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[Joelski]

Great point. Basically, in order to be well-informed, extensive, top-to-bottom research is necessary.

And while there is a sweet spot for every user, it will never fall into the bottom of the price range. That's just a cold, hard fact of that capability.

Unless your desire is to merely observe under less light conditions with a cheapie monocular, even the slightest bit of capability adds to the price.

This is a great example of the Japanese, and to a lesser extent, Korean industry makes inroads on quality at a price point. To this point, the Holosun stuff has been an aberrancy; and a lonely one. Same story with Consumer electronics and pro sound; You can buy a cheap, knockoff of a quality item, but you won't have the same one in a certain amount of time (usually short).