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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BruceH" data-source="post: 3227230" data-attributes="member: 106398">Brock, I believe this is the photo you are referencing. <a href="http://www.birdforum.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=490538&d=1396627265" target="_blank">http://www.birdforum.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=490538&d=1396627265</a>The photo looks similar to mine.  There is no shinny metal in mine as gets mentioned every so often, but there are some lighter gray rings.  I can not tell for sure if they are painted or not.  The Kite Lynx appears to be basically the same as the Nikon but with some upgrades, such as eye cups.  Here is what Typo/David found out last year from the Kite rep at Bird Fair:I did manage to persuade the Nikon rep to release a M7 10x30 from it's glass case and take it out in the sunshine (along with a Prostaff 7 8x30). The internals were all painted black, all be it a black with a bit of a sheen to it, although the sun was at a high angle I did manage to get some misbehaviour on glare. I later checked out the Lynx as well and it was similar, perhaps marginally better. De Putter Junior told me they had raised the issue with the manufacturer and there is no quick fix. Under the conditions yesterday I found both very acceptable but know they wouldn't be problem free with the sun low in the sky. Show stopper or minor irritation would be down to the individual.If the issue were unpainted rings, then they would have a quick fix.  It is puzzling.  Mark F. our Nikon rep said he would look into it, but then left the building with Elvis.</blockquote>

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