Laser Rangefinder Review

The Leica Rangefinder  lineup currently consist of only one series of rangefinders the Lecia Rangemaster CRF and is available in two versions: the Leica CRF 1600, and the Leica CRF 1000

CRF 1600 - This is a new addition to the Leica Rangemaster series of rangefinders.  While it looks like these are finally starting to become widely available, details are a little hard to come by right now.  Here is what is being said, the Leica CRF 1600 will give readings out to 1600 yards, and give the user a reading within a third of a second.  Unlike other Leica CRF rangefinders, this has ballistic holdover tables to choose from to aid in accurate long distance shooting.  The CRF 1600 also is able to measure and account for temperature and barometric pressure and is cabable of making holdover reading out to 500 meters.  The CRF 1600 can display the angle of the shot but cannot display angle compensated yardage.

CRF 1000 - This is pretty much the little brother to the CRF 1200, the same basic features, size, and weight.  The CRF 1000 has a maximum range of 1000 yards which is only 200 yards less than the CRF 1200; and appears to currently be the closest substitute for those wishing to buy the now discountinued CRF 1200. One noteworthy feature of the CRF 1000 is its ability to measure in either yards or meters, many previous versions of the Leica CRF had to be ordered in either yard or meter versions.

CRF 1200 - (Discontinued) While not very feature heavy, the Leica Rangemaster 1200 keeps things pretty simple.  Its 4.5" x 1.3" x 3" size makes this a very compact rangefinder, and at only 7.8 oz it is very light weight as well.  Maxumum distance as you might expect is 1200 yards and its 7x magnification makes sure that you can see find those long distant targets downrange. Unfortunately, this highly respected rangefinder has been dropped from the Leica line up, one can get a very similar model in the Leica CRF 1000, or a slightly more powerful and feature rich model in the Leica CRF 1600.

Leica Laser Rangefinder Comparison Chart 

Model	Leica CRF 1600	Leica CRF 1000	Leica CRF 1200
Picture			Discontinued
Cumulative Review Score	New !!!	New!!!	96(131)
Estimated Price	$799	$599	$599
Mag	7x	7x	7x
weight	8.1 oz	7.8oz	7.8oz
L x W x H	4.5 x1.3 x 3	4.5 x 1.3 x 3	4.5 x 1.3 x 3
max range	1600 yds	1000 yds	1200 yds