The binoculars seem to be of good quality glass, over all construction to be good, but those eyecups are the only problem. I expect to send them off today or tomorow. I have since decided to try to buy hunting gear made here, and picked up a redfield 3-9x40 scope. Made here awesome for the money! the kicker is that thier Binoculars are made in china. Theyre kinda lousy to boot. Anyway, I like vortex's business model and customer support philosophy. I'll let you know.