Sooooo much bad info posted on this thread already. Crazy how people spout without knowing any facts.
I own the.....
ZEISS RF (new model)
Leica 3200
And "had" the older EL Range.
BUT I was lucky enough to get to spend a weekend with the new EL Range TA. Always good to "know somebody"
This could be a "sh^+^%show" so I should just keep my mouth shut....but....
As of now, the ZEISS RF's are without question the best RF's solely based off of their function, features, etc. Everything from being able to change left to right hand, to holding the most profiles, and giving you the furthest ballistic readout. The ARE the best.
Leica up to this point had the best glass. But it lacked a lot of the features ZEISS incorporated including how far it would give a ballistic readout. That's the biggest downfall to them. Beautiful glass!
As far as Swarovski's older model, I don't think I need to dive into that. It just lacked everything.
The new Swaro EL TA are exceptional. Their programming, functions and profile capabilities lacks a little. "Why only 3 profile!" But they work! Similar to the ZEISS.
Finally a right hand button. Sorry lefties.
The biggest improvement is the glass. If someone says EL's with Swarovision is poor quality, it's better to just save your breath. There's no arguing with them.
When it comes to putting the very best glass (Field flattening lenses ) such as the top Swaro glass, ZEISS SF, and Leica Noctivids, it's VERY difficult if not impossible to do in a rangefinder due to the actual rangefinder laser. They don't jive. That's always been the biggest challenge. Well Swarovski pretty much did it. The glass is by far the best of the 3. No comparison really. Absolutely tack sharp edge to edge, contrast is superb and no CA that I could see. I had a real hard time seeing any difference between them and the NL Pures. The NL's have such a large Field of view that you get the perception of more light. Kinda like the ZEISS SF's.
That's all I'll say. Just my actual hands on opinion.
Cheers.
