Beginner here: is a range finder with binoculars a good value?

[Colt Kodiak]

I am searching for a nice range finder but I also need a great binocular. Are the combinations good? I have a friend that has a Leica 1200 CRF and wants to sell it. I wonder what that would be worth?

 

[CoyoteTan]

I am searching for a nice range finder but I also need a great binocular. Are the combinations good? I have a friend that has a Leica 1200 CRF and wants to sell it. I wonder what that would be worth?

For hunting, it is a great tool, worth every penny, make sure you get the ones with ballistic calculator on board.

 

[Colt Kodiak]

For hunting, it is a great tool, worth every penny, make sure you get the ones with ballistic calculator on board.

Thanks. What have you found to be the best?

 

[alinwa]

My Leica 1200 is not a binocular, do they make one as binocular??

The Geovid is binocular and a fine instrument IMO. Heavy, but fine, worth it.

 

[alinwa]

On your last question, I have had 7 rangefinders and the hardest spec to find is "beam divergence"

Leica RULES this roost

(The Most Important One IMO)

 

[CoyoteTan]

Thanks. What have you found to be the best?

I upgraded to leica geovid 2200 hd-b, I sold my leupold bino, Sig kilo 2000 range finder, and never looked back.

 

[Hotshot]

Rangefinder binoculars are heavy but they take the place of two tools. I love it in the prairie dog towns because I check range constantly and it sure is nice not to switch back and forth. For hunting you might only need the range a couple times per day, wouldn't be too much trouble to pull out the rangefinder.
Leica is a fine one and so is Zeiss, but the Swarovski performs better in a dog town. For my type of shooting I don't need a ballistic program just the range. If your style of hunting would be aided by a computer for long range bullet performance that opens another whole subject.