I spend a large amount of time in the field, over 100 days a year and needed to upgrade some of my optics so did some research and decided to go with Athlon Optics Ares. Glad i did because it simply cannot be beat for the price. This little spotter outperformed several other scopes that cost way more. The only draw back is the weight of this spotter is on the heavier side and it would be nice to have the fine focus. It is built like a tank and will last many years plus the warranty is lifetime. I spend a lot of time glassing and needed some premium compact glass and this really fits my needs.