Thread: The Case for 15x56 Binoculars

Originally Posted by Beetroot

Have you tried using your 10s on that tripod setup?

If you have 8s on your chest then no real downside to 12x or 15x binos in your pack.

If you've been using the 10s on that "tripod" setup and find it's steady enough and still not giving enough magnification, then yeah I'd be looking at more magnification.

I have here and there. I find I prefer my 8x for hand holding though and where I hunt involves a lot of near-field scanning and some thick stuff so I don't know if I'd take the 10s out over the 8s. I also don't see any point taking 8s and 10s together. The 8s are just a lot easier on the eyes too and I can get them pretty steady pinching my cap or resting on the rifle yoke on my tripod or a trekking pole end. I'm thinking it could be a good plan to have my 8's in my chest harness for scanning as I go and 15s in the pack for where I sit down to scan the valley heads etc?