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I noticed that amazon's deal of the day is this Bosch Digital Laser Rangefinder and it got me wondering if this would be useful for photography, so I wanted to know if anyone's ever tried to use one? If I ever bought one it's main use would be DIY, but will it pull double duty and be useful for photography?
The situation: You're out landscaping and know what you want in your shot, so you use a hyperfocal calculator to work out you need to focus 8.5m into the scene, but where the hell is that? Unless you're super good at estimating distance this is going to tell you quickly and accurately, which is helpful.
My questions are:
1. Do these work well outdoors in strong sunlight, because the reflected laser light might get swamped out?
2. If you've got something nice (like a building or car) to reflect off then it's easy, but how well does it work if you're point at something less nice (like grass or leaves)?
3. In very dark conditions would it actually help achieve focus because you could point a red dot in the scene for the AF/you to use?
Notes:
- This one only has a max distance of 15m, which might be limiting, but this highly rated Leica one would be a more expensive alternative (max 80m).
- I realise you could use other techniques to get accurate focusing (eg live view), but I'm curios about use these things.
Will
The situation: You're out landscaping and know what you want in your shot, so you use a hyperfocal calculator to work out you need to focus 8.5m into the scene, but where the hell is that? Unless you're super good at estimating distance this is going to tell you quickly and accurately, which is helpful.
My questions are:
1. Do these work well outdoors in strong sunlight, because the reflected laser light might get swamped out?
2. If you've got something nice (like a building or car) to reflect off then it's easy, but how well does it work if you're point at something less nice (like grass or leaves)?
3. In very dark conditions would it actually help achieve focus because you could point a red dot in the scene for the AF/you to use?
Notes:
- This one only has a max distance of 15m, which might be limiting, but this highly rated Leica one would be a more expensive alternative (max 80m).
- I realise you could use other techniques to get accurate focusing (eg live view), but I'm curios about use these things.
Will
