Thank you Tucsonan Dude for your very honest appraisal , which is very interesting and surprising. It was very useful and brave of you to invest in them both for this comparison...not many would have done that, so very much appreciated ! Thanks again !!

That is just what I was looking for, thank you for putting that together.

Thanks for review! A few weeks ago I compared my Conquest HD 8x42 to Swarovski SLC 8x42. My impression was pretty much the same as your of the 10x models. Honestly I had hard to see a difference in optical performance between them. The SLC has a few percent higher light transmission but that is still a very subtle difference, maybe noticeable in low light. SLC has sligthly wider FOV which I really liked. Also it felt really good in the hand, actually bit better than Conquest. My reasoning is: when I already have the Conquest(since 5 years) I am fine with that. If I didn't have it I would consider the SLC. Especially today when the price recently increased ~20% on the Conquest HD series, so the price difference is less than some year ago.

I went with the Zeiss Conquest HD 10x42. Considered the Vortex Viper and Leica Trinovid HD. Never considered the SLC based purely on price. The $1000 range was already stretching it for me. I would have loved to be able to reasonably consider the SLC. But WOW the Swaro EL and NL and Zeiss SF are truly incredible. Every time I look through a Swaro I'm blown away. But Ive been very impressed and very happy with my Conquest 10x42! Definitely would recommend. BUT...take the eyecups apart and properly clean/lube the mechanism, and really tighten down the eyecups so they dont come undone when you extend the eyecups. Once I did that I have no complaints about this biggest weakness most people notice with the Conquest. Now it is a distinct, precise click into each of the detents.

I leaning toward the Zeiss 10x42 binoculars because they seem to get consistent reviews for clarity and brightness. I have used several pairs of AF Steiners over the years with the 8x30 being my favorite for hunting. I’ve never owned roof prism binoculars and am looking step up to near alpha glass. The Conquests look like they would be a good choice for AZ hunting. Thanks for the comparison!

I'm looking for a really top pair of 8x42 binoculars that are still pretty compact. The zeiss victory sf for example are huge.

When I bought my Conquest HD's a few years ago in Aus, the price difference wasn't that much. While the Zeiss had a little bit more off axis chromatic abberation, it's edges felt sharper and the eye relief was better and as I wear prescription glasses, the extra eye relief won out. I felt the HD's were certainly better than the Zeiss FL's I looked through even though the FL's were twice the price. I also looked through a pair of 10 x 30 EL Swarv's and they were beautiful, but hard to justify 2.5x the cost at the time.

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I’ve just purchased the Zeist bins, I’m in no way an expert on these things but Im well pleased with my purchase. I did consider getting the Swarovski bins but the £650 differential just wasn’t worth it.

I have a pair of Steiner “predator 10X50” ..It has a left eye focus that I don’t like..I giving some thought to Swarskis..Have you done any comparisons to them?

Great video. I appreciate you doing that. I went with the Swaros.

Also thinking about trying 15X 50 what are your thoughts?

I could not turn the sound up on my computer to hear clearly, all other videos I am turning the sound down !

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Which is the better car BMW or Audi. I think it is Audi but my wife things BMW. It is really hard to call at that point in the market.

A $600 difference!

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Conquest is a disappointment to me.. At first glance, sharp, clear, but when I carefully observe the image as if I were looking through a magnifying glass, very unnatural.. Vanguard Endeavor has a much more natural image, just not sharp. But I notice the most difference when I compare Conquest to Nikon SE.

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Slc is better except that idiot and soft sticky armour. This year I'm going to send them to Swarovski to change armour. Shame. Leica, SW, Zeiss is going down the slope. :-) But the marketing is stronger than ever! The materials used for their binos weaker than ever. :-) The new slogan is biodegradable. :-)