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Squirrell
Location: Evanston Illinois Gender: Male
| | | Night Vision Goggles? < on 12/11/2006 4:19 PM >
| | | Ok, Im new so I'll keep this short. Where could I get a good (cheap) pair of NVGs.
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Corvid
Location: Oxford, UK Gender: Male
Master of Illusion!!
| | Re: Night Vision Goggles? <Reply # 1 on 12/11/2006 6:57 PM >
| | | Ebay seems to be pretty good, but do a bit of research on the various generations, as cheaper ones tend to lack the quality of the more expensive ones.
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dewey379
Location: North NJ & Baltimore, MD Gender: Male
"Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici"
| | | | Re: Night Vision Goggles? <Reply # 2 on 12/11/2006 8:21 PM >
| | | Posted by Squirrell Ok, Im new so I'll keep this short. Where could I get a good (cheap) pair of NVGs.
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Its simple, you can get them for free by simply joining the military. Now your ability to use them for your own personal interest may be a little more restrictive than you would prefer, like not at all, but it is the cheapest method.
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-MisfitStyle-
| | Re: Night Vision Goggles? <Reply # 3 on 12/11/2006 9:36 PM >
| | | They're totally on sale at Wal-Mart right now.
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bryguy17
Location: san luis obispo/fullerton Gender: Male
Welcome to SLOcal
| | | Re: Night Vision Goggles? <Reply # 4 on 12/11/2006 11:23 PM >
| | | Posted by -MisfitStyle- They're totally on sale at Wal-Mart right now.
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i wouldnt be surprised...but a word of advice, get a mono tube style one that just goes over one eye, then you have night vision, but still have natural night vision should you run out of batteries or something
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startedsmoking
Location: Edinburgh, UK Gender: Male
| | | | | Re: Night Vision Goggles? <Reply # 5 on 12/15/2006 5:38 AM >
| | | NVG's are awesome and i wish i had/could afford/justify a pair, but honestly, how often are you going to NEED NVGs? I can see they'd be useful in some situations, like where you need to be able to see without a flashlight. Couldn't a little caution and patience be a viable substitute?
"take nothing but pictures, leaving nothing but footprints...unless it would be really fun" |
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Urgon
Location: Lublin, Polish Republic of Ducks... Gender: Male
Te audire no possum, musa sapientum fixa est in aure...
| | Re: Night Vision Goggles? <Reply # 6 on 12/16/2006 11:01 AM >
| | | AVE... You can use video camera with nightvision and IR flashlight. Even cellphone camera can see in infrared. But also every surveillance camera can too... Good NVG's, which amplify given light, are better and have longer range, but they are too expensive...
NVG's are awesome and i wish i had/could afford/justify a pair, but honestly, how often are you going to NEED NVGs? I can see they'd be useful in some situations, like where you need to be able to see without a flashlight. |
I don't see any possible situation, in which simple camera and IR flashlight won't be enough.
Living in Poland is like searching for a key in a pool full of used syringes. You never know, what you get... |
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SmartMarc
| | Re: Night Vision Goggles? <Reply # 7 on 12/18/2006 8:40 PM >
| | | Cause usually you want to have your hands free. I tested a Generation 1+ made in russia for a day and it was okay - depth view was difficult but learnable, the image quality was about what you get from a sony night shot camcorder, but of course no comparison to Generation 3 goggles. http://www.lzos.ru/on_3.htm I am definitely getting one of those
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NightCreeper
| | Re: Night Vision Goggles? <Reply # 8 on 12/19/2006 9:14 PM >
| | | You can get cheap (comparatively) NVGs. You can get a pair of 1st Generations from somewhere like Cabela's for $300 easily and I'm sure a good bit cheaper if you look around. Being first generation technology, its not going to be crystal clear or anywhere near as good as 2nd and 3rd generation technology, but it will cost you a good bit less (2nd Gen starts at $1000 / 3rd is in the $3000s) and I imagine it should be good for your purposes. I would recommend going with a mono tube also. Not only will it preserve your night vision in the other eye, but the combination of both eyes will blend together for a better overall picture. I've used both mono and dual eye NVGs and I'd definitely say the mono is the way to go. The military switched to mono and they probably know what they're doing on this kind of thing. Dual eye NVGs are good for driving with no lights since you get better depth perception (and drive with just NVGs is fun haha). Something to be aware of... NVGs will screw with your depth perception big-time. Be careful if you're walking around a risky area. Take some time to get used to walking around in them and moving around things before you try it somewhere out UEing. Hope this helps. Let me know if you'd like to know anything else. ps. I just checked out www.opticsplanet.net - They have some really good prices on there too. Look for something with a builtin IR flashlight. You might need it inside where there's not much illumination for the sky etc.
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distorted void
Location: Illinois Gender: Male
What you risk shows what you value.
| | | Re: Night Vision Goggles? <Reply # 9 on 12/23/2006 6:17 PM >
| | | This might be a bit over the top, but does anyone know of any, or have any, schematics for night vision goggles?
I love doing things in which others have no idea even exist, dont you? |
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DevilC
Location: Washington, District of Corruption Gender: Male
I serve as a blank screen on which people of vastly different political stripes project their views.
| | | Re: Night Vision Goggles? <Reply # 10 on 12/23/2006 6:43 PM >
| | | What the hell for??
