Leupold Announces RBX-3000 TBR/W Rangefinding Binocular

[.30kal]

No Bluetooth for Kestrel integration at a shelf price of $3000. Hard to see how this will be equal to the Leica's glass in the same price range as the Geovid HD-B: https://www.americanhunter.org/arti...roduces-rbx-3000-tbrw-rangefinding-binocular/

 

[Kraze]

It's nice to see more manufacturers getting into rangefinding binos, but that's going to be a hard sell at that price range considering it's competition there.

 

[.30kal]

It's nice to see more manufacturers getting into rangefinding binos, but that's going to be a hard sell at that price range considering it's competition there.

Especially when Vortex and Sig's offerings are around $1200. Leupold is always a day late and too many dollars more.

 

[Kraze]

Yep, and Nikon as well at the ~$1200 price range. I think that's probably the price range Leupold should have aimed for, but oh well.

 

[osu92]

I highly doubt that's going to be the actual street price on those. I bet it's nowhere near that. Not sure where American Hunter got their info but everything else I've seen says they haven't release a price point yet.

 

[Kraze]

Just did a bit of Googling, looks like one online store has it on their website already (out of stock obviously) listed at $2,540. Maybe that will be closer to the actual price. Other stores that already have it listed do have it at $3k though, so who knows. Time will tell.

 

[dgheriani]

It's really a shame that they won't pair with a Kestrel.

 

[.30kal]

Looks like Vortex is coming to play with better ranging and glass at half the price: http://vortexoptics.com/product/vor...snC9dr-BBUr2vatJgoEmKUlSZEhTNrUrRrpdidsCQwfo0 No internal ballistics capability of BT, but if I'm using my Kestrel and AB anyway or simply at <500 yrd hunting distances not seeing the case to spend 2x for the Loopy.

 

[Aescobar17]

Leupolds MSRP is always considerably higher than street price. $3k MSRP means low to mid $2k. Still not sure that they can make it $2K viable though.

 

[tomcatfan]

Unless Leupolds MSRP is more than double what the street price will be then I don't see how these will be competitive. For this price point, it needs WAY more features than what's listed.