PARD008LRF Hints & Tips part#3

[@dodgyass11]

mate, your work is so helpful cheers. looks like ill go the new pard ds35 hopefully alot of what youve learned from the 008 will be relevant

[@RussDouglas222]

Thank-you, glad it's helped you. 👏 I hope to review the new Pard DS35 once Sportsman Gun Centre have received and checked them over. 🤝 Looking forward to it! 🕺🏻 Thanks for watching (and feel free to share), cheers. Russ

[@therattyfire5468]

Thanks for highlighting this Russ, although to be honest it's not something that would annoy me but once it's pointed out I think it would be good to be able to have the option to choose. I wouldn't be too worried about the extra run time on the videos Russ as they are invaluable to the novice and expert alike. Many thanks. ATB... BILLY.

[@norfolksquirreller]

Another informative video, look forward to the next video exploring the world of IR illuminators.

[@RussDouglas222]

Thank-you that man and thanks for letting me show your channel to help illustrate the ratio issue. 👍🏻

[@Lij_MC]

​@@RussDouglas222 do you find the screen distortion to still be an issue with the newer nv008s units?

[@RussDouglas222]

@@Lij_MC I haven't owned an 008S since the DS35 came along, but I didn't find the 008S had the same distortion as earlier 008, e.g. the 008p. Thanks for watching, cheers. Russ

[@jimcodie7482]

Good information again Russ, some top tips keep them coming

[@RussDouglas222]

Thanks Jim glad you're finding it useful. 👍🏻 Was only going to be a five minute screen ratio quickie & turned into half an hour. 🙉🙊🙊 I'll try to vary the next few, cheers. Russ

[@ianashton886]

A bit late asking questions here but I only just ordered a Pard 008 LRFwhich I’m waiting to turn up, hopefully very soon now. Am concerned about my night vision being compromised after looking through the Pard but wondering whether ND filters might be a better option than coloured filters. They are commonly used in photography to reduce exposure and come in various levels of a grey tint. Just curious if you tried this as an option ? Cheers.

[@RussDouglas222]

Sorry Ian I'm not aware of 'ND' filters? I'm going to use a green 37mm lens myself within the 'bellows' of the eyecup, any time I feel my vision is being compromised. Cheers. Russ

[@ianashton886]

RussDouglas 222 Thanks replying Russ. Just got an email confirming my Pard is arriving tomorrow so I’m going to give a Neutral Density filter a try. If that doesn’t work out I’ll give green a go. Great hints and tips from yourself and Bruce on the channel which really helped me make the decision to go for the Pard. Must be a lot of work putting the videos together and it’s much appreciated. Cheers, Ian.

[@ultrapestcontrol7485]

Hi Russ, any chance you can convince bruce to do a video on how to move the laser splash to horizontal on the rangefinder please, im sure a lot of people would be interested

[@RussDouglas222]

I'll have a look, I did take some photos when he worked on mine, but will decide how best to report on it with what I have. Will speak to Bruce. 👍🏻

[@RussDouglas222]

We'll try to do this on Sunday. 🤞🏻👍🏻

[@DODGE782]

Hi Russ , not able to view my footage ! Any tips to what I'm doing wrong ? Great info by the way many thanks dodge

[@RussDouglas222]

Hi Paul thank-you. 👍🏻 Is your PARD not downloading to the memory card, or you can't get it off the card? I use high-speed 128GB microSD cards in both of mine.

[@DODGE782]

RussDouglas 222 hi russ , I’m hoping it’s recording, red circle, numbers counting up etc , will try different micro sd like the ones you run cheers pal many thanks for quick response “ hope you’re back gets better soon “. Dodge

[@RussDouglas222]

@@DODGE782 There's no internal memory that I know-of, so it must have a card in the slot on the side. Good luck -and thanks very much. 👍🏻 Cheers. Russ

[@Scott-cu4ol]

Thank you. I have my pard 008 lrf set up on my texan 457. The instruction manual is terrible. do you have a link to a video that clearly shows how each button works and how many times they have to be pushed to change different functions of the scope? Thank you. Scott

[@RussDouglas222]

My pleasure Scott, the full 008LRF manual can be downloaded here: drive.google.com/file/d/1JA7l4TSsMRzMW1aoXfYn9IiE-Jh0uIbP/view?usp=drivesdk Also are you using the up to date v.1.25 firmware, if not I can email you that with instructions? [e-mail] Cheers. Russ

[@Scott-cu4ol]

RussDouglas 222 thank you 🙏🏻

[@RussDouglas222]

@@Scott-cu4ol Happy to help, so is your 008LRF already running firmware v1.25? Cheers. Russ

[@Scott-cu4ol]

RussDouglas 222 Thank you. I’ll check it out and let you know. What is the best memory card that I should order for it?

