We all get hung up on the bells and whistles and the variable power scopes (me too), but it's hard to beat the inherent quality of a fixed power scope. In that area the Leupys have the brass ring with the MK8 series (some of the older redfield fixed powers were great too).
In the variables, I think most Luepolds, while great scopes, are a little over priced compared to some others of similar quality (Nikon, Pentax).