholding 10s vs 12s. The whole point of handholding is either for a quick scan to avoid bumping animals or confirm the target animal is still present and 12x won't stop you from doing that. If you are trying to hand hold them and cover significant amounts of terrain to pinpoint animals that might be a different story. The 12s are larger than 10s and if you aren't running a tripod at all I could see holding 12s up and scanning for long periods of time would cause fatigue. But for an all around bino that allows you to leave the 15x at home and go to one bino instead of 10s and 15s I think they are great! [/QUOTE]
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