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  1. WJC

    night vision binoculars

    Being a headstrong kind ‘a guy, I will have to maintain my position. Having repaired and calibrated thousands of them for Ft. Lewis, I think I’m on fairly sound ground. “In TOTAL darkness, you can't see at all.” They DON’T all come with IR spotlights or lasers. And, if they did, they STILL...
  2. WJC

    night vision binoculars

    Hicither, welcome to BF! For the benefit of onlookers, I feel I must offer a caveat to, "In total darkness." In TOTAL darkness, you can't see at all. Night vision devices AMPLIFY available light, only. What might seem total darkness to the human eye is not to a device that amplifies light from...
  3. WJC

    night vision binoculars

    Ben: You’re very kind and I appreciate the comment. Now, if I could just get my detractors to understand that succinct straight talk does not equate to the many negative things of which I have been accused, it would be a better Christmas. Sadly, though, I won’t waste time by watering down my...
  4. WJC

    night vision binoculars

    Chalk up another one for BC. :cat: Bill
  5. WJC

    night vision binoculars

    Good night-vision is probably out of your league--financially. Besides the view is mono-chromatic and grainy. A night glass is ANY bino offering a 7mm exit pupil. The US Navy came up with the term at the beginning of the Second World War. I'm a Yank, so that's the story I'm stickin' with . . ...
  6. WJC

    night vision binoculars

    Are you looking for a true night-vision, or a traditional "night-glass"? A true nigh-vision offers only a monochrome image, whereas a night-glass," renders true color. ANY optical device is going to offer some assistance in low light settings, whereas a night-vision instrument will provided a...
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