LAST EDITED ON Jun-01-12 AT 04:23PM (MST)[p]These things seem like the real deal. Sweet spot is 95% of the fov. There is not a lot of room for any more useful stuff in the image of these. SO far so good. Sharp as a tack and very bright, high contrast image. There is a fairly substantial improvement in "feel and quality" over the ED series. Not a lot of improvement in centerfield resolution, but it's there. The flatter larger sweet spot makes the fov seem noticeably bigger.