jimbo54 from United States, OK Public Profile

Ultimately returned this for the MM4 50 model as I wanted extreme portability, but wanted to comment for others that might be in a dilemma like I was, researching scopes out the wazoo. The MM4 60 w/ SDLV3 EP is an excellent scope that I found to be crystal clear, right up there with the best, throughout the magnification range. Though I tested on a bright sunny day there was not a significant loss in brightness at max 45X like I expected there would be. At dusk it may be a different story. I have looked through many of the top alphas & while larger objectives are obviously going to exhibit overall better brightness at dawn and dusk this small scope's view is crisp, well -corrected, natural looking and very bright for a 60mm. The SDLV3 eyepiece also has excellent eye relief for us eyeglass wearers, a problem I've had with many types of optics. I don't think you would be at all disappointed in this model for your (smaller & lighter) travel scope.

I typically do my research before expending this kind of $$$ and wondered if these were indeed a step above the original Razor. At this time of purchase I couldn't find much in forums or reviews to go on. I have the Razor HD 10X42 (Chinese model) and they are very good in their own right but these are well worth the increased cost with the AK prisms. FOV in the 12X50's is of course narrower than my Razor 10X42's but I was amazed that I could discern individual, distinct blades of grass at great distances away with these, fine details at distances are phenomenal, these are sharp as a tack. In one review I did find, one gentleman scoffed that at the UHD introductory price he'd rather spend his money on Sw***** SLC's but these are easily equal or better to my eyes. Also, OP had the 12% discount when I made the purchase that further sweetened the deal. These are no doubt larger and heavier as you can see from the specs, but I can hold Binos pretty steady so have no trouble with these 12X. To my eyes these are amazing, it's got to be the AK prisms as I never owned a pair as such, give them a try!