Bushnell Fusion 1600 ARC

[Jaco Swart]

Ludwig.

Hierdie op US site gekry:

Got my Fusion 1600 ARC a few days ago, and have been doing some comparisons between the Bushnell and my Leica1200 as well as my Nikon Monarch 10x42 binoculars.

It is very difficult to rate rangefinders in absolute terms based on how far they range, as this is heavily influenced by environmental issues such as UV and general brightness of sunlight at the time of the test, as well as the reflective properties of the object being ranged. Having said that, my preliminary conclusion is that the Bushnell's laser rangefinder is definitely more powerful than the Leica 1200. As I moved beyond 600-700 yards my Leica started missing ranges on trees and bushes on a bright day whereas the Bushnell continued to give consistent readings. I pretty much got reasonably consistent readings from the Bushnell up to about 900 yards from general brush and trees - the Leica would not range these at all - not even once. How much further than the Leica can the Bushnell generally range? I will leave that to board members with scientific testing approaches! My guess is about 20% further.

In term of optical quality, many people have compared the Bushnell to the Leica Geovid's of the world - that's not really fair if you look at the price difference. I decided to compare the Bushnell to my Nikon Monarch 12x42 - arguably one of the best $250 binocs you can buy. In terms of my quick comparison the clarity and brightness were pretty similar - the resolution also seemed comparable. The Bushnell image had a slight green tint compared to the Nikon though - the Nikon image has a reasonably neutral coloured to slightly warm tint.

Is it worth it for me? Hell yeah - I get improved laser performance compared to my Leica1200 and optical performance on par with the Nikon Monarch binocs for less than the combined price of $850 for the two separately. In addition to the line of sight distance, it also gives a very accurate shooting angle measurement from the built-in inclinometer which I can use with my ballistic tables. Very smart indeed. So far I'm very happy.

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Ludwig

Ek dink as ek reg onthou dan het of Chrisjan of Michiel(MCR) een gehad, pm hulle dalk kan hulle jou meer vertel. Ek het ook al lus gekry vir een maar eers daai 204 en dan 6.5x74

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As ek reg onthou het n paar manne op die kursus deer hom gekyk en het geklink of hy mooi loop.

[Smitstertjies]

Hi Ludwig en manne. Ek weet die topic is al oud. Het een van julle die outjie al aangeskaf? Ek het huidiglik n bushnell ARC 1300 rangefinder en is baie gelukkig met hom, maar sal graag die verkyker/rangefinder combo wil he.

Ek oorweeg een , maar die klagtes wat ek sien op die internet dat mens sukkel in skerp lig om die lesings op die lcd screen te sien pla my.

Het enige iemand terugvoer hieroor asb.

Dankie

Martin

[Drenalinjunkie]

Ek het een gehad en hom weer verkoop. Ek het toe n Leica Geovid gekoop. Sal dit vir niks ruil nie!