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    The case for the 8x56.

    So, was this just another: "I'm hyping up the bino I'm selling"-post?
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    The case for the 8x56.

    As soon as the pupil gets near those 7mm, certainly it will be brighter. I wonder however when our pupils reach those 7mm. A good alternative might be a 7x42. I have also carried around my 8x56 on hikes sometimes. But it's just too big. I do have a much smaller 10x56 however that I use quite...
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    The case for the 8x56.

    Simply put -- ehm, no. When you're looking into shadows, nothing at all happens to your pupils. They don't get wider unless you block out all other light with a bino-bandit or something. I doubt you will have any situation during the day, be it cloudy or not, where the larger aperture really...
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    The case for the 8x56.

    @[email protected] I never saw ANY glare at all in the Fuji HC 8x42 so far. It's definitely a better bino than my Kite 8x56. So these comparisons only would make sense if all else was the same, and that is never the case. But it's nice you found a new favourite.
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    The case for the 8x56.

    Only at dusk or dawn. In daylight the transmission (not aperture) is the deciding factor of how bright a bino is. That's why my Fuji HC 8x42 is brighter during the day than my Kite Cervus HD 8x56 with AK-prisms.
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