Aimpoint Brightness Issues? Answered

[ST911]

Mine goes to 11.

We can be friends.

[mrbieler]

[RKB Armory]

I've noticed this on the Aimpoints that have come through our shop. It seems odd, to me, to have settings 1-8 be so dim. Is all of that meant just for night vision users?

[teflondog]

I hear you. Thankfully I had four older version T2 with the older (and better) circuitry. I don’t understand why they would make this change as it is a design regression. If I go for another T2 it will be sub 41K S/N which will mean used. 2.5 years and 10 months is quite the difference for the same performance.

That's a good idea. I'm going to try to find a used T2 with a low S/N. Then I can sell my 46K S/N to someone for a good price.

I just got my first Aimpoint micro (though I have used them before) and noticed immediately how dim it is. Below 9 is completely useless.
This is disappointing.

That's how I feel too. The only time setting 8 is usable is when it's very dark and you're not able to see the target. The Comp M5 is worse because it has even less brightness settings and doesn't have setting 9. It jumps straight from setting 8 to setting 10. At least the T2 has setting 9, which is somewhat usable indoors on a cloudy day or at dusk (when it's not dark enough to require a weapon light).

I've noticed this on the Aimpoints that have come through our shop. It seems odd, to me, to have settings 1-8 be so dim. Is all of that meant just for night vision users?

Settings 1 though 4 are night vision settings. Settings 5 through 12 are supposed to all be visible settings but I can barely see setting 6 in a pitch black room. They might as well call setting 5 a night vision setting because I can't see it at all in a pitch black room even when my eyes have already adjusted to the dark.

[chamber143]

I just got my first Aimpoint micro (though I have used them before) and noticed immediately how dim it is. Below 9 is completely useless.
This is disappointing.

I made this point months ago and people told me I was full of it. I sold mine for a70 dollar loss and went back to an EOTech and my t1 which is still awesome as hell

[masakari]

I made this point months ago and people told me I was full of it. I sold mine for a70 dollar loss and went back to an EOTech and my t1 which is still awesome as hell

It's funny because mine is an H2, which means that 3/4 of the settings are completely pointless. I don't understand why they did that.

[officerX]

Got my first T2 today and noticed that settings 1-8 were useless, 9 is barely useable, and 10 or 11 is what I’ll probably always have it on when in use. Kinda disappointed.

[teflondog]

Got my first T2 today and noticed that settings 1-8 were useless, 9 is barely useable, and 10 or 11 is what I’ll probably always have it on when in use. Kinda disappointed.

That's how my T2 is. These are the settings I use:

Setting 9: at night without a weapon light
Setting 10: at night with a weapon light
Setting 11: outside during the day
Setting 12: outside under very bright sun

[DefenderAO]

That's how my T2 is. These are the settings I use:

Setting 9: at night without a weapon light
Setting 10: at night with a weapon light
Setting 11: outside during the day
Setting 12: outside under very bright sun

The older models are literally -1 for all of those settings getting more battery life and the same brightness. A miss from Aimpoint IMO

[officerX]

The older models are literally -1 for all of those settings getting more battery life and the same brightness. A miss from Aimpoint IMO

Agreed. Makes me want to sell the one I’ve got and find an older one.


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