[msds]

Kinda a weird list; in my experience with hanging around lots of shops, it goes Mitutoyo 500-196-30 (non-IP67), Mitutoyo 500-752-20 (IP67), followed by a long tail of everything else.

[etrautmann]

yep, exactly my experience. I've almost never seen non Mitutoyo calipers anywhere that's not a personal/hobby shop

[mc32]

Yes by and large, but the Starretts are no chopped liver. They make lots of precision instruments.

[teh_klev]

Adam Booth, abom79 on YouTube appears to swear by his Starrett collection of instruments. I've also never seen him use a digital calibration/measuring tool, everything is precision mechanical.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdtolQ6acak

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRB9SXSYZ2Q

[Blackthorn]

I've seem him use the Aventor brand from Shars of digital calipers.

[teh_klev]

Ah, ok, fair enough. If I could I'd edit to say "less often". I didn't think, in my five or so years of watching his work, I'd seen a digital caliper set in his hands.

[walterbell]

Starrett models may vary by manufacturing origin, USA vs global/China.

[gorgoiler]

I think you are saying that:

Mitutoyo are the best.

When you’ve visited professional shops they use Mitutoyo tools.

When you’ve visited hobbyist shops they are always using substandard (non Mitutoyo) tools.

Did I parse you correctly?

[dTal]

I'm glad I wasn't the only one who struggled a bit with the triple negative.

[feet]

I even have one for home use, they're wonderful