BrittanyGulden
Newly Enlightened
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- Nov 3, 2011
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Lately I have been messing around with my Video Cam. The "Night Shot" is of poor quality on it, so I began to make my own IR by using multiple L.E.D. Lights. This works great, but ONLY for "shorter distances." I than began using using "Reflectors" from various flashlights as a way to "beam out & focus" the "light" at greater distances. This works great, but only to a certain distance. Bottom line is, having 25+ L.E.D.'s W/ fixed reflectors mounted off my small handheld video cam just wasn't practical.
Anyways, I was than introduced into "Thermal Vision" (the other type of night vision). I just took the IR screen attached to my CCD behind my Cam Lense off and replaced it with a Negative screen and BAM Thermal Vision!
Let's get to the point, I want to apply "Night Vision" to my rifle scope. I COULD use IR & the "L.E.D. Method" but the problem is Infrared filters just make it so you can see low levels of near infrared present whens theres a natural source (like moonlight OR starlight) It does NOT amplify them.
The only way to detect invisible frequencies is to use a senor such as a camera to detect, amplify & re-project those images into your eyes.
And, remember this is going to be applied to a rifle scope so "amplification" is vital. My rifle is set for 250 YRDS, so I need it to poke out there quite a ways.
So the question how to amplify?
Let's re-cap on IR screens. I just want to make sure I have this down. An IR screen is basically a series of colored screens to block what ______________________? Is it portion of the spectrum? I know with IR, it works by collecting tiny amounts of light, including the lower portion of the spectrum. Basically its just blue and red film screens stacked atop eachother right? What do they "block out?"
Anyways, On to another thing. Cross Airs/Reticals?! MOST scopes do not come with illuminated cross airs so in theory, I would think that it'd be difficult to see the cross airs evan when using "Night Vision." I take it this has a lot to do with whether or not you mount the Night Vision before OR after your scope?
What I have seen in the passed is people actually DITCHING their Cross Airs/Reticals and heading with an Infrared Laser. Now, there is no scope in play here. Its basically just a screen/monitor/lense that allows you to view "infrared." In this case, the Infrared Laser. In this case, the laser actually becomes your "cross airs/reticals" and that is how you aim. Cool thing about this is that ONLY YOU can see the Laser since it's Infrared, but you have to view it through some sort of screen/monitor.
...Now sighting one of these things in would be interesting lol. You would have to do it in the dark!
Another thing I have seen with the Screen/Monitor is a Range Finder. Most Range Finders use a "Laser" set up in a triangular configuration to figure out distance. There is a mathematical equation to figure this. Wouldn't it be Bada** to set this up on a rifle and have the distance project into your screen/lense/monitor!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hell yeah it would!
Your laser would be would extend out from your monitor and onto your target than reflect back to another type of Cam located above your monitor and than a signal would be sent to your monitor to calculate distance. I assume this would be a digital read. I have seen many DIY LCD screens and I don't think It'd be too hard to mount a small Chip in the stock of your rifle to figure compute distance
Any input?
Thanks Guys!
Anyone know how to achieve this? It would be nice to ditch using natural light (starlight/moonlight) and head with a "newer generation"
Anyways, I was than introduced into "Thermal Vision" (the other type of night vision). I just took the IR screen attached to my CCD behind my Cam Lense off and replaced it with a Negative screen and BAM Thermal Vision!
Let's get to the point, I want to apply "Night Vision" to my rifle scope. I COULD use IR & the "L.E.D. Method" but the problem is Infrared filters just make it so you can see low levels of near infrared present whens theres a natural source (like moonlight OR starlight) It does NOT amplify them.
The only way to detect invisible frequencies is to use a senor such as a camera to detect, amplify & re-project those images into your eyes.
And, remember this is going to be applied to a rifle scope so "amplification" is vital. My rifle is set for 250 YRDS, so I need it to poke out there quite a ways.
So the question how to amplify?
Let's re-cap on IR screens. I just want to make sure I have this down. An IR screen is basically a series of colored screens to block what ______________________? Is it portion of the spectrum? I know with IR, it works by collecting tiny amounts of light, including the lower portion of the spectrum. Basically its just blue and red film screens stacked atop eachother right? What do they "block out?"
Anyways, On to another thing. Cross Airs/Reticals?! MOST scopes do not come with illuminated cross airs so in theory, I would think that it'd be difficult to see the cross airs evan when using "Night Vision." I take it this has a lot to do with whether or not you mount the Night Vision before OR after your scope?
What I have seen in the passed is people actually DITCHING their Cross Airs/Reticals and heading with an Infrared Laser. Now, there is no scope in play here. Its basically just a screen/monitor/lense that allows you to view "infrared." In this case, the Infrared Laser. In this case, the laser actually becomes your "cross airs/reticals" and that is how you aim. Cool thing about this is that ONLY YOU can see the Laser since it's Infrared, but you have to view it through some sort of screen/monitor.
...Now sighting one of these things in would be interesting lol. You would have to do it in the dark!
Another thing I have seen with the Screen/Monitor is a Range Finder. Most Range Finders use a "Laser" set up in a triangular configuration to figure out distance. There is a mathematical equation to figure this. Wouldn't it be Bada** to set this up on a rifle and have the distance project into your screen/lense/monitor!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hell yeah it would!
Your laser would be would extend out from your monitor and onto your target than reflect back to another type of Cam located above your monitor and than a signal would be sent to your monitor to calculate distance. I assume this would be a digital read. I have seen many DIY LCD screens and I don't think It'd be too hard to mount a small Chip in the stock of your rifle to figure compute distance
Any input?
Thanks Guys!
Anyone know how to achieve this? It would be nice to ditch using natural light (starlight/moonlight) and head with a "newer generation"