Ziess HD5

Howdy! Great hearing from you guys in Australia! The Zeiss HD5 is in the Conquest series (of Asian manufacturer last time I checked) thus it won't carry that same quality level made famous by the German made Zeiss lineup. That being said, these Conquest optics exhibit descent mid-tier-2 quality overall in my opinion - synonymous with Leupold, Leica, etc... The design/feature set on the Zeiss HD5 5-25X50 HT RZ-800 would call for use of the reticle as a primary means of correction, however the reticle being placed in the 2nd focal plane could prove to limit its flexibility at different magnification settings. I would personally prefer a 1st focal plane optic, especially in a scope with a design that encourages the use of the reticle for LR hold-overs. The RZ-1000 features target turrets that offer easier use when adjusting using the indexing method, however, most asian-origin optics struggle in terms of tracking precision when compared to the tier-1 Eurpean designs. All that being said, its a nice optic, and should work fine for medium range hunting applications once you get used to keeping the 2nd focal plane reticle set properly. If you are looking for a scope scope long range shooting, I would gravitate towards something with a feature set more appropriate for that application: You would either need a 1st focal plane if using the reticle for hold overs OR you would need more reliable turret tracking if you plan to dial it in :-) Hope this helps.

Hi Rex thanks for the info your quite right I ended up with a HD5 5-25X50 varmint recital and I love the glass on it works well out to 600m on my .243 T3. So did take your advice so IOR kept jumping up but have a problem the IOR factory at the moment has no supply, anyway I chose the IOR Tactical 4-28x50/IL FFP on a 338 NM medium to long range Samba.

So just have wait and see what happens unless something else pops up around that price cheers Guy's keep on keeping on

regards Trev

the Zeiss HD5 5-25X50 HT RZ-800 is the perfect device. A lot of beautiful photos. By the way edugeeksclub review has many similar photos. Look at their gallery