In 2004 the world's top hunting magazines wrote about the extraordinary new SmartScope.  Take a look at what they had to say.

FEBRUARY 2006
Aegis NY Venture Fund, LP, (“Aegis”) is pleased to announce the closing of its initial investment in Adirondack Digital Imaging Systems, Inc., ( d/b/a Adirondack Optics) .

Aegis believes that Adirondack Optics' patented methods for integrating firearms with digital video represent “inevitable technology” that will improve safety and training opportunities for responsible firearm use and will protect combat forces, law enforcement personnel, security guards and the public from controversy regarding deadly use of force, and improve situational awareness and target identification. Adirondack Optics is an upstate New York-based company located in the Essex County Empire Zone.

FALL 2004
"The SmartScope from Adirondack Optics adds a new dimension of fun to hunting. For the hunter headed on a once-in-a-lifetime hunt, there is simply no better way to preserve the success of the hunt, or maybe even the memories of the animals the hunter decided to pass on. ..... In all, that one evening of hunting with the SmartScope and Buckwaka muzzleloader was one of the best days afield I have had." 

MULE DEER MAGAZINE, SUMMER 2004
"Consensus on the function: as good a sight, optically, as any in its price range, and as good a digital image as you'll get from most popularly priced cameras. The fully multi-coated lenses delivered a crisp, bright sight picture. The camera functioned flawlessly and silently and did not impose on the sight picture." 

GUN WORLD MAGAZINE
"At first I did not think this idea was all that earth shattering but after using and hunting with the SmartScope in Texas for four days, I am hooked! .... The SmartScope adds a new dimension to hunting and I am sure is only the beginning of great products from Adirondack (Optics)."

SPORTS AFIELD, SEPTEMBER 2004
"Imagine a scope that automatically takes a picture of your game the instant you shoot..... This sound too good to be true, but true it is...... The optical quality of the scope itself is outstanding, thanks to European design and manufacturing and antireflective multi-coatings on all air-to-glass lens surfaces."

RIFLE SPORTING FIREARMS JOURNAL MAGAZINE, SEPTEMBER 2004
"No problems were experienced with either the scope or the digital camera; the outfit worked flawlessly throughout the hunt. Particular attention was given to how bright and clear the optics remained during the early morning and late evening .......The SmartScope certainly appears to have a bright future and is likely to receive an opened -armed welcome from the hunting and shooting community."

CABELA'S OUTFITTER'S JOURNAL
"The SmartScope from Adirondack Optics has finally brought the riflescope into the new millennium."