Re: IR light meter (preview scope)

["chaz quality72" <quality72@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Found this in the Infrared Mailinglist Archive
http://www.pauck.de/archive/mailinglist/infrared/infrared.html

It might help you.

the best preview of the Wood effect is obtained by using a cheap
night vision scope (1st Gen is fine) together with an opaque IR
filter (and a lens with aperture to keep the scope from burning in).
You'd be amazed about the effect!

>
>Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2000 18:16:19 PST
>From: "Jon Witsell" <wfc27@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: Re: IR light meter (preview scope)
>
> >******************************************************************
> >Yes, I read that article as well. I enjoyed the photographs, but found 
>that
> >the author is a bit extreme in expenses for preview devices. He suggests
> >purchasing a night scope for previewing IR. This is not a bad idea, 
>except
> >that one runs $1500 U.S.!
>
>I looked at a few night vision scopes on the net and was thinking of 
>finding
>this one and testing it out:
>
>http://www.nightowloptics.com/products/nocx2.htm
>
>I think this can be purchased for about $250-300
>
>It has a 18 degree field of view, which was the largest that I had found.
>Has anyone else tried a night vision scope for IR preview?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Jon

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