School me on night vision

Gen 2 is agrbage. Gen 3 is where it is at and so-called Gen 3+ with pinnacle tubes are the state of the art. I have been watching the market since 2007 and I have not seen the good stuff for under $3,500 ever.

Well funded teams use NV for operating and thermals for scanning.

OP your pic looks like something out of the first season of True Detective

OP here at work on phone. Why would gen 2+ be garbage though? Because of no auto gating?

The unit I had in mind TNVC swears by.

But I understand quality comes with a price on gen 3 optics.

Also, TNVC told me PINNACLE cant withstand recoil as much as OMNI VII. I understand the image is better on a PINNACLE but I want something that can get "knocked around" and not shit the bed

>>32041450

NV is buy once cry once dude. Watch comparisons of Gen 2 and 3 on youtube.

>>32041255
It's a battlefield doctor from world war 1

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How far is typical viewing clarity on a gen 3 device?

Overcast vs no clouds

Urban

Suburban

>>32040889
>I know it's double the cost but the risk of tube damage from over exposure of light makes me want to steer away from a Gen 2+ device.
if you don't willingly abuse the unit, tube damage won't be an issue. Auto-shutoff also has potential drawbacks, the systems used on some Soviet NV optics can be quite overzealous.

>>32041224
>Gen 2 is agrbage.
wat

unless you absolutely have to have the best there is, high-end Gen.2 is more than adequate for most tasks. IMO Gen.3 devices are only really worth the investment if you plan on using your unit frequently and in situations where lesser units would not be adequate.

>I have been watching the market since 2007 and I have not seen the good stuff for under $3,500 ever.
define "good stuff."

>>32043061
Noooo no soviet stuff

Im looking for an American made PVS 14 like what TNVC offers, and im curious about their Ambia Gen2+ (new model D300) standard model, not the white phosphor one

>>32043325
>Noooo no soviet stuff
I wasn't suggesting it.

I don't have any experience with Ambia but most people seem to have a positive opinion of them.

Have you looked at PVS-7s? I very much like mine.

>>32043375
I want something a little more light weight than a binocular style. Which is why the 14 or the Ambia are my top 2 choices. Thinking im just gonna suck it up and get the Gen 3 PVS14.

What is typical care and cleaning of a device?

>>32043375
I also wear glasses, so thats another reason I dont want binocular style

>>32041255
There are scary things in the night