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End of list?

Hello everyone, I realise what a peculiar impression this, the first of my entries must give, but could someone just kindly propose a last item to my binoculars list?

I am about to invest in a large binocular with 10-12x magnification.
It is meant to be used in low light nature observation and stargazing. It has to be FMC, exit pupil 5-7 mm, water- and fogproof, w i d e FOV, no real issues with optical and view quality.

The thing is, the view in my old Zeiss 10x40 is so immediately stunning that I am very spoiled. I don't aim towards getting a substitute for it, rather a real step up to supplement it, in terms of low-light performance, with no loss in visual quality.

I have looked on the Minox BD 10x58 ED BR (way too heavy), the Meopta Meostar 10x50 (CA issue), the Nikon Monarch 10x56 (CA and color rendition issues), the Minox HG 10x52 (narrow AFOV).
I have also looked on several porros like the Nikon Action EX 10x50 (narrow usable FOV), the Leupold Mesa 10x50 (slightly too narrow AFOV) and also the Barska Storm 12x60 (no reviews at hand)

Any suggestions are welcome, however the Big Three are out of question from apparent reasons. I cannot justify buying a supplementary binocular to a price that exceeds the Gross Domestic Product of a Central American banana republic.||

Maybe I should just await the days when my pupils won't dilate beyond 4 millimeters, and buy myself a mouth harmonica instead?

I'd start with the Minox BL 13x56. Nice bright, sharp image. Pretty good fov for the magnification too. Not real inexpensive at about $830 US, but not uber expensive either.

That is less than your stated EP requirement, being 4.3mm, but to look at 12x and 5-7mm EP means absolutely huge binoculars.

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