January 22, 2007, 05:22 AM | #1 |
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Join Date: December 30, 2006
Location: New Forest, England
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Leica Rangefinders
I've just ordered a Leica 900 scan rangefinder (as new in box Ebay $305). That's damned cheap by our standards. We have to take a mortgage for anything with Leica on it, here.
Does anyone have experience of these? I know it's not as desirable as the 1200 scan, but I was seduced by the price. Leupold's new version has an inclinometer that helps with ACTUAL distance to the target when shooting up or downhill. Sounds a better bet, but at a price. In reality, I generally shoot at under 200 yards, but I guess there will come day when a gold medal head appears on a deer at 300 yards. The ideal rangefinder will be like the Leica Geovid, but in 8x32 maginification (for portability) with range, plus inclination adjustment, fully waterproof, light-weight, and under $500. I dream, of course. But it would be nice to have to take only one intrument rather than two, and still have lightness. |
January 22, 2007, 12:16 PM | #2 |
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Location: Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
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You got a good rangefinder at a good price.
Laser range-finders tend to work better closer, and are at the whim of atmospheric conditions and reflectivity. The new Geovids are a great package-- excellent binocs with a good LRF-- but not many can pull the $2k price. Generally the Swarovski monocular LRF ranges further and better (ie, in worse conditions) than the Leica, but it's also $900.
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