This binocular is the best you can buy for the money. I would have given it 5 stars but there are better products available if you can pay more than twice as much. It rivals the clarity, brightness, and viewing angle of much more expensive optics. In the cold, wet weather of an Alaskan Fall moose hunt this product has performed flawlessly with no issues whatsoever. They are not Zeiss or Swarovski but for my budget these are the best I could find. I've used everything from cheapy Simmons and Bushnell to $1000 Zeiss in the past and but love these Nikons for 1/4th of the price of the high end stuff. The low end stuff does not compare. I recommend the 8X42 and the 10X42, both are outstanding but for $239 I paid for the 10X42 it is certainly a winner for me. I expect it to last a long, long time. Superb quality piece.