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    Premium (Alpha) vs Image stabilized

    You are not alone there ….
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    Premium (Alpha) vs Image stabilized

    +1
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    Premium (Alpha) vs Image stabilized

    Not in my experience. Supported arms gets me perhaps one third of the way to where I get with IS (and IS gets me 3/4 of the way to where I can get with a good tripod).
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    Premium (Alpha) vs Image stabilized

    I have had my 10x42 for number of years and agree with you that optically and with the stabilization, I get blown away by the great, bright, sharp image, but I personally find them ergonomically (eyecups, body shape, etc) so bad that they don‘t get much use anymore. I have said before (and was...
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    Premium (Alpha) vs Image stabilized

    Because of the enormous size of the eyecups - I have a rather slim nose, but still, can‘t find space for it between the eyecups (the eyecups on the new x32 series are not much better - why can‘t Canon equip all models with eyecups such as on their 10x30, 12x36 or 8x20 binos?). I wrote some time...
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    Premium (Alpha) vs Image stabilized

    Wrong. A camera tripod works fine with an 8x30 or 10x42, and I carry that for hours if needed.
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    Premium (Alpha) vs Image stabilized

    Yes (and have been doing so for decades, even when I was in the army), depending on what I am observing. Funny learning: people joining me usually can‘t believe how much mounting enhances the observation experience.
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    Premium (Alpha) vs Image stabilized

    I fully agree! But a mounted traditional bino is also a step up in terms of image stability. None of my 10 IS binoculars (7 Canon, 1 Fujinon, 1 Kenko, 1 Vixen) matches the image stability of any of my non-IS binos mounted on tripod (not even the optically fabulous 10x42 L which, I said it...
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    Premium (Alpha) vs Image stabilized

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