Ok...optic related, but maybe not photo related. But I have typically used a pair f 8x32 Pentax or 10x42 Bushnell binoculars. I'll try to keep the story short, but for the eclipse, my 10x42 pair is being left in NH. My sister had said she was going to pick up a pair, so I bought the solar filters for them. I found out last night that she hasn't and probably isn't going to pick them up. Which has me debating whether I should pick up another pair of binoculars.

So, I was wondering what people use? What do you like and recommend? I am tempted by Canon's 15x50 IS or 10x42 IS binoculars. The former would be very different from what I currently have with both IS and more reach. But the 10x42 I already own are very nice and IS would be a good feature.

Thoughts? Recommendations? Are the $1,000+ binoculars that much better than my $200 Bushnells...or, as I suspect, this is like going from a good lens to an "L" lens.