Author: anweis
Subject: Zeiss Tierra 2-7x32 versus Leupold VX2 2-7x33
Posted: January/19/2016 at 19:00
I would guess that, between the VX2 and the Terra, the scope easiest to adopt and put to use would be the better one. There probably isn't a huge difference between them, but i can't really comment on the VX2 because it has been 2 or 3 years since i looked through oneon a friend's rifle which i shot a few days.
The Terra is good, just don't expect miracles. The facts that it is sharp and bright at 2x-3x and that it is very well protected against glare make it it a good hunting scope.
I've had scopes with better optics , but only when the sun was behind or above me. As soon as the sun got low to the side or somewhat in front, ghost images, glare, reflections, loss of contrast started. Terra does not have that. I can aim right into the sunset and see clearly. Good scope, but not quite what i expect from Zeiss. Then again, the price is reasonable.
And i use it only a few days per year, late season, on public land near home. I don't expect much and it seems good enough for that. Two winters ago i saw a doe 29 minutes after sunset, in December, in forest with dense brush, about 50-60 yards out. The Terra was on 3x, i could have shot, but i let her go.
Edited by anweis - 1 hour 54 minutes ago at 19:06