Best rangefinder on Reddit

125 reviews from r/AnalogCommunity, r/golf, r/M43 and 5 more subreddits

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#1

Canon

4.8
(13)
"Fantastic"
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"Great"
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"Great"
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"Lovely camera"
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"Very good"
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"Save your money"
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"Cheaper, more durable, mechanical, have frame lines"
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"Feels preem to use"
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"Hands down the best bet"
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"Perfect size and weight, fantastic sharp lens, 40mm focal length"
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#2

Bushnell

4.7
(9)
"Worked better than Leupold"
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"It tells me the slope and how the shot will play vs the actual distance."
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"SOLD"
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"Better quality of feel and better when looking through the lens"
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"Old"
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"I have this Bushnell that was gifted to me and I only use it when my apple watch/phone die."
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"Gold standard of range finders"
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"Good deal and the functionality and quality will be nearly just as good as the newer models"
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"Good deal and the functionality and quality will be nearly just as good as the newer models"
#3

Olympus

4.3
(9)
"Loved the results"
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"As small as you can go"
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"Beautiful camera"
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"Very good"
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"It's very good"
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"I like the lens"
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"Nice but expensive"
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"Prefer my Olympus 35RC"
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"The prices are silly"
#4

Leica

4.5
(6)
"You could have all the above with a Leica M2"
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"You could have all the above with a Leica M3"
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"You could have all the above with a Leica M4"
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"Take a look at Voigtlander or Leica CL"
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"Ticking all the boxes"
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"Hard to compose/focus"
#5

Kodak

4.8
(5)
"Xenon lenses are incredible"
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"Selenium meter and a max aperture of f2"
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"Folds down very small, very well made, and great lenses."
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"Expensive"
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"6x9 frame, collapsible double helical lens mount, and a renowned Heliar type Ektar 100mm f/3.5 lens."
#6

Panasonic

4.2
(5)
"Cheap"
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"Outstanding viewfinder"
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"Weather sealed"
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"I like the lens"
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"Post-picture focus mode"
#7

Bessa

4.2
(5)
"Light weight and nice"
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"Slightly more expensive"
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"Better choice"
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"Better choice"
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"Good choice"
#8

Yashica

5.0
(4)
"Good size, very sturdy, nearly silent, and it will take beautiful photos"
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"Had a blast shooting with it"
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"Has a fast f/1.8 lens, is smaller than the more popular Electro 35 GSN/GT, takes modern batteries and has aperture priority shooting."
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"Feels great and has a 1.7"
#9

Kiev

4.5
(4)
"I absolutely love my Kiev iia"
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"Really long effective base length that makes focusing more accurate than the other LTM rangefinders"
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"Way better built than the Zorki/Fed"
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"Cheaper"
#10

Vortex

5.0
(3)
"0 issues in the Mojave desert"
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"No issues with Vortex in Arizona."
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"Best part is they are out of Wisconsin and their products come with lifetime warranty. Send it back for any reason and they will help fix it. It is meant for hunting but works well for me."
#11

Sig

5.0
(3)
"0 issues in the Mojave desert"
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"Live in the desert and use SIG along with the guys I shoot with. None of us have ever had issues."
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"Never had a problem no matter how sunny it is."
#12

Voigtlander

5.0
(3)
"You do not need an entry-level range finder with 8 years"
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"Nice big viewfinder with a good rangefinder patch."
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"Highly recommended"
#13

Nikon

5.0
(3)
"Auto steadies Nd loves it."
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"Affordable. Solid as a rock. 1:1 viewfinder. Interchangeable lens but only (excellent) frame lines for 50mm. Get the f2 and welcome to the wonderful world of rangefinders."
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"Fantastic lenses, fantastic build quality and viewfinder."
#14

Konica

4.7
(3)
"It's all auto apart from rangefinder focusing"
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"Great lens, shutter priority or full manual shooting, and plentiful. Very underrated."
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"Shutter priority good lens, small (not quite XA small)"
#15

