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Message: <blockquote data-quote="waterman74" data-source="post: 3286946" data-attributes="member: 134203">The 8x40's...ishOlympus EXPS I 8x42, BAK4, No indication where these are made, Sharp edge to edge, Very good lowlight performance.Bushnell H20 8x42, BAK4, No indication where these are made, Sharp to at least 80%, Good lowlight performance.Jason Clipper #120 8x40 EWA, J-B133 BAK7 , Sharp to 70%, Ok lowlight performance.Sears #6215 8x40 , J-E25-J-B52 BAK7, Sharp to 70%, Ok lowlight performance.Comments:  The Jason edged out the Sears in daylight, but there was no appreciable difference in lowlight. The Olympus was a little better than the Bushnell in daylight and lowlight and the Bushnell was better than both the Jason and the Sears in both categories.  A quick note about the Olympus, they had a VERY generous Eye relief, most I've every seen, and they are nice and compact.  After using the Bushnell for several years and being very happy, the Olympus is everything that the Bushnell are and more, I paid $79 shipped for the Olympus and somewhere around $60 for the Bushnell.</blockquote>