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<blockquote data-quote="Country Bumpkin" data-source="post: 2143868" data-attributes="member: 92230"><p>That might be the best (most succinct and direct) summary I've seen on the subject. I own Leica 15 R's and have experience with friends' Zeiss and Swaro rangefinding binos. I've not had specific experience with the the Leica 3200.com, but I agree with everything said about the other two and general quality of Leica (both optically and ballistics). Well done!</p><p></p><p>I have the Leica 15x56 Geovid R (rangefinder). Mine don't have the ability to connect to Kestrel. The onboard solution is really dumbed down (essentially ONLY accounts for distance and angle - does NOT have ability to input specific BC/velocity, atmosphere, elevation or wind; you get to pick from 1 of 3 different "ranges" of common groupings). I'd agree, only really good out to 500 yards for shooting at game, and that's a stretch, you've really got to know how Your particular load compares to the pre-programed solution and adjust accordingly (not easy to do in the field when your heartrate is up). Typically, I can't get it to range animals beyond 800 (maybe I need to consider warranty claim - they advertise 1200 yds capability... on what type of surface??).</p><p></p><p>With all of that said, I'm NOT a long-range hunter, 500 yds is my max comfort on game, so these binos are ideal for MY needs. The glass is Superb, I don't carry a spotter (because I'm not willing to carry the weight) and I'm pretty picky about which deer I'll shoot. With this glass, I can tell from a very long ways off whether or not I'm going to shoot that deer. You'd be crazy not to use these on a tripod (that's probably true of all premium optics). If I ever get to the point of having the time to do more practice in mountain conditions, I'll have to switch to optics with better ballistics (by then I would assume that Zeiss, Swaro and Leica will be in an arms race with fancy new software).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Country Bumpkin, post: 2143868, member: 92230"] That might be the best (most succinct and direct) summary I've seen on the subject. I own Leica 15 R's and have experience with friends' Zeiss and Swaro rangefinding binos. I've not had specific experience with the the Leica 3200.com, but I agree with everything said about the other two and general quality of Leica (both optically and ballistics). Well done! I have the Leica 15x56 Geovid R (rangefinder). Mine don't have the ability to connect to Kestrel. The onboard solution is really dumbed down (essentially ONLY accounts for distance and angle - does NOT have ability to input specific BC/velocity, atmosphere, elevation or wind; you get to pick from 1 of 3 different "ranges" of common groupings). I'd agree, only really good out to 500 yards for shooting at game, and that's a stretch, you've really got to know how Your particular load compares to the pre-programed solution and adjust accordingly (not easy to do in the field when your heartrate is up). Typically, I can't get it to range animals beyond 800 (maybe I need to consider warranty claim - they advertise 1200 yds capability... on what type of surface??). With all of that said, I'm NOT a long-range hunter, 500 yds is my max comfort on game, so these binos are ideal for MY needs. The glass is Superb, I don't carry a spotter (because I'm not willing to carry the weight) and I'm pretty picky about which deer I'll shoot. With this glass, I can tell from a very long ways off whether or not I'm going to shoot that deer. You'd be crazy not to use these on a tripod (that's probably true of all premium optics). If I ever get to the point of having the time to do more practice in mountain conditions, I'll have to switch to optics with better ballistics (by then I would assume that Zeiss, Swaro and Leica will be in an arms race with fancy new software). [/QUOTE]
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