Hi Steve, I haven't used the Kowa BD 10x32 'in the field' to any extent yet, just garden viewing, but here are some 'second impressions'... Green rubber covering is similar to the Swarovski kind (I handled a friend's Swaro' for a few minutes): not 'sticky' or 'slippy' and quite 'softish', not hard. Build quality pretty impressive (made in Japan). IPD adjustment is stiff enough to stay put; twist-up eyecups have click-stops, 2 intermediate positions; focus is smooth/quite fast, in/out in a few millimetres' turn (a little too fast for me, but tolerable) and it goes 'the wrong way' (anticlockwise to infinity) although I have two others which do that (Olympus and Opticron); it's comfortable to hold and compact, my small/medium hands virtually covering this Kowa in use; neoprene strap is well made and padded, as is the case, though I'm old-fashioned enough to prefer leather; view is clear, and brighter than I expected of a 10x32 (modern coatings, I expect); field is not as wide (6 degrees) as I'm used to, but 10x power in such a portable bin' is very impressive. Oh, and there's the usual tripod bush hidden behind the 'Kowa' hinge disc. In summary, it's very nice; I have reason to suppose it will perform well 'out & about', even in inclement weather, since it's weatherproof too. At the price I paid, I'm quite delighted...