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jhood001
10-24-2014, 19:12
US Special Forces' New Sniper Scope Works Like a Human Eye (http://gizmodo.com/us-special-forces-new-sniper-scope-works-like-a-human-e-1649906438)

Conventional sniper scopes may allow for superlatively long shots (http://gizmodo.com/5828319/the-long-shot-rifle-that-can-drop-a-taliban-fighter-from-15-miles-away) but they are far from perfect, requiring a time-consuming refocusing of the sights should the target (or shooter) have to move position. But with the new RAZAR scope from Sandia National Labs, that refocus is handled almost instantly with the push of a button.


http://gizmodo.com/us-special-forces-new-sniper-scope-works-like-a-human-e-1649906438
RMAC757
10-24-2014, 19:35
That's pretty cool.
flogger
10-24-2014, 20:04
Amazing technology, almost science fiction. Imagine the thermal imager they use it with!
Rooskibar03
10-24-2014, 20:50
http://i1382.photobucket.com/albums/ah253/Rooskibar03/524B638F-ECA7-414D-B5C1-6A33FD655320_zps0e5coumw.jpg (http://s1382.photobucket.com/user/Rooskibar03/media/524B638F-ECA7-414D-B5C1-6A33FD655320_zps0e5coumw.jpg.html)
Irving
10-24-2014, 20:59
So is that like my Bushnell Permafocus binoculars?
jhood001
10-24-2014, 22:27
So is that like my Bushnell Permafocus binoculars?

Yes! Mount them to your rifle and you'll be ahead of the military by at least ten years!
clodhopper
10-25-2014, 16:12
Cameras have been autofocus for decades. What is taking the scope market so long?
Jer
10-25-2014, 18:29
Cameras have been autofocus for decades. What is taking the scope market so long?

Because they sell larger 'cameras' for $3,500+ that have about 1/32 the features and can't make them fast enough to meet demand. Oh, some have very good warranties. [Flower]
OctopusHighball
10-25-2014, 19:59
Cameras have been autofocus for decades. What is taking the scope market so long?

If you watch the vid, this is a far different thing. Cameras will autofocus within the same plane of focus, the new tech is a zoom that is near instant.

Think the sniper rifle zoom in Halo.
Irving
10-25-2014, 22:13
Watched the video. Pretty sweet!
Aloha_Shooter
10-25-2014, 23:07
That thing is going to be HUGE for photography and video. The patent for this is going to MINT money ...
hollohas
10-26-2014, 07:29
I didnt watch the video...Is the zoom button located on the scope? I would think they could use a remote switch mounted on the forward grip just like some of the flashlights...allowing zooming without moving your hands.

Interesting that they used the human eye as inspiration. Nature has gotten a lot of things right and technology seems to benefit when it copies nature.
Aloha_Shooter
10-26-2014, 09:28
Yes, they mount the zoom switches on the handguard so the shooter can adjust without moving his/her hands.
Madeinhb
10-26-2014, 12:54
So this is an add on onto an existing scope or is it a standalone scope? The videos looked like this added to a scope.
Aloha_Shooter
10-26-2014, 16:35
No, the videos show clearly that it is a standalone scope. It uses different optics than most scopes -- instead of changing the distance between lenses to zoom in or out, it changes the curvature of the lens to increase or decrease its power. That was clearly shown and explained in the video.
Jer
10-26-2014, 16:46
No, the videos show clearly that it is a standalone scope. It uses different optics than most scopes -- instead of changing the distance between lenses to zoom in or out, it changes the curvature of the lens to increase or decrease its power. That was clearly shown and explained in the video.

We watched different videos then because the video I saw shows it in front of an ACOG and a HAMR as a supplemental addition for zoom. Not of the demonstration videos showed a reticle so I would assume this is just video shot through the 'optic' itself which needs some sort of a scope for actual reticle.