This is a funny topic because it comes up About once a month. I did a lot of research and ended up going with the vortex. 1st reason is it has red numbers so it is easier to see. 2. It is the only rangefinder I could find that was waterproof. 3. Most importantly it has a lifetime warrenty. Talked to a lot of guys with the leupold range finders and they were convinced they had a lifetime warrenty because of there other products having it. However if you look on there website it only has a 2 year warrenty. Hope this helped. But just wait the next guy will have reasons they don't like the Vortex. I tested it out and got fast readings out to 920.