We just got it yesterday, and I do like it. It was exactly what I was looking for in terms of size. I worry that we maybe should have gotten a higher magnification, but after reading many reviews on several binoculars and many articles, we went with the lower magnification since these will be shared with our 7 year old, and I repeatedly read that anything over 7x or 8x can be a bit more difficult for kids. I am glad we went with the 35, though. Maybe later we'll get another one that is a higher magnification.