I just went through this.
I had Leica Ultravids 10x42 HD - awesome glass (just sold them). Bought Leica Geovids 8x42 HD-B 2200 ( i think)- Awesome glass
I bought them to go down to 1 optic for the same reason you are considering.
The Geovid's are much larger, I prefer the size of my old Ultravids
I acutally had to buy a new bino harness for them. Bought a Kuiu Pro Harness but prefer my old Sitka (older version) harness.
Glass quality are the same - awesome.
Ranging on the Geovids is super slick and quick. I haven't gotten into the ballistics yet but it looks impressive for the ranges I hunt.
For Bow hunting I am concerned the Geovids may be too bulky. So much so that I am considering a compact pair of 6.5x32 Kowa or 6x30 Maven and a hand held range finder for bowhunting.
lf you are just a rifle hunter Geovids are the way to go. If you bow hunt and rifle hunt I'm not 100% sure at this point. I may end up with two set ups depending on what I am doing.
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