bullet dodger Posted September 29, 2012 Report Share Posted September 29, 2012 Out last night with the lamp using a red filter, my younger companion was able to spot rabbits easily in the red light but i could not see the reflections cleary enough to shoot. My vision is good but my question is : does the human eye lose its capacity to distinguish images in infra red light as you get older. Had to resort to white light which spooked the bunnies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magman Posted September 29, 2012 Report Share Posted September 29, 2012 The man behind the lamp will spot better than the man behind the gun fact Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeds chimp Posted September 29, 2012 Report Share Posted September 29, 2012 The man behind the lamp will spot better than the man behind the gun fact correct..sure its something to do with the angle of the beam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet dodger Posted September 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2012 Cheers , thats OK then. So long as its not me ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gixer1 Posted September 30, 2012 Report Share Posted September 30, 2012 Myself and my friends always use a standard no filter light. I just don't think the filter is worth the squinting and we still shoot our fair share of fox and rabbits... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.philmypower. Posted September 30, 2012 Report Share Posted September 30, 2012 As magman said Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougy Posted September 30, 2012 Report Share Posted September 30, 2012 Yes as above, Its so annoying sometimes when my lamper keeps saying, "its there" ---- "in the middle of the beam" ------- "next to that bit of thistle stickin up" "are you blind " No but you wil be in a minute, i think he has twigged now though. It is to do with the angle of reflection off the quarry's eye it catches whats called the "tapetum lucidum" its this that causes the eyes to seem to glow in the dark. But stragely enough we humans done have them, hence its difficult to understand why in the past there have been story's of lampers at night falsly shooting people thinking they were valid quarry as there eyes would not have litt up as we say. There you go, see i did learn something in bioligy.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted October 2, 2012 Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 I use an amber filter, which does'nt bother the rabbits or foxes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted October 2, 2012 Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 its still worth getting your eyes tested, mine are fine for day to day things but I think sitting behind a pc doesn't help, had them tested because like you I was struggling under the lamp. Now have glasses for lamping and jobs a goodun not quite what I said when the why do you think you need them question got asked but hey ho didn't think the lack of ability to see rabbits at range would go down well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted October 2, 2012 Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 its still worth getting your eyes tested, mine are fine for day to day things but I think sitting behind a pc doesn't help, had them tested because like you I was struggling under the lamp. Now have glasses for lamping and jobs a goodun not quite what I said when the why do you think you need them question got asked but hey ho didn't think the lack of ability to see rabbits at range would go down well Did they come with filters as an optional extra? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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