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iphone bow sight

Postby meatcutter » Thu Jan 19, 2012 9:08 pm

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Re: iphone bow sight

Postby bottomland84 » Thu Jan 19, 2012 9:21 pm

looks cool, but Id hate to shoot and drop my 800 dollar phone 25 ft.
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Postby Tedl10 » Thu Jan 19, 2012 9:47 pm

It looks neat, but i feel like its just another variable that could go wrong. Examples: girlfriend decides to call at the wrong time or its too bright in low light conditions.
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Re: iphone bow sight

Postby woody » Thu Jan 19, 2012 10:03 pm

Cool idea, but like Ted said, too many things to go wrong. Plus seems like a litle too much movement if you had to readjust pin, sight picture, resolution, etc.
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Re: iphone bow sight

Postby meatcutter » Thu Jan 19, 2012 10:55 pm

it would be something fun to play around with, very cool idea but just too much that could go wrong with it
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Re: iphone bow sight

Postby Dutch Dog » Fri Jan 20, 2012 6:54 am

My big question is how effective is it at low light? I'm sure it's using the phone's camera eye to view with and those just don't work too well in low light conditions...especially things 20-30 yds away.
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Re: iphone bow sight

Postby jdbuckshot » Fri Jan 20, 2012 7:22 am

my questions is why would any one want to make a bowsite out of a cell phone?
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Re: iphone bow sight

Postby LawDawg » Fri Jan 20, 2012 8:17 am

$99 for the program, no telling what the bracket costs. no way I wanna use my phone as the site. then how would I play angry birds?

on the plus side, some of the gobbles sounded good in the background.
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Re: iphone bow sight

Postby DUCKAHOLIC » Fri Jan 20, 2012 8:47 am

Life's too damned complicated to make it too damned complicated
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Re: iphone bow sight

Postby duramax » Fri Jan 20, 2012 9:10 am

It's cool and it definately gives you an insight into what bow/gun sights could be in a couple years, but at the same time it's rediculous. Wouldn't work in low light, would kill your nightvision in low light, the deer would see a bright light in the stand if it's early or late, it is a digital camera so there is a slight lag in the time the video shows up on the screen so it would be jerky. Plus it wouldn't be as clear as if it was regular sights obviously.
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Re: iphone bow sight

Postby drake2006_327 » Fri Jan 20, 2012 9:43 am

I can see it now! Buck of life time shows up 15 yards and battery dies! I think i will stick with what I know works!
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Re: iphone bow sight

Postby JaMak84 » Fri Jan 20, 2012 10:00 am

Make an iphone with IR capabilities and I'm sold. :)
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