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Roy Finn
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Posted: January/05/2007 at 14:21 |
This is posted as shocking new information regarding Leupold vs Zeiss as a Leupold fan sees it: The last line is my favorite.
"Which is better ? Zeiss will try to tell you that they are. Strickly speaking a 3-9X40 conquest might test out 1-2% brighter than a Leupold, but, then again it might not. You'll have lots of fun trying to see any difference. Edited by Roy Finn |
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Trinidad
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Get a Leupold....no a Leupold......... |
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cheaptrick
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Who the heck is "E"?? Eremicus??
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If at first you don't secede...try..try again.
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Roy Finn
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You got it!!! This dude is whacked.
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cheaptrick
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No doubt.
I haven't seen him around in a while. He used to hang out over at Accurate Reloading years ago.
That guy's as screwed up as a lab rat.
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If at first you don't secede...try..try again.
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Roy Finn
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This is the same guy who has stated that he can see better through a Leupold 6x42 than he can through a Leica 8x42 bino in poor light. Stop laughing, I'm serious.
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Trinidad
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cheaptrick
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Excellent use of the emoticons, my friend. |
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If at first you don't secede...try..try again.
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Trinidad
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Thanks cheap,likewise.
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koshkin
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Yep, Eremicus has spent a fair amount of time trying to convince me that (in no particular order): I do not understand optics, laws of physics do not apply to Leupolds, laws of physics do not apply to him specifically when he is using a Leupold scope, human physiology has no bearing on him specifically, etc. Basically, the best I can tell he is not of the same species as the rest of us. He may very well be the first penguin to learn to use a computer.
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Wally
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This is all too funny! I'm glad someone else feels the same way about "E" as I do! Now, let's see if I can find an appropriate emoticon:
or how about .
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Roy Finn
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That's a kick in the balls to a penguin. |
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Anthony
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Now I am a very strong believer of people being entitled to their own opinions. But some people are just full of
[bad stuff].
And/or have been brainwashed by extensive use of advertising, which is the primary reason for their high prices.
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Chris Farris
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I haven't head about E since the Shooters.com days, he used to quote some DEVA test like it was the bible.
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koshkin
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Roy introduced me to E's postings. I am still trying to figure out what I did to Roy to deserve this.
E is pretty knowledgeable... for a penguin. ILya |
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Roy Finn
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Chris, he is still using the DEVA test results as if they were conducted yesterday. They were conducted in 1993, IIRC. It ain't just Zeiss he bashes, Swaro is right up there too. Did you know that Swaro intentionally mis marks their power adjustment rings so that they will "appear" brighter than a Leupold? According to "E" the only scope that "might" be brighter than a Leupold is the Zeiss VM/V series. Of course, all the recoil testing negates any possibility of mounting them on anything north of a 22LR.
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rtavernetti
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I just went over to the largest gun store in the area to look at scopes. I was all set on the Conquest when I started talking to their scope "expert." He did seem like he had a great deal of international hunting experience so I listened to his opinion. He did not have a very high opinion of the zeiss conquest satiating that its a simple scope that lacks features and costs 2x more than its worth due to the zeiss name. He was adamant the Leopold VX-III was vastly superior in optics, durability and warranty. He has seen many VX-III on African hunts but no one even considers the conquest for the job. He stated its not a proven, reliable, serious hunting scope like the proven Leopold. He said because the conquest was made in the usa you don't know what you are getting so you cant rely on the reputations of the other German zeiss lines. He satiated that all optics in the Leupold VX-III where coated where as the Zeiss only had front and rear lenses coated. He thought zeiss was asking a premium German price for a budget scope that was made to a different standard in the US. The VXIII was out of my price range at over so I asked about the VX-II and he said not to waste my money. The VX-II is about the same as the VX-I and essentially a Kmart scope. He said getting a $300 Nikon would get me the most for my money. I must say that I did look closely at the Nikons and they did really perform. Based on looking at scopes in the parking lot at dusk I thought the Nikon monarch was the better than the leupold and it was about $200 cheaper. They didn't have a conquest in stock to compare. However I'm getting tired of looking about and based on the recommendations of everyone here I'm just going to get the Zeiss in spite of what that guy said because I just don't think I'm in his league (They don't give me shirts covered in shooting patches) therefore I shouldn't concern myself with his expensive tastes. I found the Conquest for $372 shipped and I will order it monday. The VX-II would cost about that after tax so between the VX-II and the Conquest I figure its a better choice but "not in the same league as the African proven VX-III." I must say though, $300 worth of Nikon really looks to get you a sweet scope. I was very impressed with its optics. If you all hadn't liked the conquest so much I would definitely be getting that one as to me it looked the best even though it was not the most expensive.
Basically I think it comes down to this. For what ever reason the conquest has a fallowing on this board. Optically I don’t think the masses will notice a difference. The observation that the conquest is new and produced differently therefore not yet proven seems valid. The observation the VX-III (or similar leupold) has been taken all over the world by tons of people and proven consistently durable and reliable also seems valid. Perhaps in a few years the conquest will earn the same reputation. Thus my point is that practaly it doesn’t seem to be about optics but rather reputation and the USA Zeiss seems to be a new comer according to the guy who “hunts dangerous African game for a living.” As a new comer that’s the only logical thing I’m taking from this whole debate. Edited by rtavernetti |
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Trinidad
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rtavernetti it is my opinion that you should spend more time here at the OT, I am willing to bet that your interpetation of optics talk reviews,shop owners,magazines,companies, etc.... will not be as you have described. |
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rtavernetti
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I know your right and thats exactly why I tusted the the info on the board an went with the zeiss. Every person I have asked in the last two days gave me a different answer, or showed some new differnet point of view, so I'm not sure how to make sense of all this. I thought I would just lay my expierence out there as a neophite to see if others, with more of the expierence that you mention, would draw the same conclusions or intrept things differently based on my story.
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Anthony
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this is not a debate, it is a thread started by one member who posted a quote from someone else on a different, forum. He did this probably because he didn't wan't to start a firefight on the other forum, and he knew that just about every regular on this forum would think that it was total crap, and add funny comments to it and genius use of emoticons.
The one thing that I dont like about ziess is that the turrets aren't really organized in any way, so you have to count your clicks out when adjusting.
there is a simple reason why leupold is so popular, its because they advertise [to no end]. how often have you seen a zeiss ad in any form? I have seen one at the top of this forum occasionally, and thats about it. Leupold on the other hand has crammed their logo in almost every place that I look. This generates a great deal of advertising costs, which is passed on to the consumer.
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