New scope zooms and focuses at the push of a button

[Aloha_Shooter]

That thing is going to be HUGE for photography and video. The patent for this is going to MINT money ...

[hollohas]

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]

Yes, they mount the zoom switches on the handguard so the shooter can adjust without moving his/her hands.

[Madeinhb]

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]

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]

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.