Re: SS 5-20 x50 HD Illuminated Reticle
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Irrigator</div><div class="ubbcode-body">That is interesting to know. I must of received a "Super" Super Sniper scope because my whole reticle lights up.</div></div> That's just the illumination bleeding into the rest of the reticle, and only happens when it set on the higher levels. Mine does the same but only when set on a level that I likely will never use. I prefer a nice soft illumination and not much on the top end.
SWFA commented on it earlier in LL's review thread when the scope was first released.
ETA: Here is SWFA's comments from
this thread:
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SWFA</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Bad news guys.
Actually only the center dot is supposed to illuminate. Illumination is achieved by shooting light through the edge of the reticle and anything that is etched will refract the light passing through the glass and illuminate. The reason you are seeing what appears to be the entire reticle illuminating is due to the fact that the rest of the reticle is laid on top of the glass and the light is hitting the edge of a raised surface of the actual reticle pattern. The circuit board in the prototype was adjusted to be brighter than necessary making the issue more pronounced than it should be. This only happens when the illumination is turned up in a low light setting and to avoid it you simply turn the illumination down to a lower level.
There are many limitation involved when designing an illuminated reticle that keep us from doing many of the things that people are suggesting. Parts of the reticle that are to be illuminated have a different set of rules applied to them than non illuminated portions and getting both to blend is challenging. There are also manufacturing challenges involved with FFP reticles that limit the design and execution of the reticle pattern that SFP reticles do not have to worry about. The largest limiting factor however is the fact that the minimum width of illuminated portions is quite a bit larger than the minimum width of non illuminated portions and there has to be a sizeable gap between illuminated and non illuminated portions.
We tried many variations in regards to what was illuminated and they all drastically changed the dynamic of the reticle. We are working on new techniques that will allow us to do more in the future.
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