Armasight N-14 Nightvision Monocular Review
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Here I review the Armasight N-14 Nightvision Monocular using an imported 3rd generation image intensifier tube. I go over the build quality, features and demonstrate some of my favourite uses for this monocular. See in the dark with wonders of science.
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I got to use Night Vission when I was in the Army. I also was amazed by the night sky, you could see airplanes from miles away.
Dont forget you can see a milky way and nebula detailed with night vision put at telescope
AwesomeR3 I remember using the I WS night vision on my rifle in the army like you say it’s amazing looking at all the stars at Night
@@neilorr9685 yeah night vision 10x time more stars at night(expert full moon)
@@detectiveamevirus8 I was lucky enough to be doing astronomy research back in the mid/late 80's. I had my dept order a night vision scope, and adapted it to the 1M telescope. It was actually much better using it with a big binocular or 120mm scope.
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The images, the music, your voice.....oh my gawd I cried a little, you are like the voice of comforting hopelessness, don't take it in a bad way I love it!
Haha, well thank you!
I have a few hundred hours of NVG flight time as a UH-60 crew chief. NVG's are a game changer. It practically turns night into day.It was amazing to see meteor showers, thousands of them going through earth's atmosphere. NVG's pick up on hot items as well such as the jet engine exhaust, cigarettes, hot coals, ect....
Late reply, but what you were seeing was infrared emission coming off of those hot objects
Your night vision and thermal videos are my favorite. Thanks for posting.
Ethan Blake Thank you.
was stargazing with a pvs7 gen3 wp tube. it was awesome in the remote western sky. made me feel insignificant as a dandilion
Another great review. Can I ask what the music was in the seek review?
👍thanks for not ruining it with music
Holy shit. This is a great video. Thank you for making it.
Thank you.
One point about F-stop numbers. Yes the iPhone has an aperture of 1.8, but it also has a much smaller image Circle. So you have to multiply 1.8 times the crop factor of the iPhone which is about 6x. So you will have somewhere between f10 and f11 "true aperture". The N14's 1.2 aperture probably need only be multiplied by 1.5 or 1.6 (APSC). Giving us somewhere between an F 1.8 and F2 ""true aperture".
The iPhone lens is also designed to minimize visually unappealing color fringing and thus blocks some of the light that causes color fringing. The N14 does not need to be concerned with minimizing color fringing and so the N14's designers made the N14's lens more prioritized for light transmission (a higher T-stop rating).
Excellent comment.
thanks for the review. very helpful.
No problem.
You can get tubes beyond Gen3 for this outside of the US. Some of the latest tubes might technically be second-generation, or rather SSG ( Super Second Generation ) is the official generation, but the performance is a long way outside of early Gen3 performance levels. Even in Australia, you can get a commercial tube of this kind, that outperforms all Gen3 tubes in terms of spectral range, and then has what is called FOM1600 performance ( About Omni IV/V levels of performance ) and can be resold outside of the US without permits. This housing can be supplied in Australia with a fully datasheeted FOM1600 tube that outperforms many Gen3's... In White phosphor or green phosphor.
Yes, there are tubes classed as Gen2 or Gen2+ coming from Europe that equal or exceed some modern U.S. Gen 3 tubes.
Hey mate, fancy seeing you hear. I'll be in WA next week so hope your home for a drop in.
See that new gizmo you been working on.
Be warned with buying an used tubes or used anything when it comes to night vision not all tubes ecreated equal and people get scammed all the time. Gen2+ is perfectly suitable for most people and is usually covered by a nice warranty.
Wonderfull product!
I'm happy with my G1 diy P8079HP tube from a military tank for sky watching
Totally agree with some of the weird stuff you see in the night sky with NVGs.
I disagree with what he saw.
Yep. Some very weord shit happening up there
I have see things that are flat out unexplainable. On the western slope of pikes peak I saw something triangular in the sky, moving slowly but was f ing HUGE! If I were to guess likely much larger than an aircraft carrier. No bullshit. Almost every time I look up when wearing them I see something crazy. I also feel like a lot of times they see me seeing them.
Great vid
Amazing friend 👍
Can be had for around 2400 dollars in Australia, cheapest new Gen2 I could find.
lmao "cheap"
Awesome
I want something for the night sky, and possibly attach to DSLR or have it atleast record video. What could you recommend/link to purchase for say around 300 dollars?. I'd like one of these but as you said, they won't ship out of US, bummer I'm in Aussie land.
Love this
I have 40x60 monoc but its not NV
Bro i fricking like your voice
You did a great job of capturing what gen 3 NV looks like on camera...which isn't easy to do. I'm spoiled in the US and have an ITT Pinnacle PVS-14 and a Sentinel dual tube. I wish my NV recordings were half as good as yours. It looks awesome in person but recording it makes it look like crap.
