Binoculars Upgrade!

Spender£

I have a pair of Binoculars (10x50) which are great and i've had them for over 20 years. I love looking at Country views and City views at night, i wanted to get a new pair which would enable me to see further however, i don't want to sacrifice the field of vision.
I'm no expert but i understand that i would need 20x50 or similar to look further keeping the 50 at 50 or above, is this true.

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20x50, the 20 is the magnification and the 50 is the size of the front lens and is in mm.

Darker the environment, then a bigger lens collects more light. More the magnification, narrower you field of view is, plus it is more susceptible to shakes and movement,

Thought about getting a Spotting Scope with varying magnification, and possibly a phone camera adapter?

EssexExile

You'll need a tripod or similar to steady anything much more than 10x. Many RSPB places have shops where you can try different bins & scopes.

JJ_Egan

There was a similar post on here a few years ago.
12X50 would be the maximum for hand held.
20X50 to gather same light as 10X50 would need to be more like 20X200+.
Quality of the lens is the key component .
My current 12X50 are not as good as my old 10X50 in regards field of view and light gathering .