Thread: Range finder or Range finder bino combo

I have the Leopold Yosemite 8x30 porro - and they're actually a great bang for the $. I have the new Nikon Monarch M7 8x30 and the Nikon has a much wider fielder of view and compact, but optically only slightly better which you would expect given they cost 3x the Yosemites. I've got a Leupold Laser RX-1200 Rangefinder which of course optically are not great compared to binos, but do the job. Together the Nikon binos + Leupold RF are a lightweight and mid priced combo.

It comes down to how much you want to spend - if you want to keep to a budget I think you will get better bino glass splitting the two devices. You'd be roughly paying 2.5x as much for equivalent glass to get a 2 in 1. I always have a fear that electronic gear will only last 5-7 years, while a good set of binos will give you decades of service. There's no arguing that a bino-RF is a great convenience, so if you have $$$ go for it - I remember when they used to be $10k+

When my current gear craps out, my next one will be a bino-RF by which time prices will have come down even more.