Do you play Airsoft at night. How do you equip yourself?

@DaSpineLessFish

Жыл бұрын

PNV-10T with a Rhino 2 mount. Whatever you do don't cheap out on a mount. Real Rhino 2 mounts have height adjustment

@AnvilAirsoftTV

Жыл бұрын

Ah nice. This clone is rubbish.

@sithknight7740

Жыл бұрын

I've gotten to play once. I don't run any form of NVG's/NOD's so I just deal with the lower visibility and if anything try to play it to my advantage of those lacking any of said devices.

@senator7352

Жыл бұрын

I live in the uk and own photonis UANVB binos, L3 filmless MNVG binos, infiray rh25 thermal and a infiray jerryc c5 thermal 😂

@senator7352

Жыл бұрын

@@DaSpineLessFish anything pvs14 and above and you should go straight to Wilcox/cadex mounts

Good review and info. You've talked me out of them. I was under the impression they were quite a bit more capable than they appear to be. They appear to be pretty much useless without an illuminator and don't have very good range. Thank you for your work. All of that being said, it's still a step forward and cool stuff.

@JackTavern629

Жыл бұрын

If you're looking for some cool digital nvgs, check out the Pvs-69s. 3D printed digital nvg binos, 75⁰ FOV, and only around 1k. The new sionyx looks really dope, but it's way too expensive for what it offers.

@James-C24

Жыл бұрын

@[Redacted] thanks for putting this comment. Up. Just had a look myself looks like a really interesting project and something that would be doable to for a fair few airsofters.

My local field runs the odd night game now and again. It's great fun. I don't have any night vision gear so I run with the old Mk 1 eyeball.

@AnvilAirsoftTV

Жыл бұрын

Nothing wrong with that. We’re thinking about an episode about night vision in general

@pr248

Жыл бұрын

@@AnvilAirsoftTV Yes, that would be great if you did. The main problem I have with night games in general is peoples lack of light discipline. You spend ages getting your eyes used to the dark then some plant pot waves their torch about like a light sabre in order to find a dropped mag.

@AnvilAirsoftTV

Жыл бұрын

Fair one. Can be very annoying.

@Wabaanimkii

Жыл бұрын

@@pr248 don't forget the clown in the rear of the skirmish line who lights up the ground in front of him, backlighting the rest of the team in front of him.

If you turn the brightness down a notch or 2 on the aurora the picture will get even clearer and ir laser will be fine. Atleast my black is that way,never used a sport and everyone says the black is slightly better.

Before I got my sionyx sacrificial lense I used a cell phone protector and cut a circle out of it with super Sharpe scissors and that's something you could do for these if you still use em.

@AnvilAirsoftTV

Жыл бұрын

Probably thin enough to get in between the cap and the lens.

Lovely to see you Tom! Great informative vid! I’m checking out Scot country and lions gear to explore yet more anvil possibilities! Hope all good mate! Take care out there!

@AnvilAirsoftTV

Жыл бұрын

Thanks. Hope you find something you like.

Always good to see things being pushed forward, but great honest review and comparison as always. The 17 degree viewing angle felt like the biggest draw back of this unit compared to the Syionx (given the need to use IR for both anyway). Sure it won’t stack up to analogue (yet) but digital NV is a relatively new product to the market, I’m sure it’ll come on leaps and bounds (although whether the price will end up being the same pay to play as gen2/3 who knows).

@AnvilAirsoftTV

Жыл бұрын

I really want to test the Sionyx Opsin which might be the bridge we are all looking for. Reality is I suspect to get near comparirty with analogue that we will need to spent the same amount. However things are going in the right direction with digital NV. Drone and VR technology will also help.

@AnvilAirsoftTV I suggest you try the nvg30 unit. Its the newer version of the nvg10, has a framerate of 40, but is mors sensitive than a sionyx and has a 40 degree viewing angle.

