I'll take Zeiss over Leupold any day,Leupold VX-III was my #1 choice until I tried the Conquest. I now own 2, 3-9-50mm and a 4.5-14-44mm and love them both. If your not in a hurry to get a new scope check this guy on e-bay,I bought both my scopes from him and saved a lot of money bidding on the scopes. He always has a Zeiss or two up for bid...
http://shop.ebay.com/elkhunter777/m....=1&_from=&_ipg=