Thread: Leica Geovid HD-B Binoccular Clarity

I've just got off the phone to a fella who told me that he had a set of Bushnell Range Finding Binoculars, and, in order to be safe, all range finding binoculars (and monoculars) have to have a special coating added to the objective lenses, in order to prevent the laser beam from damaging the user's eyes!

He claimed that this coating 'greatly' reduced the performance of the lenses out beyond 800 or so yards, as the definition had dropped way off! So much so, that he didn't have them long before on selling them and going back to standard, non-range finding binos!

Having just sold my Leica Ultravid 10x42's, with the intent of purchasing the Leica Geovid 10x42-B Range finding Binoculars (which Ive done research on, however, never actually clapped eyes on in the flesh) and with the hefty price tag they command, I was a wee bit dubious as to weather they are a good thing or not!

Sure, we are talking Bushnells compared to Leica's here, however, has anyone else ever heard of this coating, and can anyone enlighten me as to weather the Leica Geovid's are coated and the lens performance effected by this also?