I use the 8x56 SLC and 10x56 Conquest HD when I am not hiking too far, say less than 1/4 mile. They are great for hides, stands or blinds or when just static birding, especially coastal or seabirds.
I use them a lot when I am in the National Parks like Yellowstone because you there are many pullouts where you can just pull the car over and sit and watch a huge valley like the Lamar Valley which stretches for miles and observe wildlife, as well as, all kinds of birds like Eagles and Osprey.
A lot of times I will get up early in the morning to observe wolves in the Lamar and Hayden Valleys, and the low light capabilities of the 8x56 and 10x56 really come in handy. If I am hiking say over 1/4 mile I really go light with a Nikon HG 10x25 that weighs about 10 oz. and I have found to be one of my favorite compact binoculars. It is very tough and waterproof.
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Those pictures look familiar to me. Didn't you take those pictures through the Habicht 10x40? Or at least similar pictures of the moose and the badgers?
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