Range-finding Binos?

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Input needed. What have you used, what do you look for. I'm new here.
 


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well i have heard good things about the vortex fury but have no hands on. come on just get the swaro atx 95 with the btx and a range finder i am sure some one would get you a package deal for 10 grand
 


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Swarovski are the only combo ones I've used. Boy they were nice for the few minutes I looked around with them.
 

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I have the bushnell fusions. Rangefinder works awesome, the glass however is not the best. For archery, I prefer separate binos and rangefinder.
 

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I like having nice glass on my rifles but the resale on scopes sucks so I typically buy used and save 30-40%. I suppose it's probably not the same for binos.
 

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I like having nice glass on my rifles but the resale on scopes sucks so I typically buy used and save 30-40%. I suppose it's probably not the same for binos.

Camerland, B&H, Europtics, etc: DEMO.

There really is no wrong choice between Leica, Zeiss, or Swaro.
 

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I use Leica Geovids. They are awesome. Worth every penny.
 


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I like having nice glass on my rifles but the resale on scopes sucks so I typically buy used and save 30-40%. I suppose it's probably not the same for binos.

check out rokslide lots of used high end stuff. I would try and look through them the leica have a blue tint to my eyes and i dont like it but others dont see it at all.
 

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The liecas are very nice when I played around with them. I wish the would make a smaller rangefinding bino like a 8x32 or something. I still use both separately for now though.
 

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I've heard very good things about the Bushnell's for what they cost.
 

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With the Bushnells id be a little concerned with the rangefinder. My Bushnell rangefinder quit working after about 7 years. It just wouldn't range anything over about 25yds. I know others that have had this issue. I cant imagine the range finder in the binos is much different technology/quality wise, but i could be wrong.
 


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I was thinking about getting the swaros until I realized they don't come in 12x50. So I just bought the 12x50 swaros and still use a separate range finder.
 

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I was thinking about getting the swaros until I realized they don't come in 12x50. So I just bought the 12x50 swaros and still use a separate range finder.

Leica makes a 15x56 Geovid.
 

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I use my 12x50 off hand 100% of the time. I don't think I would be able to do that with them. If I need a tripod I will use my spotter

put the binocs on the tripod it is like angles opened the clouds and pointed animals out. My friend was using his swaro which are way better than my vortex diamond backs and i was spotting animals 3 to 1. He went that day and got an adapter and it was pretty much life changing.
 

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put the binocs on the tripod it is like angles opened the clouds and pointed animals out. My friend was using his swaro which are way better than my vortex diamond backs and i was spotting animals 3 to 1. He went that day and got an adapter and it was pretty much life changing.

lol
 


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