Leica Geovid HD-B 10x42mm Wins Field & Stream’s “Best of the Best”
OutdoorHub 07.16.13
Leica Sport Optics is the proud recipient of Field & Stream’s “Best of the Best” award for its Leica Geovid HD-B 10x42mm laser rangefinding binoculars.
According to F&S:
The first thing you notice about the new Leica Geovid HD-B rangefinder, built into 8×42 and 10×42 binoculars, is the underslung shape that takes advantage of a new prism design. This lends a banana curve to the rangefinder’s black-rubber-armored magnesium body that, along with open-bridge construction, improves the ergonomics. The display is an uncluttered red LED that is easy to read, giving target distance, angle, ambient temperature, and atmospheric pressure, in sequence. When programmed, the readings can match any ballistic load and present the proper holdover in inches, centimeters, MOAs, mils, or equivalent horizontal range. There’s even a micro-SD card for downloading customized ballistics, which you can obtain by using the online Geovid HD-B Ballistic Calculator. The optics are top Leica quality, as should be expected.
“Field & Stream’s recognition of the Geovid HD-B is a testament to Leica’s ongoing tradition of producing quality products featuring ground-breaking innovations,” Terry Moore, vice president of Sport Optics for Leica Camera Inc. “Our first Geovid laser rangefinding binocular revolutionized sport optics, and we did it again with the new Geovid HD-B, which features 2,000+ yard ranging plus sophisticated, customizable onboard ballistics capabilities. Our engineers and product development team are the best at what they do, and the Geovid HD-B is a reflection of their brilliance and abilities.”
Before a product earns recognition as “Best of the Best,” it must undergo field testing by F&S experts. Field & Stream test-team members rigorously test each item during a process dubbed the “Field & Stream Torture Tests.” Products are shot, bent, driven, dropped and generally abused. Anything that falters is immediately eliminated. Beyond surviving the torture tests, winning products are ultimately selected based on significance of the innovation, the quality of the design, and the value they bring to outdoorsmen. Selection criteria varies, depending upon the category, but all of the winning products share one characteristic: excellence in their field.
“Our staff spent the better part of the past year finding and testing the gear that will make readers’ time in the woods more productive and more fun,” says Slaton White, Deputy Editor of Field & Stream. “The winning products not only withstood our tough testing, but they stood head and shoulders above the rest displaying absolute excellence in their field. The Best of the Best is the highest honor Field & Steam bestows on gear and the winning products are the best of the year; worth your time, worth your money.”
The new Geovid-HD B contains advanced ballistics technology enabling users to add/create their own custom ballistics info for their specific firearm as well as class-leading ranging abilities.
The newly developed ballistic function ABC (Advanced Ballistic Compensation) provides the proper aim point for the hunter and shooter. The Geovid HD-B’s integrated, highly precise ballistic processor can instantly gather and analyze the ballistic information with one touch of the button, giving accurate information for the correct hold over, turret adjustment or drop down reticle aiming point. When calculating the trajectory, the distance, angle, temperature and air pressure are all taken into account.
Twelve ballistic curves representing most of the trajectories of modern hunting cartridges are programmed in the system. Plus, an integrated microSD card slot, located inside the battery housing, allows the hunter to program and save personal ballistic data for his or her cartridge/rifle combination. This innovative option allows the hunter to input ballistic data based on his or her cartridge and rifle. Different ballistic information data sets can be saved on separate microSD cards for multiple cartridge/rifle use. The result is extremely precise and accurate ballistics information. Within only 0.2 seconds, the Leica GEOVID HD-B 42 displays all of the necessary information for an accurate shot, especially with steep inclinations and at long distances.
