Night Vision Vs Digital Night Vision

[A2L5C19F]

What should I get if my budget is only for Gen 1 Night Vision, digital night vision or normal. There are two contenders,

• Yukon Viking 1x24 Goggles

• Yukon Ranger Pro

[5.56 SS109]

Do you plan on wearing it on your head like Sam Fisher or something?

If so, you want the 1x magnification.

Especially with Gen 1, more magnification means a less clear image.

[Captain Falcon]

Listen to him. He's correct.

[Ebola]

Gen 1 and Gen 1 digital are pretty similar in ways of resolution but the digital have possibility of a video out and a slight digital inhancement. That could be used for recording to a different device or remote viewing. Unless you need a video out there is no need to spend extra $$ on the digital versions. Rather buy a powerful IR illuminator for the price difference.

[A2L5C19F]

Guys it's 2 months before I come back to the US, this country is expensive. An ATN Gen 2 is $3500k WTF?!! I have the money but there's no way I'm going to throw $3.5k at some goggles. I know the Gen 1s are shit. 5.56 SS109 is right about having bad night vision is better than no night vision but still I want a good model lol, they all suck dick when it comes to performance.

[5.56 SS109]

Try and look for Israeli surplus PVS-5 or PVS-7 goggles.

I think they are Gen 2 and are relatively inexpensive.

Also, I think the Gen III PVS-14 Monocular is only about $4000.

[Ebola]

OP, if you could tell a bit more what you plan to use it for, we could advice better. Generation 1 can be pretty good.

This webpage has really good and simple comparisons and examples of the different generations.

[A2L5C19F]

The Gen 1 in those images sucked shit, 5.56 SS109 I'm going to have to say no night vision is better lol I mean that quality is hideous. My old camcorder had better night vision lol. How do I get the Israeli surplus ones?

[Ebola]

Originally Posted by A2L5C19F

How do I get the Israeli surplus ones?

Google hit #2: Here @ 1500$

And the Gen III mono here @ 3700$