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The website you are looking at is sort of a “OpticsThoughts 2.0″, although as far as look at feel goes, it should not be a major difference from the original site. That having been said, we did change the backend for the site and, hopefully, it will be a bit easier to maintain.
Most of the material here is on the subject of sporting optics: riflescopes, binoculars and spotters. We will occasionally add some general musing on the firearms, knives and whatever else occupies my mind at that particular time. Since my day job is in electro-optics and digital imaging, I will also add some camera gear recommendation here and there.
I started out this site primarily to have a venue for my thoughts on sporting optics, but it has expanded some. Aside from writing about things that interest me, I also serve as a editor for others whose work appears here.
If you want to know more about how this site came to be and he are the people behind it, look into “About Opticsthoughts” on your right.
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Thanks for visiting!
ILya Koshkin
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I was fortunate enough to be able to test this scope pretty early on and to say that I like it would be a major understatement. I have posted the review on OpticsTalk for the time being: http://www.opticstalk.com/vortex-razor-gen-2-4527x56_topic39586.html I will likely make a few minor edits and then I will also post the article here [...]
Written by ILya Koshkin, 2/24/2014 Before I get started with this, I have to make a confession: I do not know all that much about pocket guns. I live in California and getting a concealed carry license where I live is about as likely as winning a lottery. Now that I think about it, winning [...]
One of the things that has been frustrating me recently is the fact that most low range variable scopes that are intended for AR carbines are a bit on the heavy side. They typically weigh somewhere in the 16 to 22 ounce range. A decent single piece mount adds a few more ounces and by [...]
I have been so focused on riflescopes lately that I neglected the other optical devices that I originally promised to keep looking at. Here is an article on three binoculars that I spent considerable amount of time using side-by-side with each other. http://opticsthoughts.com/?page_id=1289 ILya
Daniel Defense tried to place a SuperBowl ad. NFL denied it claiming that it does not fit their (self-imposed) advertising guidelines. Here is the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQLQxnOZmvc I am not a football fan, so my opinion really does not matter. However, for those of you who are, what say you? As far as I am [...]
Another article series I decided to start a while back is on miniature red dot sights. The first section is up: http://opticsthoughts.com/?page_id=1237 ILya
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I faced an unusual question on camera selection a few days ago, so I decided to step away from scope testing for a day or so and put down some thoughts on cameras. Let me know what you think: http://opticsthoughts.com/?page_id=1223 ILya
As behind as I am on my current batch of articles, I still keep on looking at new stuff to look at. A couple of days ago, I got a package from Vortex with some loaner equipment that I was curious about. By and large, I want to step away from the uber-expensive stuff for [...]
I guess this is my Q&A day… Here is another question that just arrived here from a gentleman I have exchanged e-mails with before on other projects: I am looking to put a scope on my newly acquired (though experienced) Kimber Montana 8400 in 300 WSM. This is a light rifle I will be using [...]