Jay was kind enough to send some filters to try out for our night shoot recently, as well as one of his retubed pvs 27's. This is a quick overview of both. Jay sent a White PVS27 Echo tubed unit, ( he can give specs) with a SNB filter installed in the flip cap housing. We had some issues at first getting the unit focused on a Gen 2 Razor 4.5-27 which i later feel was an issue with the optic focus setting not jiving with the pvs27. We mounted it on a MK4 spotter & MK5 with no issues focusing the unit. The PVS 27 retubed white was nice look over the green units for sure, with a shaper detail image in my opinion. I thought it was cool that he made a SNB for the 27. The SNB filters give a light purple hue to the image. I would put it this way - The SNB filters does make the image slightly darker, but better detail in the image. I get it- if your in a cave or dark woods with nor IR illum. just take the filter out. But for most of us- I think- the filters ( to my eyes) a crisper image on everything i tried it on, RNVG L3 unfilmed, PVS14 green omni7, 2124 LR WP, and the pvs 27 retubed. Just a quick overview for ya. Overall i was impressed with the unit and the filters, i feel it take soem of the " graininess" away from the image and looks cleaner ? . I think he may be on to something. @Surgeon_Shooter
FYI- these where all taken just holding the phone behind the optics- Im not a photographer. I will work on getting some steady pictures that dont show up as blury. Damn focus on the phone try to auto focus when i want it to see the image as i have it focused. But any way. All taken with partly cloudy skies, no moon up ( maybe a liver at the tree line),
Pictures of the pVS 27 first. Barn at 682 yards. Leupold mk4 spotter @ 12x I actually need to turn the gain down as the image looked better than the pics. The tube picked up the barn light and gave some halo in the image
Second pics - Barn 629 yards - M2124LR WP. Leupold MK6 - @ 3x then 12x - with and without IR illum. no filter-
3rd Pics Then with a SNB filter i rigged for the 2124, same scope and pwr setting, and with and without illum.
4th pics - view through RNVG L3 unfilmed, no filter and filter.
FYI- these where all taken just holding the phone behind the optics- Im not a photographer. I will work on getting some steady pictures that dont show up as blury. Damn focus on the phone try to auto focus when i want it to see the image as i have it focused. But any way. All taken with partly cloudy skies, no moon up ( maybe a liver at the tree line),
Pictures of the pVS 27 first. Barn at 682 yards. Leupold mk4 spotter @ 12x I actually need to turn the gain down as the image looked better than the pics. The tube picked up the barn light and gave some halo in the image
Second pics - Barn 629 yards - M2124LR WP. Leupold MK6 - @ 3x then 12x - with and without IR illum. no filter-
3rd Pics Then with a SNB filter i rigged for the 2124, same scope and pwr setting, and with and without illum.
4th pics - view through RNVG L3 unfilmed, no filter and filter.
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