Got a quick course in binocular light gathering tonight. We had my leupold 8X42 imports and my Steiner 8X22 compacts.
Both of these did pretty well for looking at the comet. But my son wears glasses and prefers the larger binocular as it's easier for him to use. I was using the 8X22s and thought I was seeing about all there was to see.
When my son got behind the spotter, I picked up the 8X42 Leupolds. WOW! What a difference...
I have never owned a truly high end binocular, but am sorely tempted...
