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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jim M." data-source="post: 1642911" data-attributes="member: 60675">Mike,If you were in fact "literally blown away" that would make them very dangerous bins to own. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> What you actually mean is (figuratively) blown away.In any event, it's hard to conceive anything really being that much better than the current alphas (except if you are speaking strictly as an optics connoisseur who appreciates differences barely noticeable to the lay person), but I guess we will have to judge for ourselves. I remember seeing similar pre-release claims about the Nikon EDG bins here that seem rather overblown in retrospect (not denying they are a very good bin though of course). Also, I suppose in the interest of full disclosure it should be noted that you work for Eagle Optics.Best,Jim</blockquote>