@AnvilAirsoftTV

4 ай бұрын

It still won’t stack up to an analogue Gen2+ / Gen3+ unit. I’ve seen footage. If someone wants to send / loan me one to test that’ll be great but it’s not financially worth me purchasing / building one for a video.

gotta say every video i watch watch of yours are brill , ya dont miss a thing awesome guys . maybe one day il see you on my range or playing airsoft

Was waiting for this video thanks brotha

@AnvilAirsoftTV

Жыл бұрын

Hope you found it useful.

@navrhy3075

Жыл бұрын

@@AnvilAirsoftTV subscribed

In Sightmark's defense, they were forced to greenlight this project from their new equity hire, a one eyed individual who had a 1" pvc tube impaled onto their remaining eye. They thought the final product had a fantastic FOV, true to the naked eye.

Awesome review... appreciate it man 🫡

@AnvilAirsoftTV

7 ай бұрын

No problem 👍

Good review. The detector in that unit decays rapidly in quantum efficiency with increasing wavelength - in other words it won't respond that well with 940nm illumination. The reality is the wraith is a digital camera with the IR filter removed. In contrast, the standard SiOnyx Aurora has capability down to 1/4 moon, the Pro runs to no moon and starlight and is a genuinely capable outdoor "night vision" camera.

@AnvilAirsoftTV

8 ай бұрын

The Aurora is much better in my opinion. I’ve used the pro, standard and sport models. Interesting to hear about the 940nm issue on the wraith.

@VK6AB-

8 ай бұрын

@@AnvilAirsoftTV If you plot a graph, x - axis wavelength (400nm to 1200nm = VIS, NIR and early SWIR) and Y - axis quantum efficiency (percent) for a series of detectors you will find most camera detectors have peak efficiency around 500-600nm (In the meat of the VIS spectrum) and their performance declines and trails off with increasing wavelength from there. A typical sensor will be ~ 75% efficient at 600nm, at 850nm that efficiency may have dropped to 30% and by 940nm the efficiency has dropped to 15%. Thus a 500mW 850nm IR illuminator will appear twice as "bright" as a 500mW 940nm IR illuminator. Most camera detectors are dead by 1000nm. Some security cameras (detectors) have further reach with efficiencies of around 20% at 1000nm. The Sionyx detectors are still at 65% at 1000nm with the OPSIN reaching right out 1200nm. The QE or Quantum efficiency is a measure of a detectors ability to turn photons into electrons. For reference the peak efficiency of a Gen 3 photocathode is ~ 35% and the peak efficiency of a Gen 2 photocathode is around 20% - however these are paired with MCPs which massively increase the production of photoelectrons. Hope this helps. 😀

The aurora really comes on top but if you changed some settings, like greyscale, for example, it would perform even better than this. But you already knew it since you are an Aurora owner

@AnvilAirsoftTV

Жыл бұрын

I don’t find that greyscale helps personally as it’s just a filter. Otherwise it’s set up pretty much as per my best performance videos. I might go to 360p but that would look terrible on video.

@grim3897

Жыл бұрын

@@AnvilAirsoftTV Greyscale reduce the processing power needed by the Aurora, I find it runs much smoother than in color palette or even "green", and it's much easier to differenciate stuff than in color, although the sightmark already is greyscale

@AnvilAirsoftTV

Жыл бұрын

I honestly couldn’t see much difference myself but that could well just be my eyes. :). I’ll give it another go especially with the newer firmware which has improved my sport model.

@darknature79

Жыл бұрын

I heard a rumor sionyx is supposed to come out with fireware update that has adjustable redicle,which would be awesome if you have the aurora black and won't need a nv red dot to shoot without a ir laser.

@AnvilAirsoftTV

Жыл бұрын

That would be good, I think budget digital NV works best as a weapon sight.

