Scopemakers, or their advertising agents have more ways of twisting numbers than a Liberal's accountant. Another one is that Zeiss measures their eye-relief from the lens, and Leupold from the tube. To compare eye relief between Leupold and Zeiss you have to add 1/4" to the Leupold or subtract 1/4" from the Zeiss' numbers. I have actually measured the eye-relief of a lot of my scopes instead of going by manufacturer's numbers. All it takes is a flashlight, piece of paper and a ruler. Guess what? Zeiss is neither 4" nor constant. WTFs with that?
I don't hate Zeiss, I even bought another one tonight. They're both good, but there are small differences between the two makes that make certain scopes more suitable for certain applications and people. Sticking a Conquest with its big honking occular bell on a 5ish pound mountain rifle is a mismatch, and no amount of blind brand loyalty is going to change that. Still, at least its not a bushnell.
I don't hate Zeiss, I even bought another one tonight. They're both good, but there are small differences between the two makes that make certain scopes more suitable for certain applications and people. Sticking a Conquest with its big honking occular bell on a 5ish pound mountain rifle is a mismatch, and no amount of blind brand loyalty is going to change that. Still, at least its not a bushnell.
