RE: Ziess Conquest
I have a 3-9x 50 mm on my ML. It is crisp with very good contrast. low light performance is superb for a scope in that price range. So far has performed flawlessly. I have 1 - Leupold Vari-X III scope and 1 Nikon Monarch of approximately the identical setup of the Conquest. In my opinion, the Conquest is hands down ahead of the Nikon in very low light, and seems to me to be better than the Leupold in clarity and edge to edge imaging. My "tests" were certainly not scientific. Just a "eyeball" comparison looking into the woods behind my house late in the day.