Yukon Photon

[Davyo]

Why are so many people getting rid of this unit within weeks of buying them.I know there was a few trying to make a small profit with brand new units due to the waiting lists.But there seems to be a trend of people not getting to grips with them or are they just not giving it time to get used to it.Why also is it that people are having to spend x amount on add ons . Surely the unit should be good enough straight out of the box.If I were in the market for one of these units I think I'd be having second thoughts.

[ant.mass]

because they not as good as they thought

[matone]

Being cynical,perhaps there was a lot of hype about a product which was deliberately made hard to get,thus creating

an eager market !

Great marketing idea .

[Boristhedog]

I'm not sure that it is that many being sold. Given the numbers that have been bought from dozens of shops across the country the few that appear for resale is probably not that high a percentage of original sales. Just a thought.

 

 

[soulboy1957]

depends what nv you expect for £400,they are excellent for the money at rimfire ranges,and with a doubler great on a fox gun.

I have taken over 20 foxes in the last month with mine on a cz527 in .222.

Photon £400,doubler and adaptor £120,T20 ir illuminator £55 =£575, for a digital nv set up,thats cheap.

Yes it does take some fiddling to set up but once its done its great .

[Luckyshot]

depends what nv you expect for £400,they are excellent for the money at rimfire ranges,and with a doubler great on a fox gun.

I have taken over 20 foxes in the last month with mine on a cz527 in .222.

Photon £400,doubler and adaptor £120,T20 ir illuminator £55 =£575, for a digital nv set up,thats cheap.

Yes it does take some fiddling to set up but once its done its great .

 

Hit the nail on the head, alot of people expected a perfect nv for £400 that will do everything. As if, you get what you pay for , they are very good with the extras fitted and still well under the the price of similar tubed units,.

[happyshooter]

 

Hit the nail on the head, alot of people expected a perfect nv for £400 that will do everything. As if, you get what you pay for , they are very good with the extras fitted and still well under the the price of similar tubed units,.

Hi LS , your post is spot on, for the money the photon is pretty good,,

atb brian

[snow white]

tried mine last night took some getting used to at first but great after I think people are expecting more out of it but for £400

[soulboy1957]

And a 30mm hole cut into the doubler lens cap reduces the "fussy" focus issue, I.e. no need to re focus between 50-150 yards.

 

The blue tinted filter and rubber holder from a Logan 6v gun light fits perfectly on the eyepiece of the photon and really takes the glare out and cleans up the picture.

[snow white]

And a 30mm hole cut into the doubler lens cap reduces the "fussy" focus issue, I.e. no need to re focus between 50-150 yards.

 

The blue tinted filter and rubber holder from a Logan 6v gun light fits perfectly on the eyepiece of the photon and really takes the glare out and cleans up the picture.

hi can you please tell me where I can get tinted filter and rubber holder from .thank tony

Edited December 18, 2013 by snow white

[soulboy1957]

I simply cut a 30mm hole in the doubler flip up cover.

The logun filter and rubber cap is off an old Logun Gun lamp i had,it just happens to fit perfectly.

[Dave-G]

And a 30mm hole cut into the doubler lens cap reduces the "fussy" focus issue, I.e. no need to re focus between 50-150 yards.

 

The blue tinted filter and rubber holder from a Logan 6v gun light fits perfectly on the eyepiece of the photon and really takes the glare out and cleans up the picture.

As explained in my video here, click the YouTube tab to read the text and use their bandwidth;

 

[Merlin64]

I added one of Dave's filters and I have to say the focus has improved a great deal on mine.The focus fussy issue has resolved to a much better depth of field . I was able to see the rabbit shape clearly and with no eye shine, halo either .I used just the inbuilt IR , without my pulsar 805 as extra and it performed well . I was in two minds to sell mine but im keeping it now thanks to the filter . Great bit of kit I think , but now I got to get a Yukon recorder , to get it all on film .Better wait till after xmas see if there are any sales on.

[activeviii]

And a 30mm hole cut into the doubler lens cap reduces the "fussy" focus issue, I.e. no need to re focus between 50-150 yards.

 

The blue tinted filter and rubber holder from a Logan 6v gun light fits perfectly on the eyepiece of the photon and really takes the glare out and cleans up the picture.

 

 

You dont need to cut a 30mm hole in the doubler cap, it already has 2 holes.

 

one 2mm hole for day time and if you look close you can pop the 20mm hole out. easy.hehe.

also, with the yukon doubler on, focus to the best picture you can and then fine tune the doubler lens. it will only be a tiny amount of unscrewing. once you have it bang on you will see the nut shape part of the lens is a locking ring and unscrews from the main body of the lens. once you have the lens in its right position you just lock it on to the spacer by turning just the locking ring.

 

 

i search with cap up to give the big eye shine and then when getting on target i pull the cap down to sharpen the image.

 

 

 

I bought a leupold last month to go on a rifle. im now going to sell the leupold and buy an other photon.

[snow white]

hi lads I have put a infared t20 on my photon but I have got a diagonal line a cross image can some body tell me how to get it of thanks for looking

[activeviii]

the line is because the back focus is right on the money and good. the answer is to de tune. or just twist the front bezel a small amount until the line fades out. the line is the contact wire on the LED.

[Alan Maughan]

The line could be the edge of you beam when it is square and fully focused or as already been said the wires of the led showing. Make sure your torch is pointing to where your scope is looking, this is best done with it fully focused and pointing at wall 15yds away, you should easily see the LED impression through the scope, just make sure it's in the middle of your sight picture then due focus it very slightly to get rid of the lines.

 

Don't just take it for granted that your beam will be in the same place as your torch is looking at 50yds plus, it can often be out and refocusing the torch too much just robs you of distance. An adjustable torch mount is the best way to ensure torch to scope alignment.

Edited December 25, 2013 by Alan Maughan

[activeviii]

The line in the middle is the line in the centre of the led. not the outside but the centre