BOSCH GOL26 26X Automatic Optical Level, Includes Plumb Bob, Tool Kit, & Carrying Case

The x26 magnification has a very narrow field of view but allows for remarkable accuracy.

Unit was straight forward to set up and use. Accuracy is great but always could be better. Optics are clear with fine crosshairs. Some don't like the fine cross hairs but I use this unit to set up automation equipment and love the fine cross hairs. Optical level is packaged well in its box. I would love a protective box to hold the level ( in its case ) tri pod, and grade stick all together in one clean safe box for transportation.

El producto es muy bueno, el material es de excelente calidad. Biene muy completo la verdad.

I have been using this from over 3 years now. Works very well. Only the bag for the tripod tore off in this many years.

Just finished shooting a contour plot of 10 acres of orchards of mine...nearly two hundred elevation points. The level worked great. Key features I liked: 1) The view with this 26x unit is really sharp and crisp making it easy to read the rod to a tenth at up to 300 feet. I also used it as close as 20 feet and everywhere in between. 2) The auto leveling is superb...leading to quick setups and fast shoots. I used the level on a professional camera tripod equipped with a sturdy ball head and custom adapter for the level's 5/8-11mount. For each setup, I just loosened the ball head and quickly roughly-zeroed the bulls-eye level in a few seconds, fine-tuned the bulls-eye with a quick couple of turns of the levels feet, and was ready to shoot. The auto level took care of all the fine tuning for all shoot directions...very quick. 3) The auto level dampens down very fast (second or two) and didn't bounce at all in the modest winds I encountered. Very efficient shooting. 4) The focus and lateral translation knobs work very smoothly, and together with the gun-sight, make acquiring and reading the rod a quick matter. 5) I performed a full calibration of the unit before using it...it was dead nuts on as shipped from the factory. Couple of issues worth noting: 1) The level comes with a clamp to hold the auto level mechanism during transportation, but actuating it requires holding in a pin on the underside of the level. This is done automatically when the level is placed into its carrying case...thus the mechanism is clamped during transportation in its case. However, the mechanism is not clamped when carrying the unit around in the field. Having a manual clamp for field transportation could be good...OR maybe NOT so good. One would have to remember to release the clamp, or all your readings would be way off. The clamp would have to block your view or somehow force you to release it before using the instrument. It worked fine as it is. 2) In a similar manner, I had to be very careful not to take bad readings with the level by using the wrong cross hair. The level has three horizontal cross hairs: the central one and two widely spaced additional ones for use in estimating distances. A few times I caught myself using the wrong horizontal cross hair when taking a reading...they're all similar in size and color. Had to force myself to confirm that I was using the central cross hair. Bottom Line: Great Level...a pleasure to use...particularly in comparison to the old "non-auto" units I've used in the past.

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