Every time I read: "$$ optic was just as good as $$$$ optic", my 1st thought is, "When was the last time you had your eyes examined?" My next thought is, "Are you looking through Polycarbonate lenses, the shyttiest material you can put in front of your eyes?".
Basically, if you say you can't see the difference between say $250-$500 glass and Alpha glass, it's most likely because you can't see very well to begin with.
A pard bought the Fury's 2-3yrs ago. They're optically on-par with $250-$400 binocs.
How do you know your "pard" doesn't need his eyes checked? 😁
I don't know if he needs an eye exam. But I'm corrected to 20/15 and I've owned 2 Leica's, 3 Zeiss, and 1 Swaro bino/LRF combos since '04. I looked through his Vortex over a weekend of shooting and I figured about 25% of the price is optics, another 25% is the electronics, and 50% covers the warrantee.
