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Message: <blockquote data-quote="looksharp65" data-source="post: 2248492" data-attributes="member: 83771">Received a Bushnell Excursion 8x28 a couple of days ago. So far I like the price vs value ratio, the form factor, the big FOV , the decent eye relief and the build quality.The image is sharp and quite easy on the eye but in overcast weather the color representation goes towards red/purple/magenta. I could almost call it a tint. At present this is the one of my bins with the worst color representation. (the IOR Valdada was extremely green , the Swift Newport very cold/blue and the Zeiss Notarem very brownish/golden, but I own none of these anymore)Anyway, when the sun's up, the tint is nearly gone, as far as I can see. The color balance is a lot better then.The straylight in the lower part of the image, that shows when looking towards the sun is there throughout a wide range of different angles.But luckily, it can be controlled by looking through the bin in another angle, i. e. look into the eyepieces in an oblique angle from above and letting the eyebrows rest on the upper part of the eyecups.All in all, a nice and handy backup bin that is compact, yet not too small to handle with my fairly big hands. I also found that if I remove the plate covering the tripod thread, the grip gets even more comfortable.</blockquote>