RE: Zeiss conquest vs Leupold VX-III
I can' t answer that question from experience on my part but I would try the IOR Valdada.These fall under $1000 US.From what I' ve heard and seen on optics forums the IOR Valdada are the best scope for the buck under $1000 and probably what I would compare against all the others.Over $1000 the Schmidt & Bender and Swarovski seem to be the best.Stubblejumper probably has more experience with the $1000 level scopes.My studing and comparing has been in the $400-600 range.Hope that helps you some.
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