farid nour

Big thanks for the replies

i didn't mean to insult the tape measure in any way (words fail me) :) , my soft and hard tape work great most of the time for me

but it is always a good thing to have another way to get a measure for tricky shots

a young DP once snapped at me because i don't have a laser tape in my kit

Hi everyone

i just started working as 1st Ac in small and low budget projects ( still newbie ) :D

now i want to buy a laser distance measurer because measuring using the tape can be really time consuming and frustrating

i read the (( FINDING THE BEST LASER MEASURING DEVICE FOR YOU )) article in The Black and Blue website, great info and comparisons but still didn't specify what features i should have in a laser device

i have a few questions,

what is the minimum distance should i consider when buying a device as 1st Ac ? ( nothing less than 50 meter or 80 m or 100 m etc )

and if the device must have an optical scope/viewfinder or not ? (for outdoors under direct sunlight )

i read alot of reviews for many devices but most of them are reviewing for an engineer or contractor or close to these jobs

since i just purchased my AC kit, i hope not to pay extra for features i will never use (like buying $744 Hilti PD 42 if a $99 Bosch GLM 50 will do the trick ) and in the same time i want to be sure to buy a device i really need and will be great for any measurement as an AC ( i didn't work with all kind of long lenses and i just want to be ready for any situation )

note that i am from Egypt and we don't have a variety of options to choose from, the devices i can buy from here are ... Bosch GLM 80 ( 80 meter ) & Bosch GLM 50 ( 50 meter ) & leica disto d2 ( 60 meter ) & leica x310 ( 80 meter )

other than these models i will order from amazon

plz help