10x vs 12x Binoculars – I Went Too Big

[LottieDog]

10x and a tripod is my favorite. Haven’t had a chance to try the high power stuff off a tripod yet

 

[Pronghunter]

I went back and fourth for 3 weeks deciding which pair to stick with and sold the other. In my opinion, I seen no reason to keep the 10’s over the 12’s.
The 12’s to me had better resolution and I could see more in low light vs the 10’s due to the mag increase. The 10’s had the perception of being a tad brighter in low light due to the FOV. Yes bigger exit pupil but the 12’s easily made up for it with the extra detail/resolution. Looking at antlers or 4 point vs 5 point, the 12’s at any distance and any light conditions were better. The 12’s are better off a tripod in the long distance glazing sessions, and for me there was little difference in being able to hold them steady.

 

[Reed104R]

There is no perfect power, but for most applications, people use more Xs than they should.

I believe this holds true in scopes and binoculars. Alot of power hungry folks around.

 

[KCviper]

I've been going down the path of 15x56 but now considering NL Pure 12x42. Love to get more feedback!

 

[DavePwns]

I have used my 12x50s ELs for every single deer, elk and bear hunt for the past 7 years and I don't plan on EVER selling them. I tried my buddies NLs and felt more fish eye effect than I do with the ELs when moving my eyes around when mounted on a tripod. I will never understand why people have a hard time hand holding 12s. If you need to check something at a long distance just hold on to your hat when you pull up your binos and ive never had a problem.

 

[General RE LEE]

8x

 

[KCviper]

I ended up buying the Swaro NL Pure 12x42 and are loving them!

 

[Fritz D]

I ended up buying the Swaro NL Pure 12x42 and are loving them!

I went back-and-forth betwixt the 12x42 and the 14x52 NL. The 14x52 won out for me but I could easily see running the 12x42? A really great bino, the NL Pure.