I've had a chance to compare the new VX III with my two Conquests. I don't have time to go into details (don't want to anyway), but here are my thoughts: The VX III is a nice scope. The finger adjustable turret knobs and fast focus eye piece are nice, but Leupold is just catching up with the other scope companies with those improvements. Optically, I still think the Zeiss Conquests have a slight edge and I prefer the Zeiss Z-Plex reticle to the Leupold Duplex. The bottom line for me is that I don't think Leupold broke any major new ground with the VX III, I still like the Conquests better. The Leupold will be going back in the box for now until I buy my son's first deer rifle later this year.