Has anyone opinions for which is best? I've looked at both but not side by side. I think the features on the Leica Look easier to use? I think the Swaro is slightly lighter But the Leica doesn't have the ugly bumps on the bottom.
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The Leica's all have a smaller beam dispersal. That has allowed me to range prairie dogs on grass covered mounds at well past 800 yards. No other brand can match that capability in a combo range finder-bino.
Leica Geovids have been around for a long time as the premier rangefinding binocular. They just came out with the new Geovid HD-B which is getting rave reviews for the ballistics calcs for shooters. The Swaro rangefinding bino is pretty new although the EL is top-notch.
I have always found the Leica standalone rangefinder to be at the top of the heap.
Hopefully someone will compare the new Geovid HD-B to Swaro rangefinder EL and give some good info.
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@hunt99: Well, the Swaro EL Range is now 2 years old - while the Leica Geovid HD_B is still not on the market, but I have seen them on the Show and compared them: The Image is not that clear and sharp as the Swaro EL - definetly not!
As was mentioned, the Leica Geovid 7x42, or Leica Vector 1500, have a very small beam divergence of 0.3 milliradians vertical by 1.5 milliradians horizontal.
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