Science flies you to the Moon. Religion flies you into tall buildings. |
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distorted void
Location: Illinois Gender: Male
What you risk shows what you value.
| | | Re: Night Vision Goggles? <Reply # 11 on 12/23/2006 6:49 PM >
| | | Posted by DevilC What the hell for??
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To build one, for myself.
I love doing things in which others have no idea even exist, dont you? |
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Mark Very Noble Donor
Location: South Carolina Gender: Male
What is a lion, king of the savannah, when hes at the south pole?
| | Re: Night Vision Goggles? <Reply # 12 on 12/23/2006 7:09 PM >
| | | Posted by distorted void This might be a bit over the top, but does anyone know of any, or have any, schematics for night vision goggles?
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There in a book called lasers phaseres and ion cannons. Its gen 1 stuff and your better off wasting your time and money in buying one if you really want one. Walmart carries them for about 9X dollars for a basic one. You can get a waterproof one for just under 300. Id sugest not getting them. Although sometimes useful they arent worth it for anything but very active sites, and thats only for scouting. I think you will get tired of them just being delicate with them.
"If the threat level goes up its probably because of me." "I am looking for a girl who enjoys headbutting beltbuckles" |
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T-mac
Location: Winnipeg, MB, Canada Gender: Male
| | | Re: Night Vision Goggles? <Reply # 13 on 12/31/2006 7:37 PM >
| | | Get a nvg scope, the are easier to conceal. You also got to think if you get caught, how are you going explain it. I dont think they would believe you if you said you just like wearing em around. Im not saying they are not cool, just use them when there is a low risk in getting caught.
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Soho
Location: Boston MA, USA Gender: Male
paths to the center of a circle are many
| | Re: Night Vision Goggles? <Reply # 14 on 1/6/2007 3:34 AM >
| | | Posted by distorted void
To build one, for myself.
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Build one for yourself indeed. I have about 3 IR tubes lying around that I purchased on ebay, they usually run about $20-$500 depending on size and if they come with an HV transformer. Check this out: Infrared Camera (easy and safest way- btw hackable cvs cameras are near impossible to find. http://www.hackada...tvision-camcorder/ The good ol' fashioned way (IR tubes and HV- Whoo hoo) http://www.hackada...ight-vision-scope/
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zer213
Location: north pole
| | Re: Night Vision Goggles? <Reply # 15 on 2/9/2007 3:16 AM >
| | | I finally ran into a situation where I wish I would have had one. My fiance and myself were in a chemical factory where a cop had just pulled away. Not knowing whether or not there was a cop inside hanging out we went in anyways. It was windy outside so there were all kinds of things banging and moving. And pitch-cant-see-your-hand black inside. VERY creepy. We thought we heard voices so we cut out our lights, and the whole time I kept thinking how nice it would be to have night vision. I thought I saw shapes moving in the dark, but my eyes were playing tricks on me. Then I thought about the end scene in Silence of the Lambs. Im thinking of getting an inexpensive monocular for that sort of occasion. Plus I would be all James Bond for owning one. Minus the money, good looks, screwing supermodels and being able to legally kill people.
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Soldat
Location: Philadelphia, PA Gender: Male
The Mayor of Noobtown
| | | Re: Night Vision Goggles? <Reply # 16 on 2/9/2007 6:34 AM >
| | | I would just go with a cheap little gen 1 monocular if I were you. They cost around $100 bucks. Would be good for the situation above.
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UWSDWF
Location: Toronsborough Gender: Male
| | | Re: Night Vision Goggles? <Reply # 17 on 2/13/2007 4:03 PM >
| | | I have a 1gen monocular... it's decent I like... things to remember on property with CCTV only use a passive NV device.... 99% (out of my expierence) outdoor CCTV cameras have IR mode and a non-passive device (IR spotlight ect..) looks like a hand held bonfire on camera.
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MutantMandias Perverse and Often Baffling
Location: Atlanta, GA Gender: Male
Are you a reporter? Contact me for a UE interview! Also not averse to the the idea of group/anal.
| | | Re: Night Vision Goggles? <Reply # 18 on 2/13/2007 5:30 PM >
| | | Posted by zer213 I would be all James Bond for owning one. Minus the money, good looks, screwing supermodels and being able to legally kill people.
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Ehh, those things get boring after a while. Eventually, just to get off, I had to pay a cop to watch me kill a supermodel that I was screwing. In the dark.
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Timothy R. Pendergast
Location: Columbia, SC Gender: Male
| | Re: Night Vision Goggles? <Reply # 19 on 2/13/2007 9:36 PM >
| | | If you just need it for static observation, and mostly for use indoors, then a Gen 1 device with active IR would be perfect for you. If you're walking/driving/or observing outdoors and at more than 25' or so, you'll want Gen 2+ at a minimum. I have used everything from Russian Gen 1 binos from Walmart, to brand new ANVIS-9's when I was in the Army. I personally have a Mini-14 MNVS which is a Gen 3 monocular device, equivalent to the PVS-14, but lighter, that is currently on "loan" to a deployed friend, a Stano Products Night Explorer pocketscope in Gen 2, and three or four Gen 1 scopes and binoculars. I seldom ever take out the Gen 1's, I just loan them to people when I go out in groups at night.
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