I just bought a 6X42 leupold. What a hunk of garbage.
I had both the FX-II 6x36 and the FX-III 6x42, it seemed like a nice scope but I never warmed up to the 6x42 and traded it.
Kept the 6x36 and have taken several deer with it.
Two years ago, Dober, myself, and the owner of a well known Montana shootatorium compared the FXIII 6x42 and the FXII 6x36... we were all shocked that the 6x36 appeared brighter... obviously it was a sample of one and something could have been seriously "wrong" with the 6x42, or seriously "right" with the 6x36, but it was evident to each of us.
The 6x36 has a slightly wider FOV than the 6x42... since it's also lighter, smaller and less expensive, I could never see the need for the 6x42.
My almost 50 yo eyes can't use the 7mm exit pupil of the 6x42 anyway... the 6mm of the 6x36 is plenty.
If I were told I could only own one scope, it would be the 6x36 LR.
“Perfection is Achieved Not When There Is Nothing More to Add, But When There Is Nothing Left to Take Away” Antoine de Saint-Exupery
