I realize I'm probably being a pest at this point but could you explain why you went that route? I'm the first one in my circle to get NV so far which makes me the defacto guru and I have told people that imo these high dollar tubes are not worth the money. Am I missing something?
I get if the L3 is the Cadillac and you have the means why not. I have Swaro binos and a kowa fluorite spotter so I am a believer that that extra 5% is worth it in some things. I can see it in spotting equipment and thermals but not really in a pvs14.
My buddies duals that started this whole quest have FOMs that are off the chart, 2650+ on both tubes (L3 WP filmless). So looking out in a dark pasture with those will knock your socks off. Once I started looking at duals, what I was looking at was a set BNVD-SG WP Elbit with FOM of 1900+. That path would have cost me $8200 (while secretly wanting the L3 PVS-31A BNVD), and I just couldn't pull the trigger on that dollar ammount for now, not knowing how much i'll actually use it/them. I may have wasted some money, but I won't ever second guess my decision if I bought a good enough one. Just the way my mind works.