Vortex Optics Ranger Laser Rangefinders

The ability to pan and range is excellent, really smooth, and accurate. The range finder itself is excellent, even little things like the belt clip are nice. Product documentation isn’t great, understanding what mode you’re in can be a bit confusing. I still give this fives stars, though as you can figure it out pretty quick. My application is primarily bow hunting, and default settings meet my needs. Side by side with an older model I found this unit faster to range, and less impacted by brush and tall grass. The angle range compensation seems very accurate. I’m not sure if it’s better optics, algorithms or my archery equipment is better. I can report that numerous times I’ve doubted the angle compensation as visually I just didn’t believe it. That said I’ve shot as recommended, and found it extremely accurate.

It is expensive but it’s worth the money for a high quality rangefinder. I believe it’s very accurate and easy to read. Has brought red crosshairs and numbers making it easier to see in lower light. Compact and small will fit in your pocket. Even has a pocket clip feature to secure it

It works great, I used it on an antelope hunt and it worked great on ranging the antelope out to about 490 yards. Beyond that on the smaller animals such the antelope I couldn't get a reading, larger animals such as elk and livestock it reads out to almost 600 yards. It has decent clarity and works great in all legal hunting hours as far as light gathering and ranging target. The unit has a great feature that I used everything when hunting antelope and that is a feature where you hold the ranging button and it gives you an instant reading as you move from target to target. The menu is simple and straight forward to use, it only took a minute or two to go through the entire menu setup. And one of the best things about this unit is the unconditional lifetime warranty, if it breaks for what ever reason you return it and vortex sends you a new one.

I bout this to replace my old one that was tragically lost during bow season last year. Don't leave a range finder in your pack pocket when using a sit and climb stand. Anyway.... Very clear glass, ranging button is easy to use. Especially like the scanning option. The rubber coating or whatever that is seems like it'd give it a little bit of protection, but vortex still gives you a life time warranty on everything so even if you break it... Only bad thing is I just wish they'd have used a more common battery. Maybe a CR123 but I can manage. Overall I really like the thing. I bought it mainly for bow hunting but I've used it a few times at the house and out on the range, no issues. I've been looking for an excuse to try vortex and this is is, I think I might be getting some more of their stuff. As a life long leupold guy it's a little painful to change, but I can't say anything bad about this.

