This scope offers superb clarity which reaches the very edge of the lens. A very bright image which actually appears brighter than the eye can see. No loss of sharpness when zooming fully in , with a wide field of view until recently not achievable in a zoom scope. A real joy to use , showing birds/ wildlife in "HD". A stunning image which can brighten up a dull day. Easy to take apart when travelling or if one has more than one objective section and fairly light in weight. One criticism though is the price of the case, which is excessive and way above all other company's scope cases. Hence having got a great scope price at Cluny, I declined to buy a case.