Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Optics Zeiss Conquest 1.8-5.5x: First Impressions and Comparisons (Leupld, Trijicon)

Butler Creek flip-ups will fit it, and still clear the bolt on a M7 with Talley low's, for anyone interested.

I used mine again today, out to 400 yards with my .358, dialing it up and down with the stock turret.

Really nice scope.

I did another comparison last night. It was the Zeiss that is the topic of this thread, Leupold 2.5-8 (VX and Vari-X), and a Zeiss Conquest 3.5-10x44mm.

The 1.8-5.5 simply smoked them all in the dim light. This is my finest scope, optically, and not by a little.

For $299! Cool beans.

HOWEVER, it's actually bigger and longer than the 3.5x10x44mm. Guess there's a price for the optical quality.

The resolution, eye box, and brightness are just superb.

If I could think of another rifle that could use one, I'd be all over it, but it is a rather "specialty" scope.

-jeff

I wish Zeiss scopes were a little more compact, as far as size goes.
Other than that minor foible, I really like the Conquest.

This model, in particular, is large all out of proportion to it's magnification.

But MAN it is optically great!

Thinking it would be killer on a .375. I sure like it on my M7, but it's undeniably large for the rifle, aesthetically.

yep,
Tis the reason I have not bought more conquests-kind of silly perhaps, as they seem to offer excellent optics and adjustment repeatability for a good price.

My .358 M7 is a crucial rifle for me, and since I hunt alone usually, it's not a fashion show out there <g>. So, I'll take the optical upgrade- the low light in particular- and accept the fact that, yes, it's a cosmetic downgrade from a nice trim Leupold.

You know what kept striking me last night as I switched from one rifle/scope to the other? The "three-dimensionality" of the image through the 1.8-5.5. Or is it 1.5-5.8 <g>. At any rate, it was slap-your-forehead better.

three-dimensionality....

Yep.

A crystalline sense of being able to easily still see things in 3-d as the light faded. Unlike the Leupold 2.5x8, which really "flattens out" the image at the very end of the light.

To my eyes, at least.