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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ads" data-source="post: 3230202" data-attributes="member: 131282">It's the Atlas Optics Intrepid ED 7x36, the near-identical sibling of the Zen-Ray ED2 7x36.  The sweet spot (in feet/meters) is smaller than any of my 8x binoculars.  If you are looking for a wide FOV as I was, you are probably looking in the wrong place because the sweet spot is smaller than many 8x binoculars.I still like the binocular a lot... under some viewing conditions, such as for viewing birds near the center of the field of view.  The main advantage of the 7x36 seems to be that it provides a very relaxed view, is super easy to focus, and is relatively bright.I also had a Celestron Granite ED 7x33 too for a few days, but the sweet spot of it was ridiculously small, and outer edge of the field of view was extremely blurry... like looking through the bottom of a coke bottle.  That one went back very quickly.</blockquote>