I like the 4.5-14x44mm Zeiss myself. I like the fact it comes in a 1" tube as well. I really don't want 30mm scope mounts if I can help it and that is what your getting with the Leupold . Looking thru both they are nice scopes..controls on Zeiss are smoother and I am betting it gathers light better since the 30mm tube on the Leupold is just for extra windage/elevation changes, it uses 1" lenses throughout . They both have etched glass reticles , which will eliminate reticle fade in low light. One thing though is I hate complexity and both scopes have plenty of it with the aiming system either mil dot or BCR.. I prefer a simple reticle and no side focus knob so I would probably go with a 3.5-10x44 Zeiss Zeiss scopes at least the Conquests are serviced in Maryland and their customer support 1-800 number is awesome.