I’ve seen all Matt Tibor’s reviews on the Arkens and he is both specific & honest. He does more involved testing reviews than anyone. And he gave the EP5 a A+ across the board. Now he’s a self proclaimed scope snob & loves his German glass. Although he did admit that if scopes like the Arken EP5 had been around when he got into the game, he may never have started buying high dollar glass. It’s like I was saying, the Chinese scope market has evolved into an far different animal than from just several years ago. And while not better overall than some top tier scopes, it certainly is better for the money! Take any of those costing 4-6 TIMES that of the Arken. Are any of the top tier pieces even twice as good, let alone 4-6X as good? Don’t think so. Although, in fairness, it’s like that with most items.