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Extremeophile wrote:But mostly it is better.
Extremeophile wrote:I've heard it argued that the cost is nearly the same as a Disto + Tandem.
Extremeophile wrote:The DistoX2 is considerably more influenced by magnetic interference than a traditional compass.
Is this a fact?
Extremeophile wrote:Since it sounds like the clinometer in the Bosch may have limitations, it's worth considering an unmodified Leica 7400x. It has a tilt (vertical angle) sensor that goes all the way from +90 to -90. The rangefinder will measure distances over 300', and the unit has a better dust/waterproof rating. You can also decide later if you want to spend the additional $250-300 to modify it to a DistoX.
driggs wrote:But I did a poor job of getting my point across, so let me try again...
driggs wrote:However there's no need to buy a Leica Disto unless you're building a DistoX; the posts above show that cave-worthy laser distance meters can be purchased new for 1/2 to 1/3 the price of the Leica.
GroundquestMSA wrote:I don't know how valuable the clino feature would be though, since it would make instrument reading faster and possibly put more pressure on the sketcher.
GroundquestMSA wrote:It appears the Bosch doesn't have a useful inclinometer...
INC COUNT PERCENT HISTOGRAM
00 2434 35.8% ###########################################################################################################
05 1099 16.1% ################################################
10 705 10.4% ###############################
15 504 7.4% ######################
20 401 5.9% ##################
25 350 5.1% ###############
30 308 4.5% ##############
35 223 3.3% ##########
40 125 1.8% ######
45 81 1.2% ####
50 51 0.7% ##
55 29 0.4% #
60 11 0.2%
65 17 0.2% #
70 13 0.2% #
75 5 0.1%
80 4 0.1%
85 1 0.0%
90 444 6.5% ####################
6805 100.0%
Summary: 51 (0.7%) shots are high-angle 60-deg or greater
INC COUNT PERCENT HISTOGRAM
00 3352 30.7% ############################################################################################
05 1943 17.8% #####################################################
10 1257 11.5% ###################################
15 861 7.9% ########################
20 785 7.2% ######################
25 532 4.9% ###############
30 454 4.2% ############
35 337 3.1% #########
40 278 2.5% ########
45 178 1.6% #####
50 124 1.1% ###
55 68 0.6% ##
60 47 0.4% #
65 31 0.3% #
70 24 0.2% #
75 14 0.1%
80 8 0.1%
85 3 0.0%
90 623 5.7% #################
10919 100.0%
Summary: 127 (1.2%) shots are high-angle 60-deg or greater
GroundquestMSA wrote:quote="driggs"]In other words, despite its limitations, the digital clino in the GLM80 is far from "useless"; the above data shows that it is suitable for literally 99% of the shots you would take in conjunction with a traditional compass.
The above data is nice, quite spiffy. I especially like the green letters.
I missed some of the details of Steve Brewer's summary. I thought that the inclination function would not work at all when the laser is on. That would make it useless. However, trogman did say that he, "soon discovered that the angle does measure and display dynamically when taking a distance measurement, but the only way to lock it in is to use one of the triangle functions." I'm not sure what that means, but if it's possible to use the GLM80 for shots of under 60 degrees without much hassle, then you are right, it would certainly be suitable for most shots.
I'm sorry, I seem to be missing a lot lately. I've two strikes on this thread alone.
trogman wrote:(How the heck do you insert a degree symbol in here?).
Trogman
snoboy wrote:trogman wrote:(How the heck do you insert a degree symbol in here?).
Trogman
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