Chris Jones Thanks. Yeah it was a bit tricky. I had to build a wooden jig to mount my camera to the monoc. I wish I had a PVS14 like yours. It’s not easy to come by here. Also, costly! I’ll check out your channel and see if you have any vids. All the best.
I don't have any vids on youtube. I have one or 2 on instagram and lots of pics. @chris_jones1990 if you're interested. Unfortunately the cool stuff I get to use my NV for at work( I'm a cop) I can't post lol. I recently chased down 2 people through the woods on an ATV using just my NV to see. The surprised looks on their faces were hilarious.
look up brain exploder nvg recorder. he made a really low cost solution that basically splits the image with a reflection so you can still use the night vision while recording.
Hey Chris just wondering if this version of goggles can be used during the day ? I know you not suppose to but you can still turn on and look at it right it has some kind of lens to reduce the light ?
@@zero00tolerance They come with a pin hole cap. Its a plastic cover with a small hole that allows a very small amount of light in. So you can use them in the day time for training.
Nice
Awesome review,how many Euros does this device cost?
Where did you bought it? I want to afford one gen2+ nv. Please give me suggestions where can i get one. I dont live in states and as i know there is restriction on shipping on gen3 nv. And can you tell me is it possible to get gen2+ and from where it will be safe to buy one.
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What are the specs on your tube? Omni 5?
I'm planning on installing a gen 3 mx10130 in my AGM global wolf14 only because I have one brand new in sealed In the box with the wrapper and it's a contract tube that is better than the gen 2+ tube it comes with.
Did you ever put a PVS 14 tube in this housing? I have a wolf 14, which appears to be the same thing as this, and some day I might like to upgrade from a Gen 2+.
The only tubes I've tried are 3 different older gen 3 tubes (90s era), a new Gen2+ and a new Gen2+ white phosphor. The white phosphor was really cool; I wish I'd kept it.
I have something in my pocket that keeps me from being afraid of the dark but it ain’t night vision. Do you think a gen 3 is worth it here in the US or should I go for a higher end set?
Yes, an ipod full of S-Club-7’s greatest hits can be helpful too.
Hi there! Need your advice please; Armasight N14HDi Gen 2 Vs ATN Night spirit Gen 2. Which one should I get? Both cost pretty much the same. Please help! I know you are very good at this whole topic.. it’s quite expensive equipment, gotta make the perfect choice. I would really appreciate some guidance. Thank you so much. Greetings from Santiago, Chile.
Don't get either one. Save the money and get the gen 3. If you settle for something less it may let you down when your life depends upon it. I bought an ATN mvn14-4 and it broke almost immediately and haven't been able to find a single person that will work on it because of bad QC on they're builds. I have a set of anvis 9 duals and a set of 31's which if I could rewind I would have just bought new housings for the anvis 9s and bought a boat or taken the family on a month vacation. Gen 3 is so far and away better than anything gen 2 I truly don't care what anyone says on here. I work with the equipment daily and have for the last close to 30 years. Didn't realize how ancient I was getting
Trying to find a mx 10160 image intensifier for a envis m703e any idea where to buy them?
Large military surplus buyers will occasionally have some newer envis tubes accidentally included with they're auction orders. I have obtained many through guys that supply clothes and kit but aren't allowed to have plates and comms or nods per contract. Can usually get a blem free tube like this for $400-$600 sometimes less if buying several and sometimes more if your willing to pay it. You can truly put together a set of anvis 9s for about $2200 and a set of sentinels or equivalent non articulating set for under $3000
Is it possible to attach a external battery to this NVG? Like the ones armasight makes or other? Thanks, great video!
Tor .Bjurlen I don’t know of an external battery that works with this but you could retro fit something. As long as you supply it 1.5v or 3v it will run. But on a fresh CR123 cell this unit will run for a really long time.
@@Roos-Reviews Thanks :)
Yes, Google armasight battery counterweight
I love the video- small criticism though- saying a f1.2 is faster is wrong in this situation. The reason we say faster is because when you have wider aperture this allows your shutter speed to be faster. F1.2 is a ratio of the aperture size to the lens size. So a 1:1.2 would be bigger than a 1:2.8. I love the explanation of how the device works! Great vid.
Thanks for correcting me so politely. I'm a bit confused about what you're correcting though. Am I wrong to say that the f1.2 lens on the night vision device is a faster lens than the f1.8 on the iPhone 10? When I was a teen a photographer explained "fast" to me like this: a camera lens is described as faster than another lens because it gathers more light in a given period of time than the slower lens, allowing a faster shutter speed to be used.
