I can snag a Zeiss Conquest 8x30B T Demo for 400 clams shipped. In this arena 8x30-32MM do you think this deal is the deal?
I'm not sure what else would compare at this price. Granted, I'm saving quite a bit from the demo aspect and that price is what started me looking.
Not to pimp my own ad but you may be interested in the 8x32 Viper HD that I am selling I the classifieds. Haven't tried the conquests myself but from everything I've read the Viper HDs should be superior optically.
No problem for me, if you're not wearing an obscene amount of jury and a diamond/platinum grille, but that's exactly what you're doing.
Regardless, the HD Vipers are 559.99 which is roughly what they're hawking the Conquest for new except that as I understand the Zeiss model in this configuration is at least six years old.