Zeiss has a new set out, claiming 2300 meters.
Thank you Rthur, I saw that, along with the new Leica HD-B's; however the Kahles looks like it would be right around the $1500 price point which is half of what the Leica and Zeiss come in at. Right now I'm using a Sig Kilo 2000 and set of Minox BL 10x44 HD's which I've been pretty happy with but I'd like a set of LRF Bino's that combine the two together. The Leica HD-B's have tempted me for a while now, but so far whenever I've had the money I've spent it on another riflescope or better riflescope so was hoping the Kahles Helia LRF's might bridge that gap, better than the Bushnell 1 miles in IQ while being half the price of the top tier. I've looked through the Bushnell's and they are decent but I'd like something better optically, Vortex came out with their Fury HD last year which is supposed to match the Viper HD glass but I have no idea how good/accurate their LRF is so have not looked further into them. It seems the mid tier LRF Bino market is somewhat sparse at this time and opens the door for market share for other manufacturers. Would be a perfect opportunity for Sig to blend their success with the Kilo with some Tango 6 glass into a LRF Bino or for Bushnell to create an Elite Tactical LRF Bino and even for Vortex to up their game with an AMG LRF Bino.
They are on the pricey side. I'd like to handle the new version.
Looked them up, they state 1900 yards on their site.
I'm really interested in the Vortex Fury HD LRF Binos as well, but haven't seen much in regard to reviews. Right now I use a Sig Kilo 2000 with Minox 10x44 HD's but if the Fury HD would offer the same performance in a combined package, I'd rather go that route. Vortex told me the Fury HD's have glass on par with the Viper HD bino's, the big unknown is the LRF performance, I'd really like to see how it compares to the Kilo's
Wish you would have posted that a couple days ago as I just ordered a Vortex Fury HD set from CS Tactical, well here's hoping mine somehow does better, but all I have to compare it to (LRF wise) is my Sig Kilo 2000.
Eh, yeah, I have one of the older model Leica Geovid 10x42 HD-Rs cause I like the erogs better with big hands and I had to send it in for service after its first outing due to a seriously dim reticle, never heard of that complaint about them either, but they accepted them for service and said that indeed there was an issue. 4 effing months later they're back and I swear I'm not seeing a whole lot of difference... Anyone else heard of this in current or prior gens of Leica Geovids...? If these continue to fail to impress, I'm ready to step up to the big leagues, which I though I did.
