Does anyone know what the light transmission for these Leupold scopes? The var-xII, vari-x III, vxII and vxIII. Thanks, Scott Woody

Your comparing older and new models. The Vari X III became the VX II and the Vari X II became the VX I. Light transmission with all Leupolds is excellent, the difference is features and coatings. Your best bet is to check their website www.leupold.com

Scope manufacturers don't post values of light transmission that can be compared to other manufacturers.The only way to compare the brightness of scopes is to actually compare them side by side.Even a side by side comparison is useless if done inside a store because due to the lighting they all look the same.To do a proper comparison you should look through them one after the other outside at dusk or dawn.

I'll throw another scope in the mix. I considered the Vari-X scopes, but ended up mounting a Bushnell Elite 3x9x50 with a fiirefly reticle on my Encore. Our shotgun season opened today, and I have a Bushnell Whitetail 3x9x40 mounted on my shotgun. It will be replaced by next season with the Elite. After hunting our October seasons with the Encore the Whitetail has to go. The firefly reticle is helpfull but with the light gathering of the 50mm objective I'm not convinced it is needed. I hunt a tax ditch which is definately lighter than the woods at first and last shooting times, but I still think the 50 would be bright enough.