I have the Geovid Pro and Steiner 1535nm which has a small laser. I usually test on very small targets. Try to find a horizontal and vertical post like a fence and find the edge of the laser. Once you've figured that out on a small target you'll be able to better hit that larger target if indeed the issue is with the laser size.
I know it seemed strange. I found where the laser was in the Vector X last night, about .25 mil high and left, and I know where the Geovid Pro is already. I've tried in ULM and LRF mode on the Vector X and it doesn't seem to make a difference on that building specifically. I'll be at a local match this weekend that I'll be testing the Vector X and Geovid Pro on hitting steel plates surrounded by bushes and skylined and that's where I fully expect the Vector X to shine vs the Geovid Pro.
I know you’re talking about the Vectronix, but as far as the Leica goes, don’t think the glass you look through has a film or filter on it. This is because the LRF module sits outside of the bino, in the middle. I don’t think there’s a sensor inside the barrels.
There's going to be a coating of some kind in the barrel where the display is, but I'm sure not having the laser in that same location helps with not needing extra coatings or something.
Oh yeah, forgot about the display needing a film for legibility. Good catch.
looks like a little glue smudge. Can see it pretty clearly when actually looking thru the binos. Distorts the readout by the center. Not sure if it shows up clearly in the pics.
The laser emitter module is outside of the barrels in the Geovid series. I believe this was probably primarily done to aid the process of reticle / laser alignment though it may also decrease the compromises necessary on the coatings of some of the lenses. The laser receiver utilizes the lens system in the right barrel as with most LRF binos. As such, there will need to be specifically coated mirror system or prism facet of some type to divert the return signal into a receiver. There will also be a notch filter in the right barrel for the display. Because the Geovid Pro uses a much brighter segmented LED display, this notch filter can be far less pronounced than any of the notch filters on binos with an OLED based display. That segmented LED display also uses around 20x the electricity of the OLEDs so the Geovid batteries go much quicker.
Yeah, you’re going to have to circle it. I am not sure where you’re looking.View attachment 8506265View attachment 8506266View attachment 8506267They came in and they’ll have to go right back out Lol
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Both clipped into a tripod. I played some more and it's even more strange... The building has two different shades of grey paint on it in vertical stripes. The darker grey doesn't return a reading consistently, but the lighter grey does... I never thought paint color would effect ranging capabilities of a LRF
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They work Great in Wyoming! Ranged horses in solid sun today @ 900-1800 yards off my deck this afternoon. Antelope hunting tomorrow morning, actually leaving my beautiful brand new NL 14’s at home! Good glass, RF alignment with laser is almost perfect.
Honestly, this might be a plus. One worry I have with the direct mount on the binocular main tube is that a lot of force could be applied between the mount and the optic and that could break the tube in a bad situation. Having a failure point in the mount might be a good thing. You have me thinking maybe I switch out the Areal 419 I'm using for the RRA to have that fail safe(r) point.
I’m using the RRS cinch and while not ideal or a real snug fit I feel like because it isn’t hard attached it might be the softest in a hard landing.
I’d rather have the adapter break than the connection on the bino.
I ranged antelope for my wife of 50 years Saturday, Out of 6 resident tags we applied for we were 1/6 - she drew a doe, I was thrilled that she drew, as I have harvested 50-60 myself. I easily ranged a lot of antelope in the bright sunlight with my 10x Vectors 350-700 yards. She laid out the the one @ 350 with a single .308 round with her trusty Ruger Scout with a perfect double lung shot. So far I really like the VX.
I didn't take that first comment as anything other than you being awesome and willing to replace something that you have no obligation to and wanting feedback on it, thank you!
There is a direct comparison of the ranging between the Vector X and the Sig 10k Gen 2 in my Gen 2 Sig 10k review. The same comparison will also be in the Vector X review when I publish that in about two weeks.
I have been thinking a lot about this sense I caught myself absent mindedly using my binoculars to move my probably too tight tripod head as if I was using my rifle to do so. Suddenly, I realized I was pulling on four tiny screws in a $3k magnesium optic body as if it were a rail anchored in a rifle stock. Yikes. Then Tshootz knocked over his tripod and I thought wow, I hadn't even thought of that. Spotting scopes typically have a big reinforced chunk of metal around that mount point. I'm sure there is some reinforcement of the area where the mount attaches to the Vector X but I'm also sure it isn't big or beefy. There should almost certainly be a designed failure point to prevent force applied to the ARCA mount from ripping apart to the magnesium main tube. Tshootz was probably fortunate that your ARCA mount snapped preventing all of the force of the crash from being transmitted into the binoculars. He was doubbly lucky though as that mount is not a designed failure point. While certainly weaker in all directions than the solid Area419 block, it is stronger in some directions than others and a fall a different direction might have ended differently.
In my squad last weekend we had a pair of both. I unfortunately didn't play with the G2 10k as much as I should have, but I will say I did notice a blue tint still compared to the Vector. Absolutely not near as bad as the G1, but it was still noticeable to me. We didn't have any plates over ~800 yards this time, but both binos were able to consistently hit the small plates I ranged on the first few stages of the day.
Had that issue for a version of the kestrel/AB app. As a work around, try typing the negative number in your calculator app then copy & paste the value.
Haven’t heard anything since shit 21 or 22 when they first showed them. Radio silence since.
Well it’s better than the zero yards you get from a kestrel
Because that is 95% of the wind battle even if you are shooting out to a K
Are you saying your laser isn't aligned with the center crosshair? Mine isn't either, in fact mine isn't even very close. It's out between the solid crosshair and the first dot to the left. It's also a bit above the horizontal bar. I'm very disappointed for the price that the laser isn't dead nuts on the crosshair. My 10Ks were very close to middle and you could adjust the reticle if need be. Hell even my Vortex and other cheap ones are usually close enough to be in the big aiming circle most of them use.
