Originally Posted by
Wayspr
As an owner of 4 Conquests and a couple Leupys, Conquest offers the best value at this price point but does not "smoke" the VX-3 line. No experience with Minox.
Smoke is probably a harsh term to use but the edge is defiantly in favor of Conquest especially when you factor in the price. Minox in a side by side comparison? Really hard to choose one over the other. No doubt all things being equal I would choose Zeiss but sometimes Minox can be had for less.