I searched all over the internet and could not find any reviews for the Vortex Ranger 1500 rangefinder. I was a little skeptical purchasing it, but reviews for the ranger 1000 were good, the product warranty was superb and the price was much lower than comparable products so I took a chance and I am glad I did. I haven't had an chance to take it hunting yet, but I began ranging everything I could see around my house as soon as the brown truck dropped off my Amazon package. The afternoon was very bright and the sun was approximately 35 degrees off the horizon directly behind a herd of cows. The furthest cow I could see was black and I was able to range it at 641 yards. I ranged it repeatedly with the same distance reading. The unit returned a reading 3 or 4 times out of 5 when ranging the cow. I was able to range a red barn at 1161 yards under the same conditions using my deck rail as a rest. Without the rest I couldn't hold it steady enough to get a return. In the field of closely eaten grass in front of my house, I was able to get readings on the ground out to 450 yards. As soon as the sun sank below the mountains, I took it out again. This time, the herd of cows had moved closer and I was able to repeatedly get readings on the furthest cow at 475 yards without using a rest. I was far from steady and didn't expect to get a return so I was happily surprised. I was also able to get a return of 1230 yards on white a building. For this reading I used a very steady rest. I was surprised by the size of the Ranger 1500. It literally fits in the palm of my hand. At 7.7 ounces it is much lighter than all the comparable products I considered purchasing. When I hunt, I walk long distances with a heavy pack so the light weight is a big plus. I hadn't given much thought to the quality of the optics, but if you have, you will be happy when you look through the Ranger. They are very clear. As I use the Ranger 1500 under different conditions such as snow and cloudy skies, I will update this review. I will also give an update when I have opportunity to range smaller animals such as deer and coyote. Normally I would have waited to write this review until I had used the range finder more, but since there are no other reviews, I am giving my initial impressions to help others as they consider purchasing this product With the limited use I have given it, I am giving the Ranger 1500 two thumbs way up. It meets most of my expectations and exceeds the rest. For the price, I don't think you can beat the Ranger 1500 and it has a lifetime, no questions asked, warranty thrown in for good measure. UPDATE 2/6/16 I have had the opportunity to use the Ranger 1500 some more and here is what I have found: With the sun almost directly overhead with a very thin overcast layer, I was able to range a deer at 561 yards in a snow covered field. I had to have a completely solid rest and the deer had to be standing broadside to get a reading and I was only able to get a reading about 40 percent of the times I tried. I have ranged black lava rocks at 550 yards approximately 15 minutes before sunrise on a clear morning. Sage brush in snow covered plains can be ranged just past 500 yards in the same pre-sunrise conditions. I was able to range my 80 pound German Shepherd at 350 yards in the snow at noon under clear skies. At that point he came back to the house so I don't know how much further I could have obtained a reading on him. Under no conditions have I been able to range cows past 660 yards and I have tried repeatedly. With a solid rest, I was able to range a lone juniper tree at 1060 yards. I was surprised as the foliage was not thick. Now for the bad. I have had an intermittent problem with the Ranger 1500 powering on. Two of the times the problem reared its head after the unit was sitting on the dash of my truck with the defrost on. The unit felt warm, but not hot. While hunting in mid twenty degree weather I continually got a low battery reading and the unit wouldn't give a distance reading. I was using a nearly new lithium battery that was fluctuating between a full three bars and two bars on the unit's power meter before I left home. Because there is obviously a problem I am sending it back to get a new unit that functions properly. The second issue I have is this: Based on my experience with ranging full grown cows, I seriously doubt I will be able to range a deer at 750 yards as is claimed by the company. All in all, it is still a very good unit for the price, but I am lowering my initial 5 star rating to 4 stars. If you are satisfied with ranging deer sized animals at 500 yards I think you will be very pleased with the Ranger 1500. If you are looking to range them further than 500 yards, it seems, in my experience, that it may be a stretch for the Vortex Ranger 1500. Update: 10/9/18 I decided to upgrade my Vortex Ranger 1500 to a Leica 2000-B. It does what the Vortex Ranger 1500 wasn't capable of doing. The Ranger 1500 just didn't have the ability to consistently range objects far enough to be useful for long range shooting I wanted to do. If you are satisfied shooting within 500 yards the Vortex Ranger 1500 should work fine and with the warranty it has, it is probably a great choice. If you are wanting to shoot past that, it just doesn't get the job done.

Meine Suche nach einem guten RangeFinder hat ein Ende. Erst hatte ich ein Nikon Gerät. Das war gut und auch die Distanzmessungen machten einen soliden Eindruck. Leider war die LCD Anzeigen nur Hintergrundbeleuchte, was am Abend überhaupt nichts brachte. Dann hatte ich ein Zeiss Gerät getestet. Hier viel mir negativ auf, das man den Knopf für die Messungen mehrmals betätigen musste, bevor das Gerät die Eingabe annahm. Auch die Fokusierung der Objekt geschah eher zufällig und gefiel mir nicht. Aber vor allen die beleuchtet LCD Anzeige die eigentlich praktisch ist, verärgerte mich. Man sah Klebspuren oder ähnliches, welche die Anzeige verunstalteten. Nun kam der Vortex. Wow, sehr viel kleiner und leichter. Die Gummierung nicht Fingerabdruck empfindlich und die Knöpfe reagierten sofort. Die Dämmerungszahl mag unterlegen sein zum Zeiss aber nicht viel. Die Anzeige ist ebenfalls beleuchtet und zwar OLED. Sehr sauber verarbeitet und bei den Messungen keine Beschwerden. Die Fokusierung sehr präzise und genau. Balistisch lässt sich das Gerät auch für Bogenschützen sehr gut verwenden. Ich habe meinen Distanzmesser gefunden. 5 Sterne von mir.

Fantastic piece of kit, very easy to use and seems very well made.

un très bon produit, j'utilise ce produit dans la nature, que du ++++++

自衛隊の訓練において、仮敵の距離を判別に使える。 残念な所はケースのベルト通しが小さい事です。

Excelente calidad, llegó en tiempo y sin desperfectos, joya de herramienta para los entusiastas de las actividades al aire libre