Night Vision Armasight Lives Despite Flir. The Contractor 320 3-12X

[WhereNow&How]

Here you go Gents. From the embers it emerges.

The Contractor 320 3-12X – Armasight

www.armasight.com

 

[camocorvette]

It looks nice. I'd love to try one out.

 

[stefan73]

I wonder if my AMRF2200 would work on that for range finding? It is an Armasight product.

 

[TheHorta]

More Chinesium crapola.

 

[stefan73]

More Chinesium crapola.

Your negativity is bringing me down Moriarty! Can't I have hopes and dreams? You know, chase waterfalls.

 

[WhereNow&How]

More Chinesium crapola.

The dam thing looks impressive however inquiring minds say:

What did you see, what did you hear
Tell me everything .... spare me nothing.

 

[EchoFiveIndia]

The housing looks kinda cool but it would have to be half the price of a Hogster to get me…

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[WhereNow&How]

Well it sure aint made out of plastic. Pretty beefy at 1.7 lbs. Will be interesting to see what FPA it has in it.

 

[GreenMushroom]

That thing's got a lot of knobs. Can you dial your dope?

 

[WhereNow&How]

Yeah, I don't really like all those dials sticking up. Will snag on stuff. I like the flat top panel with recessed buttons like the Flir Thermosights have.

Dont know about the dope part. Doubt it. More likely just regular control features via a different layout.

 

[GreenMushroom]

I'm curious to see some reviews. They have to know how stiff the competition is now days so I'm thinking it will bring something to the table. It's listed 320 at 60hz which is odd numbers for an iray core. Boson maybe?

 

[WhereNow&How]

I'm curious to see some reviews. They have to know how stiff the competition is now days so I'm thinking it will bring something to the table. It's listed 320 at 60hz which is odd numbers for an iray core. Boson maybe?

Most Boson's have been 320 x 256 or 640 x 512. But you never know. We can always hope.

 

[EchoFiveIndia]

Lifted from the gunsamerica write up:

“While the current version of the Contractor has a 320×240 resolution, a 640×480 version will be available in Q3 of this year. And thanks to the onboard proprietary Armacor processor, the images are nice and clean due, in part, to the pixel guessing software. All of which is made here in the USA.

The Contractor also has a USB-C out, making it easy to remove footage from the unit, which can capture both video and stills. The 320 version of the Contractor is available now for around $4,000. The 640 version will cost around $5,000 when it’s released later this year.”

 

[WhereNow&How]

@EchoFiveIndia Good catch on the article. I had not seen that.

The rear ocular appears to be exactly the same as what Flir put on the Thermosight line. It will be interesting to see whose FPA they are putting in the units.

 

[joe777]

First post here and reviving a year old thread, joined specifically to ask about the new Armasight. Has anyone found any more information on their cores? They market it as a proprietary ArmaCORE.

 

[joe777]

I just heard back from Armasight - they state that "none of our components are of chinese manufacture."

 

[wildfowler]

Most Boson's have been 320 x 256 or 640 x 512. But you never know. We can always hope.

I called last week and asked about this.

Not boson.

They are making their own cores. I was told made in USA. I didn’t go in to specific nuanced level questioning about what that might actually mean.

I was told they would be making these cores available for other manufacturers in the future.

And I just got a follow up regarding the 640 sidekick helmet mount. Currently it has a sensitivity of less than 24. And they expect it to improve with future firmware revisions.

 

[Glassaholic]

And I just got a follow up regarding the 640 sidekick helmet mount. Currently it has a sensitivity of less than 24. And they expect it to improve with future firmware revisions.

I wonder how the 640/320 Sidekick's compare to NOX35...

 

[WhereNow&How]

Currently it has a sensitivity of less than 24. And they expect it to improve with future firmware revisions.

Now that would be the shit for sure.

The Phoenix might be fixing to arise. One can at least hope at this stage.

 

[WhereNow&How]

More Chinesium crapola.

Blasphemy I say. Blasphemy I say.
Blasphemy I hope. Blasphemy I hope.

Lord, I pray Lord Horta was partaking in copious amounts of adult nectar and out of his mind when he made this post.

 

[joe777]

I found the below statement/specs on a couple January 2023 product releases.