I agree radios would be cheaper, and more flexible too.
"the LightSpeed technology transmits voices in the
field of view of the binoculars up to a distance of 2.5 kilometers"
I take this to mean that it's strictly line of sight only, that it doesn't use
radio waves, but light (maybe not visible light), to communicate. I can't see
that being any advantage to a birder, but it may be to the military who don't
want others to detect their presence or to jam their signals. You may not be
able to even transmit through a bush if you're just metres away.
"Even data such as text or images can be fed in via the
USB port and transmitted at a rate of up to 1 Mbps"
I take that to mean that it CAN transmit images, but again I don't know how
much use that would be to birders. No mention of any inbuilt camera in that
press release, and that's what would be most useful to us. Such binoculars are
available, but I've not seen any that are built into binoculars that I would
buy.
Peter Shute
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
> On Behalf Of Carl Clifford
> Sent: Wednesday, 22 December 2010 10:58 AM
> To: Nathan Waugh
> Cc:
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Leica New Digital Binoculars - name?
>
> Hi Nathan,
>
> Unfortunately the Leica Geovid Lux 8x56 is voice only communication.
> Also by using light (light wave radio as Leica calls it) the
> carrier
> (similar to most remote controls), I don't know how it would go in
> wooded or hilly country. I think you might be better buying a
> pair of
> handheld CB radios. You would get quite a bit of change from $9000
> doing that. I have pasted below the relevant section from Leica's
> press release from January '09.
>
> LEICA GEOVID LUX 8x56 binoculars: the lightwave telephone
> No pie in the sky: The LEICA GEOVID LUX 8x56 combines precise optics
> with efficient
> lightwave radio. A small electronics unit on the housing and a
> sophisticated system of prisms
> inside enable a totally new form of audiovisual
> communication. Besides
> viewing distant
> objects, the user of these binoculars can also talk to other
> binocular
> users via a headset.
> Using light waves, the LightSpeed technology transmits voices in the
> field of view of the
> binoculars up to a distance of 2.5 kilometers -
> crystal-clear, without
> any interference, day and
> night. Even data such as text or images can be fed in via the
> USB port
> and transmitted at a
> rate of up to 1 Mbps. The development has evolved from a cooperation
> arrangement with the
> well-known electronics development company Torrey Pines Logic from
> California/USA.
> This form of tap-proof communication offers special police and
> military units a wealth of
> tactical advantages. The extremely compact yet powerful LEICA GEOVID
> LUX 8x56 has further
> application potential in hunting, industry and rescue services.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Carl Clifford
>
>
> On 20/12/2010, at 5:39 PM, Nathan Waugh wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I was just recently told by a local camera shop in Perth of a
> new set of
> Digital binoculars that Leica has released (definitely Leica
> according
> to
> the Shop owner). They are apparently sold as a pair for around $9000.
> Expensive I know, but the bins supposedly were linked via some sort of
> bluetooth type technology. Meaning another person (with the
> other set of
> bins) some distance away is able to see what you see (LIVE), through
> your
> binoculars.
>
> The bins also have an inbuilt SD card and can take digital photos.
>
> It seemed like some sort of dream to me. But when I tried to track
> them down
> online I couldn't find a whisper of them.
>
> They are apparently army and police issue but the public can
> apparently buy
> them also.
>
> Can anyone help point me in the right direction to look into these
> more? I
> feel like I've tried everywhere looking.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Nathan Waugh
>
> Perth, WA
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