They both make quality optics, and I' m sure either would be fine in that regard, but with any small binocs, low light visiblitlty will suffer some. I have some 8x25 Nikons and they are great for what they are. If you really need something for low light, I' d go a little bigger. I would probably opt for the 8x25' s, choosing by size...but you should probably compare them by actually looking through them.