hikmicro alpex 4k

[Teazel]

Hi all,
I see there is now a fair bit of info on here and you tube about the set up on the the new alpex 4K. Just bought one and for the money an impressive bit of kit but does anyone know if its possible to move the little white range finder box on the screen, mine is an annoying distance from the centre and can't find any info anywhere on this.

Thanks in advance,

 

[Auroch]

I understand this is fixed and the only way to get it to align closer to the cross hairs is to shim the scope or use an adjustable mount. My rangefinder box is only visible up to 7x magnification. There’s an Alpex 4k owners Facebook group that often has answers to similar questions that might be worth joining.

 

[zerovarm]

Correct it can't be adjusted yet but hopefully a future update will resolve it. Probably one of the biggest gripes users currently have with the Hik 4k. The only way is to use adjustable mounts to initially zero the scope before fine tuning with the scopes onboard adjustment. I'm one of the lucky ones mine is visible up to 11x mag. It still works above that just the box isn't visible

 

[mealiejimmy]

The rangefinder box is fixed - you move the reticle when you zero the scope.
If you want the reticle to be near the rangefinder box when the scope is zeroed you need to mechanically adjust the position of the scope on the rifle
Shims or adjustable mounts


Cheers

Bruce

 

[Bugsy]

My mate mentioned this just last week , he bought 2 off them , 1 is fine and the other difficult to see the rangefinder over 4 , seems to be pot luck and he said you would have to veiw the product before buying to make sure it was in the right place .

 

[Teazel]

Its not a serious problem but just a niggle, I just long press range finder button which opens top window and reduces main window to 3.5x then range find and another long press to return to the set range I had it at. Just a pain the range finder can't be nearer to the cross hairs.

 

[mealiejimmy]

My mate mentioned this just last week , he bought 2 off them , 1 is fine and the other difficult to see the rangefinder over 4 , seems to be pot luck and he said you would have to veiw the product before buying to make sure it was in the right place .

It's not pot luck, the LRF box location is the same on every Alpex 4k scope
What's different is the position of the reticle when the scope is zeroed - and that's different for every combination of rifle and ammunition
Digital scopes also show up any misalignment between the scope and the rail, the rail and the action and the action and the barrel - none of which are seen when using a glass scope (although they are still there)

Cheers

Bruce

 

[BLUEROLL]

HIK are missing a trick with their LRF/BC function on the 4K with the LRF. They need to do an update to make the it function like the Zulus/DNT where the holdover mark is displayed in the main screen but in the pip window the actual reticle moves to the same point as the holdover mark.

 

[Blackwood Outdoors]

HIK are missing a trick with their LRF/BC function on the 4K with the LRF. They need to do an update to make the it function like the Zulus/DNT where the holdover mark is displayed in the main screen but in the pip window the actual reticle moves to the same point as the holdover mark.

100%

 

[Blackwood Outdoors]

Fit some of these and you can just leave your Y co-ordinate as close to zero as possible. This will bring your LRF marker closer to the centre mark on certain rifles...

FX No Limits 30mm Adjustable Dovetail Mounts

The FX No Limits adjustable dovetail mounts allow you to have more elevation travel on your scope and rifle setup, ideal for longer range shooting.

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FX No Limits 30mm Adjustable Weaver Mounts

The FX Impact 30mm No Limits weaver and picatinny adjustable mounts allow for full elevation adjustment of your scope, more travel or reticule centralisation, these are ideal.

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[Lloyd90]

HIK are missing a trick with their LRF/BC function on the 4K with the LRF. They need to do an update to make the it function like the Zulus/DNT where the holdover mark is displayed in the main screen but in the pip window the actual reticle moves to the same point as the holdover mark.

Assuming you’ve used both… was going to upgrade my Hik to a 4k but tempted by the Zulus … looks a lot smaller and lighter.

 

[mealiejimmy]

Here are the advantages of the Alpex 4k over the DNT Zulus:
1. It looks like a traditional scope.
2. In low light conditions it retains a usable colour image for longer than the Zulus
That's it
In every other respect the Zulus is a better buy

Cheers

Bruce

 

[Paul61]

It's not pot luck, the LRF box location is the same on every Alpex 4k scope
What's different is the position of the reticle when the scope is zeroed - and that's different for every combination of rifle and ammunition
Digital scopes also show up any misalignment between the scope and the rail, the rail and the action and the action and the barrel - none of which are seen when using a glass scope (although they are still there)

Cheers

Bruce

Have to disagree... I've had 2 Alpex4k's. First had the lrf box very close to x and y centre, second it's above and to the right. And that's before I've zeroed either, with reticle centred - x=0 y=0.. So there is definitely a difference on location of the LRF splash and box coming out of the factory. Ideally you would think Hik would adjust LRF splash to a given set of co-ordinates, but that's not been my experience.

 

[Dari]

Here are the advantages of the Alpex 4k over the DNT Zulus:
1. It looks like a traditional scope.
2. In low light conditions it retains a usable colour image for longer than the Zulus
That's it
In every other respect the Zulus is a better buy

Cheers

Bruce

What about black and white night mode in low light conditions (moonlight for example)?

Would you say that Zulus and Alpex 4K are on pair in such conditions?


I have tested Alpex 4K in moonlight few days ago and it was possible to positively ID rabbits at 200m without IR.

Cheers

 

[mealiejimmy]

IMHO, there's no difference in black and white mode between the Alpex 4k and the Zulus
When switched to black and white mode, virtually all 4k sensors switch on something called "pixel binning" in which 4 pixels combine their outputs to effectively become a single pixel
This is done to improve light gathering performance from the smaller pixels found in 4k sensors
The consequence of "pixel binning" is that in black and white mode, a 4k sensor is no longer a 4k sensor
For example, the sensor in the Alpex 4k has 3840x2160 pixels and in colour mode the image is created from all of those pixels.
In black and white mode, pixel binning makes the sensor 1920x1080
That's the same number of pixels in the Zulus sensor and it does not use pixel binning when in black and white mode

Cheers

Bruce