I hope to borrow a PARD DS35-50RF soon, to follow-up this latest video with what might for some of us be a more 'airgunner-friendly' scope.I’m on the fence now about buying one ..seems a few issues are beginning to appear…I would only buy the 50mm anyway which isn’t available yet .
Thanks for sharing russ, interesting and look forward to more of your vids. All the best to you and yours
Showing the fine detail you actually see through the eyepiece is always an issue with embedding multiple video feeds (i.e. from different scopes) in one video. But hopefully most viewers will watch these reviews on a big enough screen to make-out the same differences we're referring-to on camera.
Thanks for watching Ven, I'm predicting the DS35, Alpex and C50 will be THE hot tickets at the upcoming British Shooting Show 2023, with a lot of folk queuing up to see the differences for themselves.Thanks for sharing Russ, interesting and look forward to more of your vids. All the best to you and yours
I’ve just started a thread for advice in a NV, ideally don’t want to spend huge as rats/rabbits to 30yrds type distances and not frequent use to. Looking possibly at the 008(one of them) as more established. But have a short list of about 10
All under £800, from about £400 ish. Doesn’t need to be all singing dancing etc.
Oh cool, I’m in no rush to be honest anyway, so will look out for it.
Looking closely it seems a very thin O ring helps keep it in place. It falls off with the slightest touch now so can’t risk going out in the dark with it. Hopefully an isolated fault on mine and not a design fault…….. It’s going back once I’ve decided whether to risk another one or not.
Hmm that's not good, good luck getting it sorted.Mmm, the front lens cover keeps falling off mine now, hardly used it
Ian at Blackwood has already emailed and will get a replacement cap sent out after Christmas; hopefully it’s just an iffy cap and not a fatal flaw in the design. Thank you to Ian for a very speedy response
I reckon as time goes on we're going to hear more and more cases of the front hood assembly falling off and is going to need a design change. The hood assembly is held on by six plastic 'barbs' that clip in behind a metal ring in the lens assembly. The problem seems to be that whilst the hood is pushed on during assembly the barbs are compressed inward too far and crack (four of the six where cracked on mine). Quite frankly I'm distinctly unimpressed with the design of this and also the ocular adjustment.Mmm, the front lens cover keeps falling off mine now, hardly used it
Mine had exactly the same problem! The front lens cap assembly came away from the main scope body on mine on day 1! I was straight in touch with Pard in China and they are sending me a replacement lens cap assembly in the post. The chap I was corresponding with said that he would be highlighting the issue with their quality control department and they would be monitoring the frequency to see if it becomes a widespread problem. By the looks of things, this is an assembly glitch they will need to address pdq. It does affect the usability of the 'fixed focus' element of the lens cap variable aperture and is a nuisance. It could be repaired, but needs to be addressed directly by Pard. My replacement lens cap hasn't yet arrived but the tracking reference shows that it is on its way. Hopefully when it arrives it will click into position and stay put! I will update as and when! Cheers, John.
Yes, mine came adrift on day 1 too. I bought mine from @Blackwood Outdoors and when I eventually managed to talk to Ian he suggested to speed things up a bit to ring George at Sportsman Gun Centre. I rang George and explained what had happened and he insisted I sent the whole shebang back to them for repair/replacement. They arranged collection and it all got picked up on Monday (19th - Parcel Force) but I've heard nothing since. Was rather hoping I would have received a new unit return of post but I guess that was asking a bit much given the time of year and the problems with the post of late.
Yes, I realise my contract is with Blackwood Outdoors but I think all Ian was saying if I sent the unit back to him he would only send it to Sportsman GC for the warranty work, so to speed things talk to George at Sportsman. If I don't hear something fairly soon after Christmas I shall be asking Ian to chase it. Incidentally, George was absolutely fine with the arrangement.
The whole lens cap assembly feels a bit of an afterthought, which is a shame, because the rest of the scope has so far proved itself faultless and well-conceived. Personally I don't think there are grounds to get too nervous about the product, but if you are feeling that way, maybe best to go straight for a replacement. I don't think Pard will have had time yet to arrange spares for repairs to what appears to be becoming an emerging known issue. Give them time I guess - what with holidays, covid pandemic in China and postal strikes, it's a bit of a bad time to get anything resolved in a hurry! Cheers, John.
Be interested to see that! Cheers, John.