Finally digital night vision binos. However, it looks from this that the sensors suck. My Vive focus pro has four of five cameras on the outside of the thing and if I get close to the boundry in complete darkness I get a slightly grainy view of the entire room at 180deg and can see with no lights on. These night vision companies are sandbagging because they want to keep selling ancient technology that is similar to your old CCD TV sitting in your grandmother's living room.

@AnvilAirsoftTV

Жыл бұрын

Bear in mind these are around £800 each (£1600 pair) in the UK so not in gen2 or gen3 prices. You have to make choices down at this price point. Digital tech is coming on leaps and bounds at the moment. Looking forward to seeing where they go with it.

Did you register your nvgs at all? In the UK it says some stuff about having to have a good reason to own NODs and I’m pretty sure you have to register and sort of “ask permission” to buy them

@AnvilAirsoftTV

9 ай бұрын

No you don’t have to for ‘civilian’ grade units. It’s only really military/law enforcement grade Gen3 tubes that you need a good reason to buy due to ITAR regulations as the manufacturers don’t want them going into the wrong hands. The same goes for some higher end digital and thermal units too.

For what it's worth, i'm able to use 850nm and 940nm LED lights with my Sionyx Aurora (original release).

@AnvilAirsoftTV

Жыл бұрын

Thanks. I’ve used 940nm with mine and it’s been effective.

It is upside down.. the ir illumination should be on top. On the bottom it is blocked by the weapon.

@AnvilAirsoftTV

8 ай бұрын

I found when I did that the lens caps got in the way. I also didn’t use the inbuilt illuminator much anyway. Much better results from a force on force basis from a momentary weapon mounted flood or illuminator.

@mrheart4242

8 ай бұрын

@AnvilAirsoftTV sure. I see your point. But for us broke people who will be with 5he device for a year or 2 and no extra. Bieng usable is better.

Eventually someone mod the lens to give it a wider fov like someone did for the nvg10

@AnvilAirsoftTV

Жыл бұрын

The Problem is matching the view screen size to the field of view of the lens at 1:1.

@nite787

Жыл бұрын

@AnvilAirsoftTV very true but there's always those people out there that are willing to figure it out and might even improve its ability to see in the same conditions that it fell short in compared to sionyx

Cool piece of tech!

Would you say nvg or a torch is better? In terms of effectiveness and price.

@AnvilAirsoftTV

Жыл бұрын

I think with really good field skills a white light user can be competitive.

@JetstreamAviation747

Жыл бұрын

@@AnvilAirsoftTV Thank you!

Bonjour, Quelle modèle de fixation faut il acheter pour pouvoir fixé ce monoculaire à un casque balistique type ARCH je possède ce monoculaire wraith 4k sightmark et je voudrais pouvoir le fixé à mon casque mais il existe tellement de systèmes de fixation différents.

@pikscreil7042

6 ай бұрын

Je n'avais pas regardé la vidéo entière, donc il semblerait que Le montage wilcox g24 soit compatible est il de bonne qualité?

@AnvilAirsoftTV

6 ай бұрын

it's been a while since I had these and they have gone back to the supplier so I'm unable to check for you I'm afraid.

@pikscreil7042

6 ай бұрын

@@AnvilAirsoftTV ok ce n'est pas grave merci quand même

Did you do any testing of this monocular as an optic addon behind a magnified scope or red dot? Very interested to see that use case. 17 degrees through a scope isnt a big deal. The relatively high picture quality is a good benefit for a scope.

@AnvilAirsoftTV

Жыл бұрын

It would be fine behind a red dot. I think it was developed from sightmark’s range of weapon mounted night vision optics.

17 degree field of view seems shockingly low. I watched another review that compared the fov (fov only, not actual function) quite favorably to traditional nvg's. Is it possible that there are multiple versions? I don't see how 17 degrees is anywhere close to enough to successfully walk around at night. Even 25 is abysmally small.

@AnvilAirsoftTV

Жыл бұрын

It’s as per the specification on their website for the Wraith. There was another review I watched but they didn’t compare FOV to other cameras and I didn’t get the impression that they have a lot of experience with analog night vision.

