Any one have experience with combo rangefinder/binocs?
I like the concept of combining the two... but does it work?
Here's specs on a set I saw on e-bay... 800.00 USD
Leupold Wind River Rangefinder scope 8x32 w/compass
Model: LEU 54580
Leupold Wind River RB800 Laser Range Finding Binoculars
Never settle for a “guesstimate” of the range to your target again! The Leupold Wind River RB800 Range Finding binocular combines the outstanding optics of a high-quality binocular with laser-precise measuring capability to create a single — and surprisingly affordable — new tool for hunters everywhere.
Find your target, push a button and you’ll get precise measurements — accurate to within 1 yard — to deer-sized game and other animals more than 550 yards away. You can determine the exact distance to objects such as trees, rocks, signs, or other landmarks out to nearly 900 yards! Hold down the button for Scan Mode, to get continuous, precise range updates as you track an animal or glass an area. And like all Wind River products the RB800 Range Finding binocular is rugged and waterproof — 100 percent wilderness ready — to go wherever the hunt takes you. It’s one hunting optic that takes the place of two.
• The built-in compass in the RB800C gives the direction to a target.
• Built from the ground up for hunters, lightweight and compact.
• Precise measurements to targets from 10 to nearly 900 yards away.
• Scan mode works at the push of a button to give you continuous range updates to a moving target, or distances to different objects as you scan across them.
• Digital display in your choice of yards or meters is highly visible in low light.
• Digital compass in the RB800C lets you mark the distance and direction to game once it’s down, so it’s easy to find, even in dense cover or over long distances.
• Multi-coated lenses for the brightness, clarity, and contrast you expect from Leupold.
• Automatic battery-saving shut-off gives you longer battery life in the field.
• Lightweight, waterproof, and rugged, they’re ready to go where the hunt takes you.
I like the concept of combining the two... but does it work?
Here's specs on a set I saw on e-bay... 800.00 USD
Leupold Wind River Rangefinder scope 8x32 w/compass
Model: LEU 54580
Leupold Wind River RB800 Laser Range Finding Binoculars
Never settle for a “guesstimate” of the range to your target again! The Leupold Wind River RB800 Range Finding binocular combines the outstanding optics of a high-quality binocular with laser-precise measuring capability to create a single — and surprisingly affordable — new tool for hunters everywhere.
Find your target, push a button and you’ll get precise measurements — accurate to within 1 yard — to deer-sized game and other animals more than 550 yards away. You can determine the exact distance to objects such as trees, rocks, signs, or other landmarks out to nearly 900 yards! Hold down the button for Scan Mode, to get continuous, precise range updates as you track an animal or glass an area. And like all Wind River products the RB800 Range Finding binocular is rugged and waterproof — 100 percent wilderness ready — to go wherever the hunt takes you. It’s one hunting optic that takes the place of two.
• The built-in compass in the RB800C gives the direction to a target.
• Built from the ground up for hunters, lightweight and compact.
• Precise measurements to targets from 10 to nearly 900 yards away.
• Scan mode works at the push of a button to give you continuous range updates to a moving target, or distances to different objects as you scan across them.
• Digital display in your choice of yards or meters is highly visible in low light.
• Digital compass in the RB800C lets you mark the distance and direction to game once it’s down, so it’s easy to find, even in dense cover or over long distances.
• Multi-coated lenses for the brightness, clarity, and contrast you expect from Leupold.
• Automatic battery-saving shut-off gives you longer battery life in the field.
• Lightweight, waterproof, and rugged, they’re ready to go where the hunt takes you.
