Love my Nikon Monarch ATB 8X42! They are fantastic, especially when you consider the price. Performed excellent on my elk hunt this past fall and were very as good as my guides steiners. In my opinion,clarity is very similar to the more expense lenses and only loses out invery low light conditions. Compared them to the Swarovski SLC 8X30's along with a theKahles last year. Theyare both awesome optics buthad a really rough timejustifyingthat much cash for something that was only slightly better.