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I just did a quick google but couldn't find what I would like to have: a laserpointer that can blink red or green (on-off-on etc), red and green (red-green-red etc., or also red-off-green-off-red-off etc), with variable flashing speed, and variable power. I want to use it for presentations...

In Germany, laser pointers are only allowed up to 1 mW. A 1 mW laser point on a bright screen is sometimes not easy to spot. I imagine this could be helped - at least somewhat - with a pulsed signal that flashes red - green rapidly. Also I have seen laser pointers that have "beamformers" (???)...

Sorry I was writing from a smartphone. Now I'm on the computer and agree, here it's hard to miss. I posted in the welcome section now. I read up a bit more, learned - among others - that green lasers often emit IR as well, and that the IR beam is wider than the visible green, and therefore a...

Hello everybody here, I'm Wolfgang from Munich in Germany. I read the stickies (hope I didn't overlook one) but it's a bit overwhelming, so please forgive me if I don't follow all the do's and dont's. Please tell me if necessary ... I write under the same handle - "wus", simply my intitials -...

Thanks for your comprehensive answer, immo1282! I looked for the welcome section or thread, but did not find it. Do you have a link for me?

Hi everyone here, I'm Wolfgang from Munich, Germany. On a recent trip to Papua to photograph birds of paradise and other exotic wildlife, one of the birding guides used a green laser pointer to show me where in the bush or up in a tree he saw "the" bird. Very useful! Without the pointer, I...