got these from doug at a close out (?) price . they were a bargin,almost a steal. the view is clear,sharp with no distortion or fogging,edges look sharp,quick easy diopter adjustment,easy focusing,notice no color distorsion. my eyes are rather poor so this was a surprising and real good grab. kinda hate to say anything good about the chicoms these days,but this is looking like another overprice point performer from athlon. and,no,i don't get anything from camera land,athlon or china by saying good stuff about their stuf. i know that kinda thing happens a lot on the internet.