STS, I've used 8x30, 7x30, 8x32's exclusively since the mid 1980's. I've really never found a reason to pack more. If I need more X's I pull out a spotting scope.

Being a backpack hunter, the thing I like about the Leica's is they're built like a Teutonic Tank, and are the smallest "Alpha" 8x32 out there. No need for a friggin "bino harness."


“Perfection is Achieved Not When There Is Nothing More to Add, But When There Is Nothing Left to Take Away” Antoine de Saint-Exupery