schmidt and bender

[IanB 0]

Is there much difference between the hungarian optics's and the german built one's....light gathering, lenses, etc or are they identical.

[SNAP SHOT 194]

build quality and light gathering abilty go to the german optic ian, but if it's a matter of price check outthe zeiss conquest, excellent for the money.

and not much differance between the two.

[Guest baldie]

There,s no difference between the two whatsoever, apart from one is built in hungary, and says hungaria on it, and the other is german and says germany, oh, and a couple of hundred quid.They are built from exactly the same parts, lenses etc, but cheaper labour. Go with the hungarian one every time.

[SNAP SHOT 194]

Told the hungarian one was using cheaper lenses by a gun dealer, maybe to get me to purchase the expensive one, told by a few the same.

[Guest baldie]

No mate, he was bullshitting you, the components are absolutely identical, its just that the sale of the german one, is virtually none existant now, and obviously there is more profit for the dealer. I would use another buddy, he,s pulling your chain.

[SNAP SHOT 194]

GOOD TO KNOW. cheers.

[IanB 0]

Thanks for the info baldie

[Guest Scuba1]

As most of the time , if not to say always, Baldie is right again. Both optics are made by the Carl Zeiss AG in

 

Carl Zeiss

Sports Optics GmbH

Carl Zeiss Gruppe

Gloelstraße 3 - 5

35576 Wetzlar

 

ATB

 

Michael

[dead ive 0]

Look at it like this .The Brand name must be protected at all times and can you imagine S & B using inferior glass on their product and still giving the same guarantee's

 

I have the hungarian model .....It's identical and it's S & B's way of introducing the poor man to their excellant products

[Alex_W 0]

Snap Shot, I was looking at a Zeiss Conquest, from DNR Sports over the Pond. They look like good value for money - my only queries were re warranties and whether Zeiss use lower quality parts in the Conquest scopes.

 

I assume you've got one of the Conquests?

[SNAP SHOT 194]

i shoot with a fella who is only after getting three from the states , and he says their good, app you can get as many as you like on the customs permit as long as they are the same model' spec . etc. he took them in one at a time. the first took three weeks, and the other two arrived within a week!!!!!!

after talking to him he says go for it........he's got them on a 6.5x55. one on a 308. and one on a .243

 

 

check out optics zone as far as i hear their price is excellent

[IanB 0]

I've decided to go for a Swarovski instead of the S&B, quality scopes all the same...