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    12x36 IS III is on the way. A couple questions

    I'm not sure the Eneloops just quit when exhausted, in my case, they gradually faded. The IS on my first 10x42 went wonky after being used with a near depleted set of Eneloops, maybe just coincidence, but I've had no issues with my second one, which is exclusively powered by lithium AAs.
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    12x36 IS III is on the way. A couple questions

    Battery life is months for me, the 10x42 shuts off automatically if the binoculars are allowed to hang down. Admittedly, I only use the IS when actually looking at birds, it is not used while scanning for possible targets. Agree entirely that AA lithiums are best, they work in the cold, don't...
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    12x36 IS III is on the way. A couple questions

    I don't think Canon can 'fix' the eye cups, if they are like those on the 10x42ISL. Henry Link posted a cutaway of the 10x42 some years back iirc, showing that the eye pieces were totally stuffed with glass. Short of redoing the entire optics, Canon is stuck with lumpy eye pieces.
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