”-Minox is presenting their line as ”uncompromising value,” and that’s not far off the mark. It is clearly targeted to ”out-conquest the Conquest.” I’d say they have met their goal, on the basis of lighter weight, better zoom ratio, no excessive upcharge for a #4 reticle, equal to or better eye relief, argon gas purging, slightly better adjustment range, and what is to my eyes slightly better image quality. The extended rubber power ring is also an upgrade from the Conquest, as far as I’m concerned. That’s quite a substantial battery of features in this ZA-5 2-10 x 40mm Minox, for actually a few less dollars current street price than the popular 3-9 x 40 Zeiss Conquest with a #4 reticle. For all of these reasons, this is an easy scope to recommend without hesitation.”