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<blockquote data-quote="30-338" data-source="post: 322871" data-attributes="member: 10349"><p>My experience somewhat mirrors that of Ron and NZ Longranger. I have gone through 4 different range finders and now have the Zeiss binocs/laser combo. I started with the Leica 1200 LRF and was relatively satisfied although I never tried to stretch the distances. I upgraded to the Leica 1200 CRF and loved them as far as portability and ease of use. Again, at that time I was not trying to range past 1000 yds.or so. But when I went on a shooting trip and compared them to both a Leica Geovid and a Swarovski it became apparent that the Swarovski was the "go to" unit. The guys who owned them were regularly ranging in the 1700's...So I traded for the Swaros....</p><p> When I went on a pig hunting trip I took them along and was terribly disappointed with my new Swaros! I was able to range once out to the high 1700's but the readout took what seemed like a very long time and seemed to be very "fussy: about the conditions. My friend's Geovid would get repeated ranges and the Swaros were hit and miss. Also the readout would not stay the same brightness but seemed to be constantly adjusting itself first dimmer then brighter even on the same attempt to range! The two guys who were with me both tried them and thought that they didn't perform as well as others they had seen so my unit may be defective...but I was still very disappointed....So then I found a set of the new Zeiss for an excellent price ( still expensive, but I figured I could sell my Swaros and my other zeiss binocs) and be able to afford them....I took them back to the same property for more pig hunting and I thought I had found range finder heaven. They performed exactly as I thought all range finders should perform. They ranged in almost every condition. The failures to range were infrequent and were by far the exception rather than the rule. The speed was perhaps the most impressive feature of all. It seemed that as soon as I pushed the button the range appeared. Almost no delay at all. I just ranged and ranged and ranged to my heart's content. I thought I would wear out the battery but they kept on going! They consistently ranged in the 1700+ distance...I do think that the Swaros will go a bit farther. </p><p>Minor Criticism ...The readout is NOT as bright as the others. In very bright conditions I would sometimes have to back off my eye a bit to see it but others with better eyes didn't seem to notice this as much,,,nevertheless I would like to see a brighter readout! I don't know if the stand alone unit has this issue as well.</p><p></p><p>That's my experience for what it's worth 30-338</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="30-338, post: 322871, member: 10349"] My experience somewhat mirrors that of Ron and NZ Longranger. I have gone through 4 different range finders and now have the Zeiss binocs/laser combo. I started with the Leica 1200 LRF and was relatively satisfied although I never tried to stretch the distances. I upgraded to the Leica 1200 CRF and loved them as far as portability and ease of use. Again, at that time I was not trying to range past 1000 yds.or so. But when I went on a shooting trip and compared them to both a Leica Geovid and a Swarovski it became apparent that the Swarovski was the "go to" unit. The guys who owned them were regularly ranging in the 1700's...So I traded for the Swaros.... When I went on a pig hunting trip I took them along and was terribly disappointed with my new Swaros! I was able to range once out to the high 1700's but the readout took what seemed like a very long time and seemed to be very "fussy: about the conditions. My friend's Geovid would get repeated ranges and the Swaros were hit and miss. Also the readout would not stay the same brightness but seemed to be constantly adjusting itself first dimmer then brighter even on the same attempt to range! The two guys who were with me both tried them and thought that they didn't perform as well as others they had seen so my unit may be defective...but I was still very disappointed....So then I found a set of the new Zeiss for an excellent price ( still expensive, but I figured I could sell my Swaros and my other zeiss binocs) and be able to afford them....I took them back to the same property for more pig hunting and I thought I had found range finder heaven. They performed exactly as I thought all range finders should perform. They ranged in almost every condition. The failures to range were infrequent and were by far the exception rather than the rule. The speed was perhaps the most impressive feature of all. It seemed that as soon as I pushed the button the range appeared. Almost no delay at all. I just ranged and ranged and ranged to my heart's content. I thought I would wear out the battery but they kept on going! They consistently ranged in the 1700+ distance...I do think that the Swaros will go a bit farther. Minor Criticism ...The readout is NOT as bright as the others. In very bright conditions I would sometimes have to back off my eye a bit to see it but others with better eyes didn't seem to notice this as much,,,nevertheless I would like to see a brighter readout! I don't know if the stand alone unit has this issue as well. That's my experience for what it's worth 30-338 [/QUOTE]
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