Each and every one of us will see "things" differently through a scope no matter how much it costs or who makes it - Young eyes see things remarkably differently than "old" eyes as well, mine are 65 years old with an RK surgery on them and on different days, with differing light and developing and fading light sometimes I couldn't tell the difference if I had a gun held to my head - Also, there's more to a scope than just the glass, this has been argued, debated, discussed and asked to the point of exhaustion on most forums and over more than one retail counter - I'll take Leupold scopes for more than one reason (and scoff at anyone who claims to have had a "bad experience" with any Leupold (that was not caused or exacerbated by some wanna-be expert from SWH, or other retailerand not taken care of at "Leupold") I also think it ludicrous to put a 2 1/2 lb scope on a rifle you just paid "hundreds" if not "thousands" to keep weight off of - I've read comments like "lose an extra 2 lbs at the gym and you won't notice that heavier scope", Sorry Charlie, it don't work that way - Then there's KINETIC energy to consider, Melvin Forbes normally either installs or recommends Leupold scopes on his rifles, on a kicker add an additional 8 oz to the scope and calculate the added stresses on the mounting system not to mention the internal scope mechanisms under recoil - I am admittedly as guilty as the next person at having opinions and prejudices AND of not following my own advice but sometimes just plain simplicity will win the day even while "we" are still arguing our opinions - Last year my son and son-in-law both installed Z5's on their T3 lites without telling me, after our annual elk hunt, where I looked through both at elk (didn't shoot, just looked) I just kept my mouth shut ..... maybe some will wish I'd do the same here but this IS a "forum" and not a "club" right ?
