Caddytek CaddyView V2 Rangefinder

The Caddytek CaddyView V2 Rangefinder offers some powerful features from the big names, at a fraction of the price.  The CaddyView V2 has pin-seeking technology, along with the option for slope and non-slope functionality, all for under $150.

Features

While the Caddytek CaddyView V2 Rangefinder may seem like a budget laser, it performs well beyond its price point. For starters, the CaddyView V2 offers a 6x magnification and FlagSeeking technology to ensure you’re locked onto the pin, instead of that annoying tree behind the green.  It’s also helpful for those with not-so-steady hands.  It can read distances up to 800 yards away, up to 250 yards with the FlagSeeking tech, which should be plenty for most of us average Joes.

The device itself offers a IPX4 waterproof design.  What the heck does that mean?  It’ll hold up in the rain or with a few splashes of water, but don’t go throwing this bad boy into a lake or anything.  The display is an LCD screen with black read-outs that are clear and precise, and it weighs a mere eight ounces.

The best feature is one that you usually only find in a high-end rangefinder: slope-adjusted yardage read outs.  A plastic cover-like piece on the side of the rangefinder enables the slope, and it can be removed and swapped for the non-slope version if you need to make it legal for tournament play.  When slope is enabled, the readout will give you both a true number and a slope adjusted number.  Not bad for a “budget” rangefinder, right?

Out of the Box

In terms of setting up the Caddytek CaddyView V2 Rangefinder, you can’t get much easier.  The battery is easily installed under the lens, you press the power button, and presto!  There’s an additional button on the top of the device to turn the FlagSeeking on and off, but other than that, the device is very point-and-shoot.  The only other option to change is swapping out the slope and non-slope chips, which is a simple snap-out and snap-in.  There aren’t a ton of bells and whistles here, or fancy settings, so reading the manual really isn’t even necessary.

On-Course Performance

In terms of performance, I compared the Caddytek CaddyView V2 Rangefinder to my Leupold GX-3i, a rangefinder that costs more than twice as much as the CaddyView.  In terms of lens clarity, the CaddyView isn’t going to blow you away, but it’s plenty clear.  The magnification works great, but there’s no tinting or anything to help in the sun.  Not a deal breaker, but again, we have a “budget” rangefinder here.

In regards to speed, the CaddyView was a fraction of a second slower to lock on the pin than the GX-3i, but if we’re worrying over fractions of a second on the golf course, we probably shouldn’t be out there anyways.  I had zero problem locking on to any of the pins, and the FlagSeeking technology worked well and as expected.

The best, and probably most important, part of the performance was the accuracy.  While the Leupold gives a yardage to a tenth of a yard, the CaddyView V2 gives numbers in whole yardages.  With that, the CaddyView V2 gave the same exact whole yardage as the Leupold on short, mid range, and long range pins. Again, while this may be a “budget” rangefinder, the performance didn’t seem to indicate that.

Final Thoughts

The old saying goes that “you get what you pay for.”  In the case of the CadddyTek CaddyView V2 Rangefinder, you get that and a whole lot more.  While I can’t yet speak to the longevity of the device, my initial thoughts tell me that the CadddyView V2 is worth a look.  It packs a ton of the punches like the more expensive units, such as slope and FlagSeeking technology, with a sub-$150 price tag.  While the CaddyView 2 may not have ALL off the bells and whistles of a more expensive device, it definitely provides you more features and performance than the price tag would tell you.

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