Anyone any experience with night vision optics?

[OwlHoot]

There are two basic types of infra red (IR) night vision systems: Active, where the kit illuminates the scene, as if shining an IR torch, and Passive where it relies solely on IR radiation transmitted from the scene being viewed.

Passive is better for many purposes, especially where stealth is required, because if someone else has IR night vision then obviously they can see and locate the source of a nearby active IR kit as if it was flashing a torch light in the dark. But high-resolution passive systems tend to be much more expensive (or were - not sure if that is still true).

Last year I planned to buy a simple (low-resolution) passive IR chip device for my Raspberry Pi. But the chips were in acutely short supply, presumably because the stock was all being bagged for Covid-detecting hand-held IR thermometers. But the supply problems may now have eased (not sure).

[Zigenare]

What rifle are you going to attach it to?

https://www.cheshiregunroom.com/puls...ion-riflescope

[NotAllThere]

Ah - hunting night cyclists. I see.

[cojak]

The Wife^TM doesn’t have the same budget as I might.

Then I would ask her for socks and buy it yourself.

(I hope Mr C doesn’t read this… If you are Dear, it’s a joke!)

[WTFH]

There are two basic types of infra red (IR) night vision systems: Active, where the kit illuminates the scene, as if shining an IR torch, and Passive where it relies solely on IR radiation transmitted from the scene being viewed.

Passive is better for many purposes, especially where stealth is required, because if someone else has IR night vision then obviously they can see and locate the source of a nearby active IR kit as if it was flashing a torch light in the dark. But high-resolution passive systems tend to be much more expensive (or were - not sure if that is still true).

Last year I planned to buy a simple (low-resolution) passive IR chip device for my Raspberry Pi. But the chips were in acutely short supply, presumably because the stock was all being bagged for Covid-detecting hand-held IR thermometers. But the supply problems may now have eased (not sure).

Active IR, not thermal.
It's to supplement the trail camera and Arlos. So that I can follow the various creatures when they trigger a camera.
We know that there are foxes, badgers, polecats, feral cats, rabbits and muntjac, would be interesting to see what else and to follow them.

[d000hg]

Watching one of those "Pro Vs cheapest Amazon" videos on NV the cheap self-illuminating kits with a little IR lamp was actually pretty good, I know I was impressed. Whether you need monocular or binocular is a question too?

[DoctorStrangelove]

What rifle are you going to attach it to?

https://www.cheshiregunroom.com/puls...ion-riflescope

According to this it'll cope with "heavy recoil".

http://shop.drewslab.co.uk/night-vis...105206867.html

What's the eye relief on these things?

[David71]

I've got no experience with night vision but I get my regular scopes from this company and they've always been happy to spend some time on the phone discussing requirements / budgets etc.

OPW | Nightvision & Thermal | www.OpticsWarehouse.co.uk

[DaveB]

If one can spy on one's neighbours, then one is either using a radio telescope or one's acreage is inadequate.

Or one owns a night vision drone.

Or one has the covert resources of a small country at their disposal.

[AtW]

Hurry up to buy it because the demand (and prices) for NV will go through the roof any time...