RE: 8x42 or 10x42
I just went through what you asking about, and PA hit it right on with the exit pupil info, I myself chose the 8x42's because I could tell the diff in low light, most of my hunting doesn't require long range glassing so the most important thing to me was how they performed in low light, I wish I could've found some 7x42's in my price range but they don't seem to be very popular, while I was looking for binocs I'd say most places told me they sold more 10x's than anything else.