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Swarovski Z8i 1-8x24 vs Leica Magnus 1-6.3x24 i

Introduction of the Swarovski Z8i 1-8x24 vs Leica Magnus 1-6.3x24 i

Both brands are European. Swarovski comes from Wattens in Austria and Leica from Wetzlar in Germany.

Swarovski was founded in 1949 and Leica in 1907.

Leica Magnus i is the second generation of Magnus series since the first generation went off-market in 2013.

Both Swarovski Z8i 1-8x24 vs Leica Magnus 1-6.3x24 i were made in 2016.

Both Swarovski and Leica produce the best quality Optics.

Swarovski Z8i 1-8x24 Leica Magnus 1-6.3x24 i

Swarovski Z8i 1-8x24 vs Leica Magnus 1-6.3x24 i

Video Review of the Swarovski Z8i 1-8x24 Rifle Scope

Swarovski Z8i 1-8x24 Reticle Subtensions

Video Review of the Leica Magnus 1-6.3x24 i Rifle Scope

Leica Magnus 1-6.3x24 i Reticle Subtensions

Swarovski Z8i VS Leica Magnus Comparison Table

	Leica Magnus 1-6.3x24 i Ask for price	Swarovski Z8i 1-8x24 Ask for price
Short Description	Leica Magnus 1-6.3x24 i	Swarovski Z8i 1-8x24
Manufacturer	Leica	Swarovski
Color	Black	No
Diopter adjustment	-4/ +3	- 3.0 / + 2.0 dpt
Twilight Factor	-	2.9 - 13.9
Light transmittance	91.1 %	93%
Built in Range finder	No	No
Working temperature range	-	- 20 / + 55°C
Fogproof	Yes	Yes
Water proof	Yes	Yes
Shock proof	Yes	Yes
Made in	Germany	Austria
In production since	2016	2016
Variable magnification	Yes	Yes
Tube size/diameter	30 mm	30 mm
Type of mount rail	No	No
Parallax setting	Fixed	100 m
Parallax adj.	No	No
Parallax adustment range	100 m	-
Fast focus eyepiece type	Yes	Yes
Reticle illumination	Yes	Yes
Usable at daytime	Yes	Yes
Illumination color	Red	Red
Reticle position	2. focal plane - SFP	2. focal plane - SFP
Click Value	10mm/100m - 0.10MIL	10mm/100m - 0.10MIL
Filled with	Nitrogen	Nitrogen
Lens coatings	Fully Multicoated	Fully Multicoated
Special features	Fast focus, Fogproof, Fully multicoated, Variable, Waterproof	Fogproof, Fully multicoated, Mount rail, Shockproof, Variable, Waterproof
Objective size diameter	30 mm	30 mm
Reticle	No	No
Warranty	10 years	10 years
Type of Turret	BDC - Lockable	BDC - Lockable
Number of Turret Turns	MT - Multi Turn	ST - Single Turn
Automatic Turn Off	Yes	Yes
Direction of turret rotation	CCW	CW
Lens size diameter.	24.0000	24.0000
Maximal field of view.	48.0600	47.2803
Min. magnification.	1.0000	1.0000
Weight.	608.0300	575.6134
Max. magnification.	7.2400	8.9077
Minimal eye relief.	90.0000	95.0000
Size of Dot.	No	No
Length.	305.8200	338.4290
Mount length.	180.0000	No
Minimal exit pupil.	3.8000	3.0000
Minimal field of view.	7.2300	5.8961
Elevation - mrad.	22.2100	22.2917
Mounting rail.	Yes	Yes
Locking turrets	No	No
Zero-Stop	No	No
Scope Rail Standard	Zeiss ZM/VM	Swarovski SR
Mounting Standard	No	No
	Ask for price	Ask for price

Swarovski VS Leica Price Comparison

Leica is the cheaper one of the pair. It costs 2.215,00€ and Swarovski costs 2.520,00€.

Swarovski VS Leica Body Comparison

Swarovski is slightly lighter with its 515g compared to Leica with 544g.
Leica is shorter than Swarovski. It is 327mm long and Swarovski is 301mm long.
Both have a tube diameter of 30mm.
Leica has better diopter settings -4/+3 compared to Swarovski, which has -3/+2.
Swarovski has fixed parallax from 100m and so has Leica.

Swarovski VS Leica Optics Comparison

Both have the same minimal magnification of 1x. Swarovski has better maximal magnification 8x, while Leica has 6.3x.

Leica has a better field of view. Its maximal is 43.2m/100m while Swarovski has 42.5m/100m. Leica has a minimal field of view of 6.5m/100m and Swarovski 5.3m/100m.

Swarovski has 95mm of eye relief and Leica has 90mm.

Swarovski has 93% light transmission and Leica 91.1%.

Swarovski may have better numbers on paper, but Leica is just as good in practice.