The standard Leupold glass and coatings ARE just as good as any brand on the planet. That is what was said. Saying better optics are not needed does not make that a true statement.
Just
saying standard Leupold glass and coatings
ARE just as good as any brand on the planet hardly makes standard Leupold glass and coatings just as good as any brand on the planet.
You both said the same thing, just in different ways.
Any way you slice it and dice it, there
IS a tangible difference in glass
QUALITY, whether we need the "best" or not to be effective hunters doesn't change that fact.