Anyone know anything about Minox infrared binoculars sale?

Sunday, April 19th, 2009 at 11:33 pm

Charmine Asked:

I bought a pair of binoculars sale at a jumble at the weekend. I assumed that they were just ordinary binoculars but when I got them home I found that they were marked Infrared Minox. They also say9x27x50mm FULLY COATED 75m/1000M AT 9x.
The lenses are reddy orange. I've tried looking Viagra Online through them and I can't see a great deal at night.
I've looked on the internet and can only find digital infrared which have a light worked by batteries. These don't seem to have any batteries or ON/OFF switch.
Does anyone know anything about these?
Are they any good and how do I use them? I want them for looking at birds in my garden during the day really but if I could use them at night that would be a bonus.

Reply:

Hi, These are not night vision binoculars sale. True night vision devices will always need some sort of power source. The 9x27x50 is the designation and means 9 times magnification, zooming to 27 times magnification, with a 50 mm objective lens (the front lens, not the eyepiece). The 75m/1000m at 9x means that at 9 times magnification you will have a field of view of 75 metres when looking at something 1000 metres away. Fully coated means that all glass elements have been coated to reduce reflections and maximise the amount of light captured. Coatings can be various colours, and the red coatings like yours has are usually used to improve visibility when it is a bit hazy and during early evening. The large objective lens will also aid use when light levels are beginning to get low ie early evening. I don't know about your particular brand, but it sounds as if they will be fine for what you want them for. However, the zoom facility might not be of much use and will probably reduce the light captured and picture quality. For more information visit my website. Hope this helps.