wymberley Posted May 23, 2015 Report Share Posted May 23, 2015 Just had a bit of a do. A strip in one field had just been re-seeded following the laying of a cable and before letting the stock in the farmer wanted a couple of rabbits that were digging in it sorted while it was just a couple. The first went down in daylight but I had real trouble seeing the second one in the dark which was further away with the red LED which was on mid power. I then saw something with the NV monocular at the nearest of the two and grabbed the rifle but simply couldn't see it. The red on the bare soil seems to produce a 'whiteout' if you see what I mean. I looked again with the NV and that one rabbit had gone. Tried playing with the torch but to no avail everything was just a glare but fine at longer range on the grass. Decided to change the red for a yellow. Before lighting it up I checked the area again with the NV - the second rabbit had gone. Quickly checked the lamp was still aligned. Didn't have to wait more than a few minutes when the culprit, a fox, was back looking for a third helping. It got one. Couldn't believe how the brown earth and the red LED inter-reacted. Has anyone else experienced this or is it just my old eyes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted May 25, 2015 Report Share Posted May 25, 2015 (edited) Well done Wymberley. Not experienced what you have but I do struggle to get good contrast with white led light. A kind of monochrome effect happens for me. Getting old :-( Edited May 25, 2015 by Underdog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-G Posted May 25, 2015 Report Share Posted May 25, 2015 That sounds like the sort of view I got when I was using an MTC Mamba scope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyflier Posted May 25, 2015 Report Share Posted May 25, 2015 Always, always, always had trouble with red "anything" light. I switched to yellow with some superb results, the rabbits sometimes get a little twitchy in the full glare, but in the halo yellow is best in my opinion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted May 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 Thanks, guys. It's good to know it's not just me but I think your last comment, UD, has a ring of truth about it. Think I'll keep the red just for the lighter backgrounds where I don't have the problem - eg on the stubble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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