Here’s a Meter That Really Goes the Distance!
July 23, 2009 Post a Comment Friday, July 24th, 2009, Netcast 880
Back in 2001 Leica (Yes, the camera people) introduced the DISTO Laser Distance Meter. This is a hand-held laser rangefinder that offers fast and easy distance measurements of length, squares and volumes with the press of a button. Forget about messing around with a tape measure and coming up with inaccurate measurements. Worse yet is the problem you encounter when you try to figure out the volume of a room. Not only do you have to add up all those measurements, but many include weird fractions. Yep, it’s no fun. With the Leica DISTO Distance-Meter measurements are so precise and reliable they can measure up to 200 meters with millimeter accuracy. With a press of one button you get your quick laser measurement, and can figure out thing like how much carpeting a room needs, gallons of paint required to cover an area, etc. Although the unit I have is long gone from the marketplace there are much more feature laden models now. You can get info transferred to your Pocket PC or Laptop, via Bluetooth, with the much newer Leica DISTO A6 Bluetooth Laser Rangerfinder. Having that kind of freedom means you can get the job done quicker and much more efficiently Other current models include the DISTO A3, DISTO A5, DISTO A6 Bluetooth, and DISTO A8. All are built to IP54 standards which means these unit are dust-proof and waterproof, essential for construction sites. Leica DISTO Series Range-Finders are very versatile, allowing you to measure indoors, outdoors, and any hard to reach areas. The Leica DISTO A8 3x Digital Viewfinder / Distance Meter has a built-in 3-fold zoom digital viewfinder which enables you to reach long distances (up to 200 meters away) with precision. Eight years ago the original Disto I have was close to $500! They are much more reasonable now. (I've never purchased anything at the website that the links above lead to, but I thought it was a good place for you to read about the various models. Then you can do a further price search.)
If you have your heart set on owning the model I have, check out EBAY. This description was on EBay early July, 2009: “You are bidding on a used Leica Model 723156 Disto Classic 4 Laser Distance Meter. This item is still in good working condition regardless of the cracks on the screen and 1 of the clips being broken. The cap can be ordered separate or continue using the rubber bands that I throw in for free to hold it in place... ”
Maybe it’s still for sale, although that ‘free rubber band’ makes it super attractive! (Or you can buy mine! Perfect screen, no broken clips! And I'll include a 'stand-by' rubber band!)
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