I've only owed two telescopes in my life, this one and the old one. Visually they are on par, but even the older Vortex didn't have the thick magenta rim seen in this scope. This is chromatic distortion most commonly seen at high magnification in bright sunlight. It's disappointing that my rifle's scope is a hundred times sharper since I bought it for range use. It has a very good zoom range and the coarse/fine focus adjustment is a great feature and it comes with a nice cover to use when mounted on a tripod. The included tripod is useless unless it's completely destroyed. So for any serious use, expect to use something else.
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