@TierNoneOperator

Жыл бұрын

@@AnvilAirsoftTV I'm not saying you're wrong, I'm just blown away by how narrow that is.

@AnvilAirsoftTV

Жыл бұрын

Oh for sure no offence taken. I went and double checked the data sheets to make sure.

@TierNoneOperator

Жыл бұрын

@@AnvilAirsoftTV could that be on one of the zoom settings? I just can't square how a company could release something like this that is virtually worthless at what it is designed for.

@AnvilAirsoftTV

Жыл бұрын

As shown in the footage it’s all at 1x zoom which on the wraith is a good match to 1:1 unlike the Sionyx which to be fair to it was never designed as a NVG. The wraith isn’t worthless but for fast moving, force on force situations under low light there are some serious limitations. Most of it is probably the screen they’ve used. Smallish HD OLED displays are still pretty expensive. Hopefully that’ll come down as VR gets more popular.

This is not intended to function also as a weapon scope? thanks

@AnvilAirsoftTV

10 ай бұрын

It doesn’t have a reticule. They do different versions of the wraith that would be better suited and come with mounts.

would have been nice if u filmed the stars moon and planets to see if the quality is good for astro photography work

@AnvilAirsoftTV

Жыл бұрын

Isn’t something I think about when doing videos to be honest as I do then from an airsoft game perspective. I’ll try in future to cover that too.

🙏🏼

It would be nice if someone came out with night vision that was even remotely close to a PVS -14 without breaking the bank.

@AnvilAirsoftTV

Жыл бұрын

I think getting anywhere near Gen3+ with digital would cost more than Gen3+ money currently

@totenfurwotan4478

Жыл бұрын

PVS-14s can go as low as 2k dude. They aren’t that expensive

@SheepDog-lb6zf

Жыл бұрын

@@totenfurwotan4478 Yes I understand but still over priced most civilians can't our are not willing to dish out 2 grand on night vision just saying.

@totenfurwotan4478

Жыл бұрын

@@SheepDog-lb6zf Idn dude. Lots of people in my area with NODs. Our night shoots are packed

@SheepDog-lb6zf

Жыл бұрын

@@totenfurwotan4478 I guess I'm in the wrong area lol.

Sightmark dropped the ball on this. Their previous monoculars were 40⁰ FOV. Cool device but not ideal for tactical applications. My finger was on the trigger with this one, and now I'm definitely not going to buy. Better off with pvs-69s with 75⁰ FOV

@AnvilAirsoftTV

Жыл бұрын

Had a quick look at the PVS-69 project and seen some pictures. From the videos I’ve seen it has no where near 75 degrees. Needs an IR illuminator and has lag. As a 3D printer non-commercial aspects would worry me too much. The use of off the shelf drone components is interesting. There’s been significant investment in that technology and VR headsets recently.

Cool to see more NVGs in airsoft Trash mono sadly Great bino setup for cheapo airsoft I would assume

@AnvilAirsoftTV

Жыл бұрын

One of the issues we have in the UK is that we don’t really have access to the Gen3+ analog tube second market that the US does so we generally have to use Gen2 or digital. It’s possible to get pretty close to gen3 using commercially available tubes with a declaration form. There’s not really a solution yet.

Found footage of a Yeti on the common.

@AnvilAirsoftTV

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

Sionyx is overall better… but wraith is not as sensitive but in dark mode what it does show is crisper

@AnvilAirsoftTV

Жыл бұрын

Depends on what you want to go with. The video is vastly better out of the wraith when you are using IR or have sufficient ambient light.

is that an arc'teryx balaclava? where did you get one of those in the uk. i cant find any?

@AnvilAirsoftTV

Жыл бұрын

EBay. They are ITAR restricted. Occasionally Tactical Kit UK have them in.