@@Roos-Reviews you’re correct that a f1.2 will let in more light than f1.8 so for an exposure let’s say you had f1.8 1/10 shutter and iso 100 In order to get the same exact exposure it would be f1.2 1/20 iso 100 so because you’re letting in more light with your aperture, your shutter speed would have to be faster to get the same exposure. Hence why they would call it a “faster lens”. With night vision we’re not dealing with a shutter at all. Only aperture and iso (called gain in the night vision world)
I agree with everything you said. So where was I mistaken in the video? If I can figure that out I can avoid being a doofus next time 😄
how can iget this is there achance to buy
AS OF APRIL 5TH 2020 THIS IS "CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE" ON AMAZON.....SO YOU'RE OUT OF LUCK....
MrBtw999 , FLIR is producing night vision only to Government agencies only now ..😞
Yes, Armasight was acquired by FLIR.
Damn
Do you know what tube type fits in this
This looks just like the pvs-7 3rd gen I used
Fun fact, here in the US, Generation 3 white phosphor tubes (Which are blue, in reference to your point at about 3 minutes in.) have caught on QUICK in the last few years. For about two of them, L3 white phosphor tubes have been on a two month backlog. Turns out in that kinda turquoise blue shade they use, many can perceive contrast a lot easier, as well as eye fatigue doesn't set in like it does on greens. BUT, it's a good bit more expensive.
I used to own a Gen2+ tube in white phosphor or quick silver as it’s sometimes called. And I loved the look much more than green. Some people anecdotally say they can see better with the white but as far as my understanding goes, scientifically green is supposed to provide more distinguishable shades.
I liked the white because it was closer to a black and white image and thus more natural. All green gets tiresome after a while.
Name of the song used in the first half of the video? Around the 1:50-2:20 area?
I would also appreciate this information.
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@@danielong5334 ... and the artist is who?
I think Daniel is joking.
Would you rather have this or the seek thermal pro that you reviewed?
Michael Frazier It’s hard to choose. This allows me to see much farther and at much higher resolution but creatures don’t stand out against the background as they do with thermal. The Seek Thermal allows me to see any warm blooded animal or person around me no matter how dark it is. Carrying both is ideal. That way I can see anything, under any conditions.
Gen 2+ vs sionyx? Want to use it for driving and stuff
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I want those so bad
I love my dual MUM 3P
Is armasight a good and reliable brand for NVG? I spotted one N14 Gen2+ for 2000 with a mount for a helmet and a LLC lens.
The lens threading on mine is badly designed, which makes changing tubes and putting the lens back in straight quite tricky, but aside from that I've been very happy all these years. Since I bought mine Armasight were bought over by Flir, if I recall correctly. I don't know how their gear is now.
@@Roos-Reviews Well the one that i saw is selled by someone not a company, The unity is almost new with the box and such, but its definitely one from Armasight when they wasn't bought yet by flir, For the threading its okay, I mostly wanted to know if its resistant and performant, Thank for answering.
I've held a night vision scope to my eye, and when you take it away you're night blind for a pretty long time. I would much rather use red so when I take it off I can see in the faint night right away.
ookiemand Yes, red is less detrimental to the eye’s natural night vision abilities but the technology in night vision like this (image intensifier tubes) uses green because the human eye is most sensitive to green wavelengths of light, allowing more information to be seen.
There are some modern image intensifier tubes which produce a blueish white image. There is still debate over whether or not it is as good as green. I owned one and liked it for being different but I preferred green. You will not see any red ones.
I concur from experience the green is the best. The wp offers no substantial plus over green but do take longer for the eye to readapt to darkness.
I find the same with my p8079hp tube , I open the lens up to leave more light in to see more stars but its hard on the eye, cant see shit for 10 minutes after using it like that. I connected a camcorder and watch it on the flip out screen and its much easier on the eyes, even with the lens opened up. Being able to record the footage the same time as well is an added bonus.
When you say you “open the lens up” what do you mean?
Ah Just meant opening the lens aperture mate.
Anyone know of a similar product, as this one is discontinued and available units have inflated prices
Brother HONESTLY. You just explained what I KNOW to be true. I know all the facts. But NEVER have I EVER heard anybody ever explain why night vision is incredible and worth £3k+ for a monocular £6k £8k thousand for a dual tube unit. Not an advert but if you want great prices contact me I'll explain your options...
It's because image intensifier tubes have a high manufacturing cost. I bought mine used. Old gen3 tubes can be found for as low as $500 and used housings can be found for less.
