Night Vision - what are the options?

[mealiejimmy]

People asking for information on how to get into night vision is a regular occurrence on this forum, so I thought a simple table listing the three basic equipment types, their pros and cons and an idea of price might be useful
This is a first attempt and I'm happy to listen to any and all CONSTRUCTIVE comments so that it can be improved

Cheers

Bruce

 

[Foxyboy43]

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[mealiejimmy]

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Try again - I changed the format from pdf to jpeg so that the table would be visible without having to open it

Cheers

Bruce

 

[Foxyboy43]

Attaboy! Great job - very useful to anyone new or old hand at NV.
Thanks for posting.

As a thought maybe delve a little deeper into types of IR, possibly incl. those best suited to particular NVs, different types of IR incl. 850 and 940 and perhaps likely usable distances for each? Like to keep you occupied…….

 

[samdk]

People asking for information on how to get into night vision is a regular occurrence on this forum, so I thought a simple table listing the three basic equipment types, their pros and cons and an idea of price might be useful
This is a first attempt and I'm happy to listen to any and all CONSTRUCTIVE comments so that it can be improved
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Cheers

Bruce

Good idea!
No mention of the venerable PVS14? As it produces the best image I have seen from a rear add-on it must be worth including?

 

[mealiejimmy]

Good idea!
No mention of the venerable PVS14? As it produces the best image I have seen from a rear add-on it must be worth including?

The title of the table is DIGITAL night vision

Cheers

Bruce

 

[morrisman]

Well done Bruce. A good idea.

 

[Vulpes]

How about the old but gold Drone Pro 10x?

 

[samdk]

The title of the table is DIGITAL night vision

Cheers

Bruce

So it does, perhaps you could change the thread title to mirror this?

 

[Husky]

Sorry for being a thicko but why would you potentially have issues with retaining zero if the NV unit is added to your scope ?

 

[mealiejimmy]

Sorry for being a thicko but why would you potentially have issues with retaining zero if the NV unit is added to your scope ?

This comment only applies to front add-ons.
When a front add-on is fitted to your glass dayscope and you look through the scope, what you see is the screen on the rear of the add-on.
You still aim at the target using the reticle on the dayscope, but the add-on has to be aligned with the dayscope such that the point of aim with the add-on fitted is the same as without the add-on fitted - and that can be a problem with some front add-ons

Cheers

Bruce

 

[mealiejimmy]

So it does, perhaps you could change the thread title to mirror this?

No

Cheers

Bruce

 

[mealiejimmy]

How about the old but gold Drone Pro 10x?

I thought about it, but since they are long out of production and becoming rarer as time goes on, it's not a product that I would recommend to anyone new to NV.
I did not include mono digital NV scopes like the Yukon Photons and Sightlines and the Pulsar Digex N450 because they also are no longer in production

Cheers

Bruce

 

[Tim.243]

How about the old but gold Drone Pro 10x?

Quite, the large front lens drags in light from the cosmos...
Land rovers 90/110's are not in production but have a huge following (God knows why lol)

 

[Husky]

This comment only applies to front add-ons.
When a front add-on is fitted to your glass dayscope and you look through the scope, what you see is the screen on the rear of the add-on.
You still aim at the target using the reticle on the dayscope, but the add-on has to be aligned with the dayscope such that the point of aim with the add-on fitted is the same as without the add-on fitted - and that can be a problem with some front add-ons

Cheers

Bruce

Thanks for the explanation.

 

[Fair Hill]

Fantastic idea from the guru of night vision.

God bless your patience and willingness to share your expertise and long may they both last.

 

[Bo Diddley]

Good idea!
No mention of the venerable PVS14? As it produces the best image I have seen from a rear add-on it must be worth including?

I think Bruce is not a fan of tubed night vision

 

[The Singing Stalker]

Bruce,
cons, dedicated Scope, image quality not as good in the day as a day scope.
other than that, really good.

 

[The Singing Stalker]

I think Bruce is not a fan of tubed night vision

I am a fan of tubed, but I sold mine and moved to digital. There are many pros aside from price.

 

[quiteman]

Good idea!
No mention of the venerable PVS14? As it produces the best image I have seen from a rear add-on it must be worth including?

I have three of them and i would not change, i see pard has come out with the same as Pvs14.