Ziess or Swarovski ???
 

who makes better optics Ziess or swarovski ?

RE: Ziess or Swarovski ???
 

I like Zeiss.

RE: Ziess or Swarovski ???
 

Both are great optics, but I think Swarovski manufactures the best optics made.

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i hear that both of them are good but they are to darn expensive for me

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i heard that swarovski is heavier ... is it true ?

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Schmidt and Bender,Zeiss and Swarovski are so close it would indeed take someone with lots of experience at the wheel using all three to even tell a scintilla of difference. Schmidt makes a great scope but the lenses come from elsewhere. Zeiss and Swarovski make their own lenses. Schmidt is a heavier scope then the other two. I spoke to the optic guy at Marks outdoors in Birmingham Alabama a few years back and asked him this same question. His answer was that he had been a Schmidt user for years and tried out a Zeiss VM and was amazed at the scope..brilliant compact and lightweight. If I had to buy one myself It would be the VM no questions asked. All in All the three brands are best of the best

RE: Ziess or Swarovski ???
 

For the money. Zeiss
For the quality. Swarovski

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WHere did you come up with that? Probably out of the three mentioned scope Schmidt is the best built and rugged.

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i use a ziess and love it but if i had the extra money i would have gotten a Swarovski

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After much consideration I bought a new Zeiss Diavari VM V 3x12x56 this week. Most everybody had the same answer, not enough difference to tell a difference. I thought I had a Swarovski bought on e-bay for $1,000 but some jackleg bid $1,181. Later on they e-mailed me and said the guy couldn't fulfill his bid, but I had already bought the Zeiss.