range finders
#8
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Stoughton WI USA
Posts: 27
RE: range finders
If you look through them all you'll find that the leica is far and away the best rangefinder out there. accurate, and an easy to read "read-out" (it is red like that of a digital alarm clock), and above all clearer than any other rangefinder I've ever seen.
#9
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Dallas Texas USA
Posts: 52
RE: range finders
Maybe it depends on what you are using them for. My dad has a Leica he bought about 1.5 yrs. ago. Don't know the model no. Anyway, when we were trying to range at close distances (less than 30 yds.) we could not get a reading. I was trying to set some markers for an archery set up inside of 30 yds.
It was enough to convince me not to get a Leica for archery purposes. Sounds like it works good on longer distances. I've heard a lot of good on the Bushnell Scout, again for archery, but have no personal experience.
Just my .02
It was enough to convince me not to get a Leica for archery purposes. Sounds like it works good on longer distances. I've heard a lot of good on the Bushnell Scout, again for archery, but have no personal experience.
Just my .02
#10
Typical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 590
RE: range finders
If you're strictly a bowhunter, save some bucks and leave the Leica on the shelf. I've seen what Elkhair is talking about. Having done lots of testing of all types of rangefinders before I bought mine (Nikon 600), I found that the Leica gave inaccurate readings at ranges under 30 yards.