5x30mm Rangefinder

[Sparky862]

I have 300gm$ to waste. I was thinking to purchase the 5x30mm Rangefinder because I am still using the standard binoculars you start out with.

Can I use the 5x30mm Rangefinder as a substitute over the standard binocs?? Is it a worthy upgrade??

[Alf Tupper]

I've revived this one as its a good question

I would say don't get the 5x30mm Rangefinder but save for the rangefinder binocs as they are one of the most useful things I have owned in the game.

[Syd Khaos]

Originally posted by Alf Tupper:

I've revived this one as its a good question

I would say don't get the 5x30mm Rangefinder but save for the rangefinder binocs as they are one of the most useful things I have owned in the game.

Would have to agree there...those RF-binocs are best piece of gear ingame.

A standalone rangefinder is NOT gonna be a suitable replacement even for the startign binocs.
The reason is that these are 2 very different tools.

Binocs are designed for observation at a distance. They have wide viewing area and decent magnification.

Range Finders are designed to do, well just that, find range. They have much smaller viewing area (something more akin to the smaller scopes) and less magnification. This can make it very difficult to keep track of an animal, and moreso if your trying to keep tabs on a group of animals.

Really Alf hit the nail on the head. If you can, save up till you can aford the range-finding Binocs.
You get both functions in a single equip slot.

[LeeMax]

I hope that's a typo. You can't buy the rangefinder or most other equipment with gm$, only with em$.

[Sparky862]

Originally posted by LeeMax:

I hope that's a typo. You can't buy the rangefinder or most other equipment with gm$, only with em$.

Yeah its a typo. Never fixed it

[Whaaaaaaaatt]

Originally posted by HaddockA:

I also want to mention that any rangefinder allows you set a waypoint on the map. This can be very useful when you want to mark a dead prey, mark the location of an animal that fled so that you can check its tracks, tell another player in multiplayer where to look, etc, etc.

The reg. binos and spotting scope will also do this, although the reg. binos are not quite as accurate.

[Bumblewoot]

Originally posted by Whaaaaaaaatt:

The reg. binos and spotting scope will also do this, although the reg. binos are not quite as accurate.

Well I'll be a pig in mud... I never knew the standard binocs could mark. I remember back years ago I bought the 5x30 range finder to be able to mark. Did they add this ability at sometime for the regular binocs in the last couple years?

I prefer to use the 16x spotting scope with the 5x30. The 7x rangefinder binocs are a bit larger on the capacity.

[Whaaaaaaaatt]

Originally posted by Bumblewoot:

Originally posted by Whaaaaaaaatt:

The reg. binos and spotting scope will also do this, although the reg. binos are not quite as accurate.

Well I'll be a pig in mud... I never knew the standard binocs could mark. I remember back years ago I bought the 5x30 range finder to be able to mark. Did they add this ability at sometime for the regular binocs in the last couple years?

I prefer to use the 16x spotting scope with the 5x30. The 7x rangefinder binocs are a bit larger on the capacity.

I have no idea, I myself just found this out a couple months ago.

[Sparky862]

Originally posted by Whaaaaaaaatt:

Originally posted by Bumblewoot:

Well I'll be a pig in mud... I never knew the standard binocs could mark. I remember back years ago I bought the 5x30 range finder to be able to mark. Did they add this ability at sometime for the regular binocs in the last couple years?

I prefer to use the 16x spotting scope with the 5x30. The 7x rangefinder binocs are a bit larger on the capacity.

I have no idea, I myself just found this out a couple months ago.

I have been using the Reg Binocs since last year to mark my place on the map. But as you said its not that accurate because of the fact you dont know which point on the map you actually mark when you look into the direction