I bought a like new Zeiss Conquest 8x32 here on the 'Fire a couple of years ago, and I much prefer it to my wife's 8x30 Swaro (but the latter is a 20-year old binocular). I traded for a Leica 7x35 about the same time (and somehow my stepson ended up with it) but I found it a better glass for open country, despite being a 7X as opposed to the 8Xs.
However, my primary glass is still my old 10x42 Swaro. One of these days I will upgrade to an EL...
