retreiverman: how are the zeiss 12x45 are those the conquests? I wsa thinking of getting the conquest 15x45 for a nice pair of long range binos. I have a pair of nikon 10x42 but want a little more power.

I'm sue they are great but is the weight really as light as they claim it is 20oz (which i lighter than my 10x42 nikon monarchs)