Well, I'm not Mule Deer, but I think some of you guys are missing the point. The point he's making ( pretty sure?) is that all things being equal....in other words put an 8x42 and a 10x42 of equal quality on a tripod (taking the human shakes, etc equations out of the picture) and a 10x will show you more detail than the comparable 8x, especially an 8x32. Having grown up and hunted my whole life in open country, using and owning many of the top shelf binocs available, I would happen to agree with him, and I still reach for my 10x42's first (Meopta HD). However, for the past couple of years I've owned and used an 8x32 Cabelas Euro HD (meopta), and it is world class stuff and better built than most. IME, my 8x32 will crap out about 3-4 minutes before my 10x42 does. Whether or not that's worth it or not is up to you.
For open country muleys the 10x gets the nod, for semi open or creek bottom whitetails, or Africa, the 8x32 can't be beat, for me.
