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Binastro said:

Image stabilised?

B.

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typo said:

The technical guys doing the demo seemed to think it's primary application would be educational.

David

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John A Roberts said:

In post #3 of the new thread ‘Birdfair 2019’ ( https://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=380056 ), Daniel/ dwatsonbirder showed an image downloaded from Twitter
It’s about a prototype monocular that includes a digital camera that is bluetooth enabled to download images

The original Tweet by Dan Rouse dated 16 August can be found here: https://twitter.com/danerouse?lang=en

As can be from the screen grab, the prototype in its present form is about the size of an SLC x42
As to its prospects or technical details, I couldn’t find any more information


John

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John A Roberts said:

Hi Etudiant,

Although it's described in the Tweet as a prototype, it seems much more likely to be at the proof of concept stage
i.e. to have been assembled from commercial off-the-shelf components to see if and how the idea would work in the field, rather than what it will be like in production
e.g. see here: https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/307454


John

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John A Roberts said:

Hi again Etudient,

As to how Swarovski might develop the monocular, its choices in relation to rangefinder binoculars are interesting

Compared to Zeiss and Leica, the EL Range models give:
- superior optical transmission (see my recent post: https://www.birdforum.net/showpost.php?p=3883587&postcount=19 )
- in the most compact/ traditional roof prism style envelope (albeit with the bulges on the rear), see the attached images
(the Swarovski images are from: https://www.gunmart.net/scopes-and-optics/binoculars/swarovski-8-x-42-el-range ) *

The underlying idea seems to be that, while someone is going to buy a RF binocular for the particular capability, it’s mostly going to be used as any other binocular

John

Thank you for that info and link, I'd no idea that Swaro was even offering a rangefinder glass.
The glass seems like an excellent baby step into the world of opto-electronics for the firm. Plus the design priority of bino first, rangefinder second leads with their strong suit.
Any idea of how well it is selling? Management would probably insist that it perform in the market place before they allow a larger effort.

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John A Roberts said:

Etudiant,
Well not a ‘baby step’ . . .

Swarovski Optik has both a long and extensive history of integrating optics and electronics

A) During the 1970’s and 1980’s
Swarovski produced a series of military grade products specifically for Austrian forces
Items included various periscopes for armoured vehicles and an illuminated collimator sight for artillery use
And also:
- a mounted periscope laser rangefinder, and
- the NS-B monocular night vision device


B) From the mid-1980’s
For at least 35 years Swarovski has offered various commercial products:
198? - ZE-B 610 acoustic sight *
1984 - NS-B monocular NVD (in a different housing to the military version)
1991 - FG1 monocular laser rangefinder
1994 - RF1 monocular laser RF
1995 - NC1 & NC2 monocular NVD’s
1996 - LRS telescopic sight with laser RF
2004 - Laser Guide monocular laser RF
2011 - EL Range binocular laser RF
2017 - dS telescopic sight with laser RF

* dating from the 1980’s to perhaps the early 1990’s, it's a telescopic sight modified so that blind people can participate in target shooting with air rifles!
- see the attached description from here: https://www.gunmart.net/shooting-advice/events/shows/firearms-at-the-northern-shooting-show
- and for more detail see here: https://disabledshooting.org.uk/get...g-disciplines/acoustic-shooting/overview.html

Unsurprisingly, many people are unaware of the earlier products. Since they included state-of-the-art technology, many were very expensive,
and would have been outside the consideration of most individuals. They would have mainly been purchased by organisations - either government or business


C) From 2012
Swarovski Optik has established a new business entity called Swarotec, see: http://www.swarotec.com/en
Under it, Swarovski provides an extensive range of services to businesses:
- see the attached summary
- and for more detail, especially about opto-electronic capabilities, see here: http://www.swarotec.com/en/technologies

For some perspective as to the scale of Swarosvki Optik, its turnover in 2018 was €156 million, and it employs just under 1000 people
And for information about its operations - especially the stress on investment, modernisation and efficiency,
see my post and comments about Swarovski’s recent 70th Anniversary video: https://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=375640



John

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Binastro said:

There are many optical and electronic devices made for military use by firms completely unknown to most binocular users.

If they can be bought by civilians they need a licence, which might only be given to University physics departments or similar.

Some lenses, for instance, are in the million dollar class or more.

Regards,
B.

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