Leupold

4.3
(3)
"High quality product"
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"The sensors and lenses are very durable"
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#16

Zeiss

5.0
(2)
"Stupendous"
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"Has all the frame lines you’d want"
#17

Callaway

5.0
(2)
"Black Friday sale"
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"Best range finder for the money"
#18

Fuji

5.0
(2)
"Nice camera"
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"Electronic, switch between 6x6 and 6x7, advanced parallax adjustment"
#19

Gogogo

4.5
(2)
"Reviews looked good"
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"It's fine"
#20

Apex

4.0
(2)
"Works great and haven't had any issues"
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"Few more features but cluttered feeling"
#21

Contax

4.0
(2)
"Nice"
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"Nice"
#22

Bluetees

5.0
(1)
"Reasonably priced"
#23

Caddytek

5.0
(1)
"Slope"
#24

Boblov

5.0
(1)
"Exact same as my friend's bushnell"
#25

Garmin

5.0
(1)
"Great golf watches"
#26

Amazon Basics

5.0
(1)
"Haven't had any complaints yet"
#27

Minolta

5.0
(1)
"In your price range"
#28

Comet

5.0
(1)
"SOLD"
#29

Golfbuddy

5.0
(1)
"The price of the GB is great!"
#30

Mileseey

5.0
(1)
"For less than $100 and it has slope included"
#31

Easygreen

5.0
(1)
"Can’t see the reason to upgrade to Bushnell etc when it does everything you need!"
#32

Zorki

5.0
(1)
"Great"
#33

Matic

5.0
(1)
"Bought several for under $30 over the last year, cleaned them up and given them away"
#34

Arccos

5.0
(1)
"I mostly use Arccos, they are little sensors that attach to the top of the golf grips and record all your shots."
#35

Lumix

5.0
(1)
"Collaboration with Leica, rangfinder style, manual controls"
#36

Ricoh

5.0
(1)
"Produces great pictures"
#37

Aofar

5.0
(1)
"It costs only $90, but it only measures in meters or yards"
#38

Dg

5.0
(1)
"6X Magnification Clear View 650/1200 Yards Laser Range Finder, Lightweight, Slope, Pin-Seeker & Flag-Lock & Vibration"
#39

Acpotel

5.0
(1)
"LCD Display Screen Golf Rangefinder 6X Magnification 750 Yards Range Finder for Hunter, Slope ON/Off, Flag-Lock/Scan Distance Measuring Speed"
#40

Segmart

5.0
(1)
"So far so good."
#41

En

5.0
(1)
"Haven't felt a difference"
#42

Pentax

5.0
(1)
"Fully featured mechanical SLR with a fantastic viewfinder in a tiny body"
#43

Plaubel

5.0
(1)
"A beautiful, retractable Nikkor 80mm f/2.8 lens, a unique focusing mechanism, leaf shutter and even a light meter."
#44

Athlon

5.0
(1)
"Works great"
#45

Precision Golf

5.0
(1)
"Slope finder and magnetic to stick to cart"
#46

Star

5.0
(1)
"SOLD"
#47

Truvu

5.0
(1)
"I really like it"
#48

Costco

5.0
(1)
"Numbers always matched my buddies much more expensive ones. Pretty durable. Battery is still full 50 rounds later. For the price you probably can’t do much better."
#49

Woosports

5.0
(1)
"Amazing"
#50

G-III

4.0
(1)
"I got my G-III of eBay for 100 USD."
#51

Makina

4.0
(1)
"Fully mechanical"
#52

Petri

4.0
(1)
"Underrated camera and still affordable"
#53

Infinite Discs

4.0
(1)
"Which is almost $50 cheaper than Bushnell's EDGE yet has a couple more features"
#54

Hexar

4.0
(1)
"Slightly more expensive"
#55

Golf Buddy's

3.0
(1)
"Good mid-range options"
#56

Precision Pros

3.0
(1)
"Good mid-range options"

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