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Message: <blockquote data-quote="denco@comcast.n" data-source="post: 3143670" data-attributes="member: 25300"><p>I would agree with that optically. On-axis they are very sharp. But I think every sense Leupold farmed the Yosemites out to China the quality has went down. The older USA built version had a more rubber like armour on them now it is more like plastic. They do have attractive specifications. Porro-prism, 8 degree FOV, waterproof and fogproof  and compact and light. I ordered three of them from Amazon about a year ago and two of them had defective focusers and one had defective eyecups. China just does not have any QC. They don't care. If you are lucky enough to get a good one they are a  bargain.</p></blockquote><p></p>