Personally, i use both. I use 10x Zeiss classics for longer range eyeballing, and for close up stuff, i reach for my 8x swaro's. Both pair are small & light. I also can lay my classics on top of my Leica scope, that way i can use my tripod to keep steady. Once i spot something through the 10's, all i have to do is pull up on the tripod handle, and there's my target in the scope, BINGO!!!