It depends on how much more you like the Meopta and how hard it is for you to come up with the extra $200. I could be content with that Leupold, but if I had the extra money I would spend it to have a Meopta.
Leupold VX 2 3-9x40 or Meopta Meopro 3-9x42
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It depends on how much more you like the Meopta and how hard it is for you to come up with the extra $200. I could be content with that Leupold, but if I had the extra money I would spend it to have a Meopta.
So I got in touch with Rick from Canadian Outdoor Distributing and he did a great job in answering my concerns regarding warranty replacements.
"The option to repair or replace is Meopta’s option however, that call has been made after we inspect an item here in Ontario. If that is the case and it is a replacement we are talking weeks as long as we have the product in Inventory. Since you were asking about a Meopro scope this would normally be off our shelf as we have a good inventory of this line.
A Meostar scope could be different as they come out of the Czech republic and tend to be more customer specific and we do not keep all items in stock all the time."
Rick also mentioned they used to be the Swarovski distributor before all distribution got centralized in the States. They have been distributing Meopta for three years now. Additonal comments below:
"I am just trying to establish our experience with quality spots optics. Our experience with Meopta has been exceeding positive and can assure you their quality products would compare amongst the best of the products that we have distributed. Their failure rate is extremely low and quality of product extremely high.
The North American Meopta Warranty is a Lifetime Transferable Warranty against manufacture’s defects. Meopta sells products based on quality, precision and high performance with a modest price. Please keep in mind that Meopta has been manufacturing since 1933 and has also manufactured products for other major sports optics names. Meopta takes full control of their products from R&D, design, component and product manufacture. The are one of the largest purchasers of Schott glass and grind their own lenses. This process is typical of most of the very best names in sports optics and although it makes for a more expensive product it also results in a much higher quality product. This quality has been independently compared and upheld by several sources.
Meopta is not a company that mail orders their products from a list of components produced and assembled off shore, with little to no supervision. These products tend to be much cheaper to produce and label and allows those names to offer ‘no fault’ warranties which have no relevance to a product’s quality or lack thereof."
Sounds pretty solid to me.
"The option to repair or replace is Meopta’s option however, that call has been made after we inspect an item here in Ontario. If that is the case and it is a replacement we are talking weeks as long as we have the product in Inventory. Since you were asking about a Meopro scope this would normally be off our shelf as we have a good inventory of this line.
A Meostar scope could be different as they come out of the Czech republic and tend to be more customer specific and we do not keep all items in stock all the time."
Rick also mentioned they used to be the Swarovski distributor before all distribution got centralized in the States. They have been distributing Meopta for three years now. Additonal comments below:
"I am just trying to establish our experience with quality spots optics. Our experience with Meopta has been exceeding positive and can assure you their quality products would compare amongst the best of the products that we have distributed. Their failure rate is extremely low and quality of product extremely high.
The North American Meopta Warranty is a Lifetime Transferable Warranty against manufacture’s defects. Meopta sells products based on quality, precision and high performance with a modest price. Please keep in mind that Meopta has been manufacturing since 1933 and has also manufactured products for other major sports optics names. Meopta takes full control of their products from R&D, design, component and product manufacture. The are one of the largest purchasers of Schott glass and grind their own lenses. This process is typical of most of the very best names in sports optics and although it makes for a more expensive product it also results in a much higher quality product. This quality has been independently compared and upheld by several sources.
Meopta is not a company that mail orders their products from a list of components produced and assembled off shore, with little to no supervision. These products tend to be much cheaper to produce and label and allows those names to offer ‘no fault’ warranties which have no relevance to a product’s quality or lack thereof."
Sounds pretty solid to me.
'I got a chance today to look through the Meopta Meopro 3-9x42, Leupold VX-2 3-9x40, and Zeiss Terra 3x 3-9x42. Unfortunately it wasn't at down but in broad daylight. I honestly had a hard time differentiating between the three and I think I will take your advice and go to the store again when its darker out.'
It is very difficult to look critically and compare optics in bright light light situations. The true test of superior optics comes in low light situations when the purity of the glass and the physics of the scope design permit the best transmission of light.
To the average person, bright light situations can easily lead to purchasing a scope based on price and warranty. I have always been amazed at shows when a potential customer exclaims "WOW! Is this glass ever clear". My response has always been, 'why would you not buy clear glass?' We ask customers to look at the darkest area we can find when comparing optics, such as a sprinkler head at the far end of a building, well above the lighting.
Chances are if you buy based on price and warranty you will end up buying several scopes or binoculars before you bite the bullet and 'treat' yourself to the last optics you will need to buy.
The old optics companies have been around for a long time for a reason, the make quality optics that perform better than many others and their products last.
It is very difficult to look critically and compare optics in bright light light situations. The true test of superior optics comes in low light situations when the purity of the glass and the physics of the scope design permit the best transmission of light.
To the average person, bright light situations can easily lead to purchasing a scope based on price and warranty. I have always been amazed at shows when a potential customer exclaims "WOW! Is this glass ever clear". My response has always been, 'why would you not buy clear glass?' We ask customers to look at the darkest area we can find when comparing optics, such as a sprinkler head at the far end of a building, well above the lighting.
Chances are if you buy based on price and warranty you will end up buying several scopes or binoculars before you bite the bullet and 'treat' yourself to the last optics you will need to buy.
The old optics companies have been around for a long time for a reason, the make quality optics that perform better than many others and their products last.
Great post! I'm shopping for optics right now and it never occurred to me that I should be looking at poorly - lit objects to compare clarity.
Thanks for sharing your wisdom...
Thx Canodi for the clarifications and explanations.
Gopher73, not only poor lit object but usually in stores they have boxes stored at distance, check if you can read what's written on them. I looked at some scopes yesterday, extremely clear but at 100yds could not read 3inch writing on the boxes. Tried everything with focus and parallax but it stayed fuzzy.
Gopher73, not only poor lit object but usually in stores they have boxes stored at distance, check if you can read what's written on them. I looked at some scopes yesterday, extremely clear but at 100yds could not read 3inch writing on the boxes. Tried everything with focus and parallax but it stayed fuzzy.
