Hey all, has anyone experience of using the Leica BRF Geovid binos? Just mulling over a separate laser rangefinder (Leica lrf) and wondered if I should save up the extra for the BRFS?

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Yes get them. The optics alone are fantastic, almost as good as my Swarovski 10x42 ELs and as good as my Zeiss 10x42 FLs.

The cost of a good pair of binocs and a rangefinder equal the price of those. I use them whenever I travel and don't know distances.

I don't know about you, but when you're guide says there he is, you usually put up your binocs just before you get your rifle ready. Press the button, get a yardage and Boom.

They save you a step i.e. time. One of the best hunting equipment purchase I have ever made.

What FMC said! They are pricey, but everyone who has borrowed mine for a bit has had to have a pair. That's the way I got hooked, tried Rod Roger's from Serengeti rifleworks, and had to have some.

Sure are a lot simpler, and only one piece of gear vs 2.

I think your choice may depend somewhat on what kind of hunting you usually do. These binoculars weigh quite a bit so if you are doing the walk-all-day kind of hunting, say in bushveld conditions where shots aren't that long, you might find them a little heavy and not worth the additional features. For the Kalahari, Namibia, etc. they are the best choice if you can afford them.

I recently went through the same analysis and bought the Geos which I love. I will use them both sheep hunting and late season mule deer and elk hunting for sure. If you carry both a pair a binos and a range finder somewhere on your body or in a pack, the combined weight will pretty much be a wash with the Geovids. For example my Swaro SLC 8x30's, plus range finder weigh an aggregate of 27.7 ounces and my Swaro 10x42 EL's, plus range finder weigh an aggregate of 34.4 ounces, while the 10x42 Geo's are 31.5 ounces total. With a good bino harness that weight should not be much of a problem. Go for it.

Good timing!

I am considering the Geovids myself and was wondering whether to get the 10x42's or the 8x56's. The 8x56's would gather more light at dawn and dusk but the 10x42's are a little lighter and have a higher power.

Was wondering what this seller is referring to when he says "Leica code "U" model........It has a one year warranty."

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Wonder if it the same model or if a full price model would be better or have a better warranty. Don't know what he would accept for these but a 10x42 for $1,600.00 or so would be a lot cheaper than a 8x56 new model for $2,500.00.

Of course, I would rather spend the extra $1,000.00 now than regret not having spent it for the rest of my life.

Once you have used them, you will never go back to a conventional range finder bino set up! I recently took a pair of 10X42's to Namibia.

They were so superior for that style of hunting in Namibia that the PH Mike Kibble borrwed them on the first day, gave his Swaro's to his tracker and did a deal with me for them.

He bloody loves them

And I have the pleasure of buying another pair.

I have the 10x42 modelbrf and love it. If you have the money they are worth it.

My new 10x42's arrived today. First impression is that I am glad I got the 10x42's rather than the 8x56's. These 10x42's are definitely full size! I have a pair of 12x50's in another brand that are smaller.

Second impression, what a clear picture and a depth of field that makes you feel like you are standing out there where you are looking.

Third impression, they gather as much light as 12x50's. Must be the exceptional glass.

Not sure about how the individual focusing dials on each eyepiece and the central focusing work together yet.