Sneaky Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 Hi all. I'm thinking of buying some night vision. I had some goggles in the past (year 2000) and they served me very well. Things have moved on since then and I have come across these: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Waterproof-Infrared-Optical-Monocular-Night-Vision-Telescope-Device-For-Helmet/202308515983 They seem perfect and I have spoken to the seller already. This part of the store is based in London, so I could buy them and try them out. Has anyone tried these and how did they fair? This can be helmet mounted or rifle mounted, which I like. Thanks all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head Moderator Jedi_Master Posted September 9, 2018 Head Moderator Share Posted September 9, 2018 Calling @jcheeseright our resident night vision expert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters jcheeseright Posted September 9, 2018 Supporters Share Posted September 9, 2018 they're absolutely horrendous, it's a CCD camera without an IR filter and a shitload of IR LEDs. There's about a 1/4 second delay on the blurry image and it's got about a 1.5x zoom on it. For static observation when you know for certain there's no other night vision users it'll be better than carrots, but you're really better off spending £30 on a half decent torch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneaky Posted September 10, 2018 Author Share Posted September 10, 2018 10 hours ago, jcheeseright said: they're absolutely horrendous, it's a CCD camera without an IR filter and a shitload of IR LEDs. There's about a 1/4 second delay on the blurry image and it's got about a 1.5x zoom on it. For static observation when you know for certain there's no other night vision users it'll be better than carrots, but you're really better off spending £30 on a half decent torch. Luckily for me I love carrots! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkman Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 https://www.scottcountry.co.uk/night-vision/monoculars/ They do finance on some of the models... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clumpyedge Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 NVG really isn't worth it unless you going for GEN 2+ upwards... The majority if not all of the aramsight/pulsa are shit for using when actually moving but somewhat ok for static use but even then suffer with lack of IR light. Best bet is looking at something from https://www.actinblack.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters TheFull9 Posted September 10, 2018 Supporters Share Posted September 10, 2018 When the listing doesn't even have a 'shopped picture looking through the thing in a dark or a video.. you know it's top stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters Druid799 Posted September 10, 2018 Supporters Share Posted September 10, 2018 2 hours ago, CKinnerley said: When the listing doesn't even have a 'shopped picture looking through the thing in a dark or a video.. you know it's top stuff. Don’t need it , you can see it’s just oozing quality product ! 😇 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneaky Posted September 10, 2018 Author Share Posted September 10, 2018 Ah man. Thanks all, I have sacked off the idea.....for now... But I am tempted to order them just to try them, then return them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters jcheeseright Posted September 10, 2018 Supporters Share Posted September 10, 2018 Return them to China? Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneaky Posted September 10, 2018 Author Share Posted September 10, 2018 2 minutes ago, jcheeseright said: Return them to China? Good luck! No luck required. Based in London and China. The stock is in London, not too far from work funny enough. I have already spoken to the seller about this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters Tackle Posted September 10, 2018 Supporters Share Posted September 10, 2018 On 09/09/2018 at 19:29, Dino said: This part of the store is based in London, so I could buy them and try them out. Theres a lot of "uk" sellers who are actually far east, dunno how they get away with it, plus look at their feedback, its not perfect & most of the negative stuff is kit not arriving or taking forever to arrive, another indicator their not uk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterG Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 10 minutes ago, Tackle said: Theres a lot of "uk" sellers who are actually far east, dunno how they get away with it, plus look at their feedback, its not perfect & most of the negative stuff is kit not arriving or taking forever to arrive, another indicator their not uk. I think they probably drop ship to the UK. I have had stuff supposedly from the UK, there is a UK postage label stuck on top of the China Post one. Cheers G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters ImTriggerHappy Posted September 10, 2018 Supporters Share Posted September 10, 2018 1 hour ago, Dino said: Ah man. Thanks all, I have sacked off the idea.....for now... But I am tempted to order them just to try them, then return them. I would trust @jcheeserights judgement to be honest as he is an eminent geardo camo larp milsimmer type 😜. He would be one of the few who's judgement I would take as gospel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneaky Posted September 10, 2018 Author Share Posted September 10, 2018 Looks like I will send my money on something else. Thanks everyone for the information once again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREG_BURTON Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 3 hours ago, Dino said: Looks like I will send my money on something else. Thanks everyone for the information once again. I can thoroughly recommend the cobra demon monocular. I have since moved onto a gen 3 unit but for the money the demon is an outstanding unit and will be usable everywhere not pitch black like a thick forest at night with cloud cover etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters Rogerborg Posted September 11, 2018 Supporters Share Posted September 11, 2018 8 hours ago, GREG_BURTON said: for the money the demon is an outstanding unit For that money you could hire a family of Elbonians with torches to light up everything within a half mile radius. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREG_BURTON Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 5 hours ago, Rogerborg said: For that money you could hire a family of Elbonians with torches to light up everything within a half mile radius. Almost everywhere that does NV does retail finance through a 3rd party company so mine cost me £550 initial cost and £100 a month for 12 months at 0% interest which i thought was pretty good. I can see your point though and i feel NV gets a bit of a bad rep the same way that crye and systemas get that the people are elitist and i think there are always going to be people like that no matter what they own. I am defo the opposite i have let people try my gear out 99% of the time when they have asked me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krissse Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 The ATN Night Spirit-2 Gen 2+ can be mounted on a helmet. If you have a good budget, consider the ATN PVS14-3 Gen 3. This Night Vision Monocular is ideal for use with rifles, allowing you to see the position and movement of your prey in the dark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters Rogerborg Posted July 17, 2019 Supporters Share Posted July 17, 2019 [Adverts-disguised-as reviews shilling intensifies] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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