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<blockquote data-quote="ArizonaWildernessHunter" data-source="post: 856559" data-attributes="member: 62354"><p>I have the same issue seeing the red reticles on rangefinders. My colorblindness is different than most red-green colorblindness according to the tests since sometimes I will see both numbers depending on the lighting. The worst one I have tried is the newer leupold. Cannot event see it at all if it is sunny out. You might want to try out a Leica rangefinder. They look orange to me and I can see these the best among the red LEDs. It is still tough on a very sunny day. Best thing is to try out a bunch on a sunny day and hopefully you don't drive the optics guy crazy walking back and forth to go outside. Think the black readouts degraded the image quality so they stopped using them. This may not be the case but I know that the rangefinders with black never looked as clear as the red ones as far as optic quality. Not sure if it was a glass thing due to the brand of the rangefinder or the nature of the readout generating method. </p><p> </p><p>One trick I have used on a couple rangefinders is to keep my hand towards the front of the rangefinder. If the reading stays for a few seconds after releasing the button you can move your pinky, ring, and middle fingers (or sometimes just you pinky and ring finger) over the lense just long enough to make it dark enough to see the reading. </p><p> </p><p>On some rangefinders you can just move the rangefinder up and down a little and the change in angle of the light will happen long enough to see the read out better. Not sure if this tricks the sensor for brightness or if it is in the lenses themselves. I first discovered this with a red dot scope my dad bought years ago. This method does not always work but will sometimes depending the lighting. </p><p> </p><p>I wish they would use a different color but was told that a red LED lasts the longest since it generates the least heat. Heard a rumor that zeiss may use purple/violet light in the future like some of the bow sights. Of course my bow sight light looks blue to me since I cannot see the red wavelength very well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ArizonaWildernessHunter, post: 856559, member: 62354"] I have the same issue seeing the red reticles on rangefinders. My colorblindness is different than most red-green colorblindness according to the tests since sometimes I will see both numbers depending on the lighting. The worst one I have tried is the newer leupold. Cannot event see it at all if it is sunny out. You might want to try out a Leica rangefinder. They look orange to me and I can see these the best among the red LEDs. It is still tough on a very sunny day. Best thing is to try out a bunch on a sunny day and hopefully you don't drive the optics guy crazy walking back and forth to go outside. Think the black readouts degraded the image quality so they stopped using them. This may not be the case but I know that the rangefinders with black never looked as clear as the red ones as far as optic quality. Not sure if it was a glass thing due to the brand of the rangefinder or the nature of the readout generating method. One trick I have used on a couple rangefinders is to keep my hand towards the front of the rangefinder. If the reading stays for a few seconds after releasing the button you can move your pinky, ring, and middle fingers (or sometimes just you pinky and ring finger) over the lense just long enough to make it dark enough to see the reading. On some rangefinders you can just move the rangefinder up and down a little and the change in angle of the light will happen long enough to see the read out better. Not sure if this tricks the sensor for brightness or if it is in the lenses themselves. I first discovered this with a red dot scope my dad bought years ago. This method does not always work but will sometimes depending the lighting. I wish they would use a different color but was told that a red LED lasts the longest since it generates the least heat. Heard a rumor that zeiss may use purple/violet light in the future like some of the bow sights. Of course my bow sight light looks blue to me since I cannot see the red wavelength very well. [/QUOTE]
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