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<blockquote data-quote="spiaailtli" data-source="post: 459543" data-attributes="member: 22253"><p>I wanted to find the answer to this and Ziess vs Leupold. Every person that answers has a different point of view and every forum you visit has a different answer for some reason.</p><p> </p><p>Here is what I found. There are labs that test optics for clarity, repeatability, etc.. They use equipment and in the end the results are not ones point of view, nor are they who likes what best. Pure and simple they list which glass passes all the colors, reflect the most glare, make things clear, do not leak, etc. The results are online and can be found with a simple search. The bottom lime is while Nightforce is "good" they are far from best and they are not as good as Ziess or any other glass from the same region. I was quite shocked at the market place over there and the fact that most USA made glass isn't even allowed over there mostly due to quality. This article explained many times over how it shouldn't matter because the lower class USA made glass isn't available over there. People wanted the test done so they did it. </p><p> </p><p>Leupold was tested and is available to the market over there and there was a note that said it took Leupold many years to gain their trust and improve the quaility of the glass to get to that point.</p><p> </p><p>Like others said the Nightforce has strong points in a heavy built tank type scope. The quaility of the glass needs work to catch up to scope manufactures that start with Z or S. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p> </p><p>Leupold was given pretty high marks, so was Ziess, but neither of them was in the top three and Nightforce was way down the list in almost every catagory.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spiaailtli, post: 459543, member: 22253"] I wanted to find the answer to this and Ziess vs Leupold. Every person that answers has a different point of view and every forum you visit has a different answer for some reason. Here is what I found. There are labs that test optics for clarity, repeatability, etc.. They use equipment and in the end the results are not ones point of view, nor are they who likes what best. Pure and simple they list which glass passes all the colors, reflect the most glare, make things clear, do not leak, etc. The results are online and can be found with a simple search. The bottom lime is while Nightforce is "good" they are far from best and they are not as good as Ziess or any other glass from the same region. I was quite shocked at the market place over there and the fact that most USA made glass isn't even allowed over there mostly due to quality. This article explained many times over how it shouldn't matter because the lower class USA made glass isn't available over there. People wanted the test done so they did it. Leupold was tested and is available to the market over there and there was a note that said it took Leupold many years to gain their trust and improve the quaility of the glass to get to that point. Like others said the Nightforce has strong points in a heavy built tank type scope. The quaility of the glass needs work to catch up to scope manufactures that start with Z or S. :) Leupold was given pretty high marks, so was Ziess, but neither of them was in the top three and Nightforce was way down the list in almost every catagory. [/QUOTE]
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