Wellllll...given even a passing thunk,a guy KNOWS going in,that a 16x 40mm is gona be dim and critical,as a minimum.(grin) That no matter who makes it,not that they's all equal. BT/DT.

[Linked Image]
[Linked Image]
[Linked Image]

I've not shot the 4-16x HST,but the 30mm 4-16x capped HS,is a [bleep] POS.

As Utility Glass goes,10x is my ceiling,because when you exceed it...the concessions arrive in non-lineal fashion.