---
title: "Optics Review: Zeiss Conquest HD 10×42 Full-Size Binocular"
date: "2011-05-16"
modified: "2011-05-16"
authors:
  - name: "The Editors"
    link: "https://www.outdoorlife.com/authors/the-editors/"
url: "https://www.outdoorlife.com/blogs/gun-shots/2012/05/optics-review-zeiss-conquest-hd-10x42-full-size-binocular/"
categories:
  - "Binoculars"
  - "Gear"
  - "Optics"
---

# Optics Review: Zeiss Conquest HD 10×42 Full-Size Binocular

![](<https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/22/JPPAU5BLXG4OLN2KSS5T2E2Y7E.jpg>)

This entry raises the bar on Zeiss' Conquest line. Billed as a "premium entry-level" optic, the HD is made entirely in Germany and boasts a five-year no-fault repair policy. The Zeiss dominated the low-light test--and is adequately crisp. Our 10x42 had a marvelously full and balanced hand feel and precise focus. Our only gripes: some blue fringing and edge distortion in this otherwise solid, affordable European optic.

**Test Restults**
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Price: $1,000
Optics: A
Perceived Image: A
Design:A
Price/Value: A-
Contact: [zeiss.com/sports](<https://www.zeiss.com/sports/>)