Night Vision Can any thermal scopes use 2x or 3x magnifiers?

[Old Man with Gun]

I'm thinking it would be great to be able to attach a 2x or 3x magnifier to the front of a thermal scope to double or triple the native magnification.

Anyone know of anything like this?

 

[stefan73]

MTM did. Not sure what other ones do. Horta could answer since he just sold a MTM with a magnifier.

 

[WhereNow&How]

Yep, I do it all the time.

Flir PTS 233 with a Torrey Pines Logic 3 X Magnifier x 1.5 native PTS 233 produces a new native magnification of 4.5 X. Turns mini mouse into mighty mouse.

I had TPL make me custom mounting arms that quick attach to the PTS Thermosight Pic Rail. Ensures a rock solid mounting of the magnifier that does not move so you do not loose your POA/POI. It is critical that the magnifier be rock solid and does not move when attached to the host thermal sight.

So I have the best of both worlds Wide FOV or Narrow FOV for longer range work. That 62 mm of Germanium working gathers up a lot of information.

 

[Old Man with Gun]

Very cool, thanks for sharing

 

[TheHorta]

You can put a magnifier on virtually any thermal, if it will physically take one. I held a 3x FLIR M18 magnifier in front of my FLIR ONE some years back and I was surprised that it actually worked.

 

[Old Man with Gun]

So if I can find a way to mount one of the PVS-14 style magnifiers it will work, or is it a special type of magnifier?

 

[stefan73]

So if I can find a way to mount one of the PVS-14 style magnifiers it will work, or is it a special type of magnifier?

That would be interesting if it does, I don't know. Would be cool on say a NOX 18 if it fit?

 

[DoubleHaul]

So if I can find a way to mount one of the PVS-14 style magnifiers it will work, or is it a special type of magnifier?

Needs to be germanium

 

[WhereNow&How]

And probably about $2,000 worth of Germanium unless one can find a "birds nest on the ground"

 

[TheHorta]

Once I order a Nox, I have 4 different 3x thermal magnifiers to try.

 

[stefan73]

Once I order a Nox, I have 4 different 3x thermal magnifiers to try.

Would love to hear what works, and then I'll offer 5 chickens and a goat for it, maybe a duck also if you throw in a case

 

[Morgan3]

Recently got into NV and have been interested and researching thermal. Somebody please explain how the thermal imager is not just detecting the thermal image of the magnifier placed in front of it! From the little I know, this seems counterintuitive.

 

[jwramp]

@Morgan3 thermal is just digital sensors that are sensitive to a higher wavelength than visible light. The chemicals present in normal clear glass are opaque to those wavelengths, so a different material has to be used for the optics. Germanium and some other materials allow the pass through of LWIR or MWIR light. Some stuff about Germanium

I want someone to acquire some of these and slide them in front of the fancy new sensors on the market... Thermal Zoom Lenses

 

[Morgan3]

Thanks! Didn’t have a clue about that. I would have bet almost anything that was not possible.

 

[Old Man with Gun]

Thanks for all the responses, I'm learning a lot and getting optimistic that I may be able to find something that works with my thermal.