[@RussDouglas222]

@@Scott-cu4ol Any decent quality household names should be cool, I'd go for a couple of high-speed 32GB Sandisk (or similar). 👌 Cheers. Russ

[@Shootingintheshires91]

Hi Russ, I have recently bought the 008LRF and love it. One quick question, when zooming into 13x I partially lose the laser range finder figure. For example if something is 100meters away, I will see the '1' but the '00' is not visible. Do you know of anyway to fix this? Thanks in advance.

[@RussDouglas222]

Hi Sam it's very cool kit isn't it? 👍🏻 Hmm when not zoomed: have you moved/'zeroed' the LRF aiming box to coincide with the LRF laser splash (at night / in overcast conditions) -at your chosen zero distance? The onscreen LRF aiming box can be moved via the menu as covered in the manual, written by Bruce. What wasn't covered (and might invalidate your warranty) is that the LRF splash itself can be re-directed, this has been covered on the UK NV forum and is a bit lengthy. Cheers. Russ

[@stevewalters8714]

Now I can’t unsee the horizontal distortion 😂. What video editing software do you use?

[@RussDouglas222]

You and me both Steve, I'm amazed it doesn't bug everyone but glad I'm not alone (sorry not sorry). :D I use Videopad, where I can either pre-process all raw videos to correct the screen ratio before editing, or add a 'ratio correction' effect (from 16:9 back to 4:3) to individual scenes during editing. Cheers. Russ

[@thediscman123]

I think the two black lines each side bug me more than the slightly oval circles but thats just me

[@RussDouglas222]

Each to their own Tim, hopefully we'll get a firmware update to let us choose. 👍🏻

[@dustyboyer5623]

Greetings brother pard user's I just received my 008lrf scope. Does any of you know where i can buy the 18650 3.7v 3200 replacement batterys.

[@RussDouglas222]

Greetings Dusty, Bruce always recommends genuine Panasonics or Samsungs, but I recently bought some yellow flat-tops from Torchy, so they're hi-vis if dropped at night... www.torchy.co.uk/product-category/batteries-2/icr-batteries-for-torches-etc/18650-batteries-icr-batteries-for-torches-etc/ Cheers. Russ

[@dustyboyer5623]

@@RussDouglas222 thanks so much for your reply. I will get in touch with these people.

[@ianmelia4554]

Why can I not find custom rifle scope? Have they shut their site down?

[@RussDouglas222]

Hi Ian, they renamed their website - now customhunting.ecwid.com Cheers. Russ

[@ianmelia4554]

@@RussDouglas222 thanks russ keep up the great vids.👍

[@RussDouglas222]

@@ianmelia4554 Many thanks Ian, am overdue to get more out - will hopefully finish two very soon. Cheers. Russ

[@Wolverineverminshooting]

I know what you mean about the aspect ratio, I will do my next one in 4.3 see if theres any difference. Great video russ👍

[@RussDouglas222]

Phew I'm not the only one then. 🤣 Thanks bud. Cheers. Russ

[@marksharp1443]

Hi can you tell me if you have had a chance to try the eye filter at all? Thanks Mark

[@RussDouglas222]

Morning Mark, sorry hoping to prioritise testing the Thermal scope on rats this weekend first. R

[@marksharp1443]

RussDouglas 222 ok thanks anyway

[@petersimon3066]

Hi Russ Hopefully you are on the mend, tried a red lolly rapper last night and it worked very well! No eye strain at all, have ordered a 37mm red lens. I think Russ, you will like the results.

[@RussDouglas222]

Thanks very much Peter that's great to know. 👍🏻 I'm hoping to get the results today, then will chase them for progress. 🤞🏻🤞🏻 Cheers. Russ

[@dancrawford2690]

Is the built in ir not good enough on it's own?

[@RussDouglas222]

It's good, but only out to 150m (though it spots eyeshine considerably further), so if you want to extend shooting range and also extend battery life - add external IR. Cheers. Russ

[@petersimon3066]

Hi Russ How did the colour lens work ?

[@RussDouglas222]

Sorry Peter I've not had chance to properly try these lenses in the field, have had some physical issues I'm trying to resolve right now. Cheers. Russ

[@petersimon3066]

@@RussDouglas222 Keep me informed Russ, I just may have to get some and try them. The glare is hard after a few hours! I find. I hope the physical issues get sorted and you get up and going again. Some look at their circumstances!some look up and are profoundly changed. God bless you Russ.

[@khairunszabadi9937]

any know anying about the new update

[@RussDouglas222]

Which update do you mean? R

[@matfff]

Spend a few more quid and buy the wicked mount, QR and better built.

[@RussDouglas222]

What does that weigh all-in with an IR torch?

[@matfff]

RussDouglas 222 The mount is 160g

[@mchughcb]

@@matfff Do you have a link?

[@matfff]

mchughcb Yep, here you go, www.scottcountry.co.uk/Day-Optics/scope-mounts-rails-accessories/wicked-gen-3-adjustable-mount/