Okay, what
binocular feature becomes less and less important as you gain experience using a binocular? Is it binocular magnification? No. Is it binocular size? No. Is it binocular price? No, definitely not. For most people I've known for a long time and seen them go from a binocular beginner to binocular pro, the
binocular feature that decreases in importance as time goes by, is field of view. Don't get me wrong - I love a big wide field of view for the Wow factor, but only if that big wide field of view in a
binocular is sharp edge to edge. I am much fussier about edge sharpness and will gladly sacrifice a wide field of view to get it. Moreover, a smaller field of view is not a handicap for me, at this point, as I have no problem finding and picking up birds in any cover at any range with the narrower field of view you get with a 10x
birding binocular, as opposed to a 7x binocular.