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Rifle scope buying guide

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Night Owl Explorer Marine Night Vision Scope

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The completely waterproof design of the Night Owl Explorer Marine night-vision scope can be used worry-free in the extreme weather conditions sometimes encountered during nautical use. Its compact body is covered with a "night blue" rubberized finish that gives you a secure grip. Plus, just in case you drop it overboard, this 100-percent waterproof monocular floats, too.

This monocular has a two-piece construction and Night Owl's exclusive steel stringer system to give the optics even more precision. It can be used within a temperature range of -22 to 113 degrees F (-30 to 45 degrees C). Requires one 3V lithium battery to operate.

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  • 100-percent waterproof and floats, too
  • Two-piece construction
  • Rubberized finish for a secure grip
  • Exclusive steel stringer system to give the optics even more precision
  • Spectral sensitivity of 400-900nm (nanometers)

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iGen 20/20 Night Vision Monocular

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FEATURES Ambient light magnification of 650 times: 1 Works day or night: 2 Variable frame rate user adjustable exposure time from 2 fps to 30 fps: 3 Variable display brightness: 4 Clarity across the screen: 5 Programmable time out features: 6 Color output choices: blue green white red: 7 Video composite output: 8 Magnification 2.6x: 9 Angle of view: 12 degrees: 10 Field of view: 70 ft. at 330 ft.: 11 Uses 4 x AA batteries: 12 Weighs 21 oz.: 13

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  • Integrated photographic capability; Custom padded carry bag; Free memory card; Made in the USA;
  • Capture images day or night; All glass 2.6x lens provides 70 ft. field of view;
  • Ambient light amplification of 650 times; Built-in infrared intelligence; Includes:; Tripod mount;
  • Real time video output jack; Variable display brightness & color output choices;

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great image!!
 
Review Date: July 31, 2008
Reviewer: Clint Iwanicha, San Luis Obispo, CA USA
this unit rivals $8000 units..the image is amazing. easy to use. my only complaints (which are minor compared to the quality of the image) are short battery life (recommend re-chargable batteries) and the eyepiece is a tad uncomfortable. aside from those comments, i would recommend this unit to anyone!

Night Owl 3.1x Discovery Night Vision Monocular w/I/R Illuminator

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The Night Owl Discovery night vision-scope has an ergonomic and attractive new compact design. Its hand-cradle gives you easy, comfortable yet secure one-handed operational use. This monocular is extremely versatile and incorporates a powerful built-in infrared illuminator and a tripod mount into a lightweight and compact body. Night Owl used their standard five-element glass for both the oculars and the objective lenses, giving you a condensed lens and brighter images. This monocular also features soft-touch control buttons, power and IR indicators. It requires two AA batteries to operate.

Product Details

  • Hand-cradle for easy, comfortable, and secure one-handed use
  • Condensed lens for brighter images
  • Powerful built-in infrared illuminator and a tripod mount
  • Ergonomic and attractive new compact design
  • Spectral sensitivity of 400-900nm (nanometers)

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I love it, works good for money gen 1
 
Review Date: October 26, 2007
Reviewer: A. Benetoli, CT
I got one of this and I really love, its not the best one, you know, but for the price, I paid $91.00 used one. But it works very good out side, in closed area the bright light can really be unpleasant for your eyes. but you really can see in complete darkness so that is the point of the IR. I can see a clock against wall in my living room im complete darkness at 24 four feet. And the diopter has very good focus, very clear picture.This one is better than Yukon NVMT 4x50mm gen 1st (Mfr#24027) because I bought both and returned the Yukon.
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Review Date: March 8, 2007
Reviewer: Robert O. Brenner, Sunbury, OH USA
The Night Owl Optics monocular had a major flaw as soon as I started using it. The system uses high voltage derived from 2-AA bateries. Occationally the unit would create a large snap(arcing noise) and emit a bright flash of light from the eyepiece. If one is using the instrument, the light actually hurts the eye. I have returned the monocular to Night Owl for repairs. I do not know the result of the repairs as it is still in transit. They told me to ship it at my expense.
Another strange requirement of the instrument is that the batteries are recommended to be removed if not used for 24 hours.
Other than the above, the monocular has performed well.
epilogue-Night Owl Optics did repair the unit and returned it.