Author: eas
Subject: Zeiss HD5
Posted: April/15/2015 at 19:28
I have owned them both (much more of the Conquest MC) and I prefer the good old Conquest MC. I initially bought my HD5's for the hydrophobic coatings but my eyes prefer the plain old MC. I sold the HD5's but have kept all my Conquest MC. Maybe I just had a few not so perfect HD5's or something. For some reason the clarity was worse on my HD5's at higher magnification and I also thought the eye box was more sensitive at higher magnification on the HD5's.
My least favorite of the bunch was my 5-25x50 HD5. I never could get comfortable behind it especially in the higher magnification range.
Both are solid scopes no doubt but I prefer the Conquest MC even without all the extra features.
Subject: Zeiss HD5
Posted: April/15/2015 at 19:28
I have owned them both (much more of the Conquest MC) and I prefer the good old Conquest MC. I initially bought my HD5's for the hydrophobic coatings but my eyes prefer the plain old MC. I sold the HD5's but have kept all my Conquest MC. Maybe I just had a few not so perfect HD5's or something. For some reason the clarity was worse on my HD5's at higher magnification and I also thought the eye box was more sensitive at higher magnification on the HD5's.
My least favorite of the bunch was my 5-25x50 HD5. I never could get comfortable behind it especially in the higher magnification range.
Both are solid scopes no doubt but I prefer the Conquest MC even without all the extra features.