BX-2 and BX-3's are Great Glass!
My BX-2's came in a soft foam case...okay for scratches, but nothing substantial like the ones in your pic. The Cascade 10x42's sure are sharp and clear, with very natural color and solid build quality. They helped illuminate and take my 1st deer this past season when I couldn't make her out with my naked eyesight (have 20\10 vision)!
However, I started looking for "wider field of view" binos. I recently stepped up to the Leupold BX-3 Mojaves and have been even more pleased with their improved optical qualities. The BX-3's are Sharper and have better Resolution than the BX-2's. Their DOF is greater (more 3-D like) and the extra 60ft FOV seems to reduce any eye strain! I really like the open bridge design and find their low light performance a tad better than the BX-2's!! I had a chance to compare the BX-3's to the very nice Swaro 10X42 SLC & El's and felt they compared very favorably overall...not bad for 4-6X less $$$!
Ted