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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kevin Purcell" data-source="post: 1386526" data-attributes="member: 68323">I like the dark green armor and the black powder epoxy coated metal (I think: the same as the Hawke) too. Blends in and looks pleasing. The armor would look better without the bumps. Less is more.But the branding badges are a bit "too much" for me. One thing that bugs me is they have a glossy plastic bubble (Aqua in Mac OS X terms) look especially on the tripod adaptor with a silver R that catches the sun and glints. I can't imagine either hunters or birder being too happy with that.The other issue is the contrast between the red Z and the silver 'EN' makes the logo difficult to read. I keep seeing the bins as EN bins on the focuser. Just silly if you are promoting a brand. This is particularly noticeable on the badge on the bridge: EN-RAY is pretty clear. Whatever.Not a huge problem but it could have been better done. Hawke seem to have got this right with plain silver lettering: readable but not too glinty.</blockquote>