Doug from Camera Land's Day 1 SHOT Show Report
Ok, Day 1 has arrived and off I went to to see friends, business associates and meet new and different people in search of new product, existing product I could grab on a deal and generally have the "SHOT Show experience".
Have to rewind a little as last night I snuck my first meeting in with Paul from Kowa.
Kowa, as you all must know is known for their world class spotting scopes. They do not have anything new for 2020. We did pick up a slew of Kowa Binocular Deals to offer to you. Please give a call to discuss which would be best for you.
SV25-8 8x25mm Binocular or the SV25-10 10x25mm Binocular for only $84.99
SV32-8 8x32mm Binocular only $149.99
SV50-12 12x50mm Binocular only $219.99
BD32-8XD 8x32mm Prominar XD Binocular reduced from $425.00 to only $299.99
BD56-12XD 12x56mm Prominar XD Binocular reduced from $675.00 to only $499.99
Please give a call, 516-217-1000, to discuss Kowa Spotting Scopes
This year I decided to work the show somewhat differently than I have in the past. I normally schedule meetings from the get go and never really have a moment to look around. So, this year my first meeting of the day was at noon (or so I had planned). This would have given me time to take a peek around. At 9:10 I received a call from Leica asking if they needed a search party for me. They had me down for 9 this morning, not Wednesday morning. I immediately turned around and off to see my Leica family. Not blood family, but better, chosen family. I've known most of these guys for decades and always enjoy seeing them.
They had some exciting optics to share with me...
#40806 Geovid 8x42 3200.COM, #40807 Geovid 10x42 3200.COM & #40808 Geovid 8x56 3200.COM Rangefinder Binoculars
Features at a glance:
1. Precise repeatable rangefinding up to a true 3,200 yards – even on non-reflective targets in
difficult weather and light conditions
• 3 output formats: EHR, holdover and number of clicks
• On board sensors give air pressure, temperature and angle readings.
2. Superior optical quality, sleek rugged design
• German engineering, robust materials and the highest-quality optics for lasting value
and a lifetime investment.
3. Leica Hunting app
• Easily manage onboard menu and individual ballistics data
• Connection to “Kestrel Elite” wind meter gives the ability to utilize “Applied Ballistics”
solutions out to 3200 yards.
• Silent and error-free data transmission to the Apple Watch via smartphone
Next was it's little hand held brother the #40508 Rangemaster CRF 3500.COM
Improved performance up to 3,500 yards on all targets
Connects to the Kestrel Elite and the Apple Watch
Easily managed with the Leica hunting App
Most powerful, reliable rangefinding thanks to class 3R laser
Weather-proof robust sleek design
The release of this newer unit also lowered the price of the #40506 Rangemaster CRF 2800.COM to only $749.00
Then came the biggest surprise:
PRS 5-30x56 Illuminated Riflescope
• 6x zoom for flexible use during long-range sport shooting and competitions
• 32 mrad (>100 MoA) adjustment range of the reticle in the first focal plane
• Tool-free zeroing of the turret scales, onboard tool for “zero stop”
• Extremely rugged, high-quality workmanship maintain mechanical and optical precision
• Multi-turn elevation turret with rev indicator
It looks like they did their homework on this made in Germany scope and I for one hope that they continue on this path of high end Riflescopes. This fills a nice opening left by S&B's pull out on us and the other USA dealers they bailed on.
All in all a great meeting with Leica and a very exciting year ahead with these new optics.
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