I have Leica ultravid 8x42 and am very happy with them. I looked at Zeiss, Swarovski and Leica. Before looking through any of them, I had a preference for Swarovski. Few friends had them and were happy, and excellent reputation. After handling each, I picked the Leica. Optical quality was excellent in all of them, but my eyes preferred the Leica. Couple that with the Leica was the most compact (important for bowhunting), easy decision.
One thing I would recommend is checking the warranty. I bought my glass several years ago, but factory warranty was significantly less on electronics in the optics vs the optics themselves.
For the money, I would make the same decision tomorrow, Leica ultravid 8x42 and separate rangefinder. If money was no object (nice thought, huh) I would have ultravid 8x32 for bowhunting and either 10x40 Zeiss or Leica range finding bins for out west.
Good luck!
One thing I would recommend is checking the warranty. I bought my glass several years ago, but factory warranty was significantly less on electronics in the optics vs the optics themselves.
For the money, I would make the same decision tomorrow, Leica ultravid 8x42 and separate rangefinder. If money was no object (nice thought, huh) I would have ultravid 8x32 for bowhunting and either 10x40 Zeiss or Leica range finding bins for out west.
Good luck!