Digital night vision will likely catch up to analogue in performance within the next 5-10years. Then night vision will become much cheaper.
@Roo's Reviews True but, no, brother it's the way you described it, and especially the comments re the sky at night. It's literally Merlins Magic and you captured that in your speech. Well don't hats off bro;) Not many "GET" it;)
Which one is this. Gen 2 or 3.
Be cautious ppl units with 2nd gen or gen2+ tubes are usually Russian tubes. Photonis tubes are better. Eu 3rd gen from harder digital is about on part to old US gen 2. USA gen3 Harris or L3 are still the best performers around. Alot of units sold over seas that claim to be USA 3rd gen are harder digital tubes which are repotted substandard Russian tubes. Harder digital specs PC sensitivity claimed 2200. Actual 1350. Signal to noise ratio 28-30 claimed. Actual 18 to 20. Resolution 72 claimed 58 actual. So be careful ppl.
Can you use a night vision monocular during the day, without the IR function like a classic one ?
No, the sunlight would damage the image intensifier tube.
@@Roos-Reviews Thanks for the reply, i appreciate it ! 🙂
From where I can buy this ?
Where did you get a used gen3 tube in Europe?
There used to be a guy in England selling them on eBay quite a few years ago.
Can someone decode that morse code at the end. Im on a phone so i cant hear it that well.
readying up for the corona virus
This one prohibited for civilian?
You better use that device for spotting a dogmen one of these days partner
TaureanKing you’re correct with that statement. They’re coming in from the magnetic northwest and following the waterways down through America. It’s almost as they’re getting into position for something. Getting into position in a strategic like manner. I have my opinions about it, but nobody wants to listen until it’s too late. They’re not going through all that trouble just to tell us how wonderful this civilization is either. I think they’re getting into position to clean house so to speak. There’s been ten civilizations before us that has completely disappeared without a trace, and I hope we’re not 11th on that list.
@@theautodidacticman_ I'm stacking up on guns and ammo. Something bad is gonna happen, i just don't know when exactly.
I don't know from where these creatures are coming from either, if its the government doing this things to scare people off the woods and forcing us to live in the city thus having more control of us, or if they come from extraterrestrial ships with extraterrestrial beings doing experiments on us or from the north pole hole, but what i know is that these creatures are real and i think they have preyed us before because people that have had encounters with these cretures describe a primordial fear as if this thing hunted our ancestors in the past, they were our hunters, so you might be right, they're might be preparing for another civilization whipe out. And the thing is these creatures are spreading like crazy, more and more people have encounters with these beings, those who survive are left with PTSD and serious trauma, these things are not cute and do not like us very much. The best we can do its spread the word of the existence of these creatures, no matter if people think we're crazy in first instance, they will become believers soon or later but the faster they hear about it the sooner they believe.
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What are you two talking about?
Doug Dickerson lol true
Any idea of price bro?
Hi
I have the Flir MNVD 40. I believe it’s made by Armasight.
What size tube goes into yours? As I believe it’s the same size. But not sure.
Thanks
John Mullally Yes, Flir acquired Armasight along with all of their NV models. Your unit is built on the same design as mine but yours is better, having external manual brightness control. The tubes are the same size. They are very robust and reliable housings.
Roo's Views what size tube? As I’m not sure of it. Many thanks for your reply
@@taseajohn4424 18mm most likely.
Diameter objective lens 27mm?
Diameter eyepiece lens ...mm?
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Is this still worth buying?
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I wonder why 3rd gen is not available to ship
hi i'm from brazil wanted to know if this monocle records video and photo because I research ufology flying saucer .
No, it doesn’t.
Where did you find decent quality image intensifier tubes?
I got them from a guy in England quite a few years ago.
@@Roos-Reviews eBay?
Is that a South African or New Zealand accent ?
Checking them flying saucers with your laser pointer
You no that . using a green screen not blk & white bs to see those American ufo's zooming past us flashing there lights on & off .. Uncle Tom thinks we're all numb nuts ..
There were no lasers or flying saucers in this video.
That doesn't mean there are no saucers about thou
I’d absolutely love to see one but so far I haven’t seen any compelling evidence for extraterrestrial spacecraft visiting Earth.
Look America has no right to forbid any night vision devices
But it's ok to sell arms to Syria so they make wars to terrorists that they create .. Does that make sense..
How much it’s cost n where I can buy this
Optics planet has it for $2,450 I do believe you can price check other places but that is a good place to start
What type of intensifier tube N14 using???
macharadza1983 It comes in a few different versions with different tubes. I bought mine with a Gen 2+ tube because gen 3 tubes are only available in the USA. Then I upgraded the tube to an ex military gen 3 and sold the gen2+ tube. If you buy the N14 in the USA you can get it with gen 2+ or gen 3 tubes.
