I have about a 10 year old B&L Elite 3000 4x12x40mm that isone of the worst scopes I have ever owned. It is SOOOO sensitive to changes in light conditions that it is nearly unusable in the field. I' ve sent it back to Bushnell 3 times to be fixed, each time just as bad as before. When you crank the power up on the scope it becomes very very fuzzy. I finally gave up on it and stuck in on a rifle I do not use.

I recently bought an Elite 4200 and it' s quite a different story. I am very pleased with the optical clarity and brightness of it. However, it is very large and heavy for a 1.5x6 scope that' s for sure. Also, as Woodseye has stated - the eye relief is very short when compared to say a Leupold.