I have to totally disagree with you on the clarity and brightness issue. Let me tell a little tell that will show the differences. I was walking into our hunting area with my dad years ago. We were strolling downa two track that opened into a fairly large clear cut during the early dawn. When we got to the edge we always stopped and glassed the cut. Dad saw a doe at the far end of the cut (about 200 yards) next to a cedar. He told me to take her. I raised my rifle and couldn't make out anything. Dad raised his rifle and said he could see her clear as day. So I searched, I could see the outling of the cedar but not the deer. So dad took my rifle and handed me his. I could then see the doe clearly and dad couldn't see anything. Long story short I killed the doe, and started saving for a Leupold scope to replace my bushnell sport view that day.

Now I will only put high quality optics on my weapons. Thats not to say that I won't shop for bargains because I do. I really like the Weaver Grand Slam series for a medium priced High quality scope. The bushnell elites are nice, the upper end Nikons are good. But, for a scope that I'm taking to the mountains it will always be a Leupold Vari-x3(preferably) or the new VX3 in 2.5 x 8power. Never failed me so, if it ain't brokedon't fix it.