@@Roos-Reviews where did you get the Gen3 tube?
Alicia Lehoux I imported it from the UK. It was an older ex US military tube. Sometimes you can find them on Ebay (though Ebay tend to remove night vision listings.) and sometimes people on night vision forums sell them.
Can you mention model/type of tube of gen 3 which will fit into housing.I have mnvd40 so basically same thing but with manual gain control.Im thinking about upgrade to gen 3(mine is gen2+ hd) but frankly I don't know what kind of tube I can fit there.I don't want open it yet for guaranty purposes.Some tubes have pig tail,some just accept pins?
How much does it cost
I get it, but damn over a thousand dollars for the gen 2
Yeah they are expensive. And that’s actually cheap for night vision gear.
You CAN get modern gen 3 outside of the US, but never ITT's from L3 or Elbit. They are also a lot more expensive. Night vision in general is more expensive outside of the US.
Yes it's more difficult and costly, for sure.
a P8079HP cascade tube works brighter than my PVS-7 lmao
Becareful many so called imported 3rd gen is really just repotted russian 2nd gen tubes which won't last.
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What good will this do if its in me pocket eh?
You’ll have to come up with a way to move it from your pocket to your eye, somehow. If you have a hand you could try using that. Good luck.
Price
Aonde encontra um ???
Do you know where to find surplus cascade tubes?
Or the prg defence p----14?
No, sorry.
@@Roos-Reviews bummer. This stuff has gotten popular and expensive. I would also like to find a pvs5c.
In fact that prg defense p14 is using tubes from surplus pvs5c, scavenged and turned into two monocular per dual tube unit.
There used to be a guy on ebay UK who sourced all sorts of tubes and would ship to many countries.
@@Roos-Reviews thanks.
I picked up one of these mvn14-4 and it literally broke to where it won't power on at all. ATN sucks and won't answer or return calls. I just want to know if there is anyone out there willing to work on ATN products because any reputable dealer or repair person won't touch them because the threading strips out so easily the complete lack of replacement parts. It's basically a $4,000 paparrweight
I find the threads on mine to be oddly and badly designed too. Instead of continuous threads they are separated into 3 patches of threads, making screwing in the pieces straight quite difficult.
@@Roos-Reviews it's junk imo. I would like to get it to work because I have sons that will be coming of age soon and my 31s are for my head only. Do you have any troubleshooting ideas to get this this powering up again? I hate the idea of something so useful going to complete waste.
Jump scare @6:06… lol
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This is like GEN 2 night vision.
Form where I can but this ?
Amazon. Search for AGM NV-14 Wolf. $1495.00.
can you record videos in it?
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Is Armasight a manufacturer or distributer?
A manufacturer. But they were bought over by Flir in 2016 for something like 40 million USD.
@@Roos-Reviews do they make good products?
what is the life expectancy of the tube? Sounds expensive if the tube only has thousands hours
Alicia Lehoux The Gen 3 I have in this is from the mid 90s and still going strong after more than 20 years and who knows how many tours in conflict zones before finally ending up in my hands. It’s quite impressive they can last this long.
Modern gen 3 Harris or L3 12000 hours minimum.
The Gen 3 Auto-gated tubes have a 15,000 hour operation life. So for most people buying one of these is a buy once cry once purchase. Treat it with care and you will have it the rest of your life.
is it that noisy in real life?
dogboy0912 not this noticeable
Isn't this the same thing as a what we called a Starlight scope . ?
Starlight scopes were Gen 1. Gen 3 NV tubes produce much more powerful light amplification.
@@Roos-Reviews Thank you 👍
An ex mil. guy stated that in 1980, the view through his starlight scope of some bright objects caused such brightness (obviously from the phosphor screen) that it "almost burnt his eye". Was that an experience you ever had with those old devices?
It's probably an over reaction. I suppose if you were in the dark for some time and your eyes had fully adapted to them darkness and then you looked into a NV scope it would feel intensely bright, just as if you suddenly looked at a smart phone on max brightness in the same scenario.
Some James Bond films depicted NV-equipped bad guys being taken out just by shining a bright light like a flare in their direction and they'd scream and fall over. That was an exaggeration for cinematic effect.
haw mach??
why does this come up when i search 'budget night vision' i googled this, and its £2500
Because that's the low end.
How much i wont buy
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Hi5, excellent presentation!
I research UFO in low altitude and in areas of difficult accessibility at night. Would you consider either selling or donating your night vision device? CHEERS !
$3300 for Gen3...