@bigchunk7246

Жыл бұрын

@@AnvilAirsoftTV thanks

Shoot at it. Does the lense break, Drop it on floor.

@AnvilAirsoftTV

Жыл бұрын

3ft drop rated. It’s a glass lens, it’ll break without a sacrificial lens or a lens protector fitted. No need to destruction test plus they aren’t mine. If you want me to destruction test a product feel free to buy one and send it to me.

Digital is cool but nothing compares to Analogue Intensifiers. Digital is nowhere near as responsive, clear or powerful astraditional intensifiers while also shining like crazy to everyone else because it beams out IR. You'll stick out like a sore thumb and get blasted before you even know you've been spotted. Traditional night vision is objectively superior. NV is a pay-to-win game, that's just the bottom line. However Chinese NNVT NVG tubes supposedly coming in at as little as $300 per tube which could seriously revolutionise the market and make it more affordable for more people.

@AnvilAirsoftTV

Жыл бұрын

All of those points are covered in the video. Did you watch it?

@zeroonedirty8175

Жыл бұрын

I hate "NV is pay to win" Unless you have top end night vision you need to learn how to walk and move without tripping over things and bumping in to people or trees. Then it's also easy to fall in to the trap of thinking it's pitch black and you're the only one who can see, ans then find yourself out in the open and get shot. Then once you get past this you need to aim with your night vision on. All of this needs work and training. Plus having night vision is one more thing to have to sort out and get fitting right. You will soo get a headache if it's not fitted properly, and you can't shoot if you haven't got your gun set up to work with your NODs.

@AnvilAirsoftTV

Жыл бұрын

Anyone working with NVG needs to spend time learning the benefits and limitations of their system.

@DaSpineLessFish

Жыл бұрын

@@zeroonedirty8175 nah that's just wrong lol NV is absolutely a pay to win game, there's no way around this. Cheaper units like my PNV-10T dont even hold a candle to a high end gen3+ PVS-14 Same with optics and lasers, night ops are a money matter simple as

@DaSpineLessFish

Жыл бұрын

@@AnvilAirsoftTV Okay and, can I not comment or something

How do you record? I have put a mini card in but I can’t find the record button

@AnvilAirsoftTV

Жыл бұрын

It’s on the quick start guide. From memory you just click the two dot top button but I could be mistaken.

@WarAngel72

Жыл бұрын

@@AnvilAirsoftTV thanks I figured it out. I had to reformat the memory card first before it lets you record.

i really need to know where you got that desert night camo retention 550 cord

@AnvilAirsoftTV

Жыл бұрын

We made it.

@blitz4634

Жыл бұрын

@@AnvilAirsoftTV willing to make another? I'd buy or trade ya a real rhino legacy mount for one if you're CONUS

@AnvilAirsoftTV

Жыл бұрын

Get in touch via Instagram. We’re In the UK though.

Can u be able to use night vision Optics with them?

@AnvilAirsoftTV

Жыл бұрын

I’m not entirely sure what you asking. However You can passive aim with them using an optic that has night vision compatible levels of illumination.

The aurora black and pro have a slightly better picture than the sport. The black is better than the sport and the pro is better than the black. Not by alot but enough to tell.

@AnvilAirsoftTV

Жыл бұрын

We’ve done a comparison between the pro and the sport on the channel, I’ve tried all three models and I agree with you. The sport has got a lot better with the firmware updates too.

Hey there, Is the viewing 1:1 ratio? Also, how’s the latency for walking etc?

@AnvilAirsoftTV

Жыл бұрын

It’s 1:1 as standard unlike my SiOnyx which needs to be zoomed in for 1:1. At 30fps not a lot of latency with an IR source.

@MylesDavid

Жыл бұрын

@@AnvilAirsoftTV Gotcha! Even though you said the vertical field of view isn’t so great, do you feel comfortable walking using them without tripping over stuff or no?

@AnvilAirsoftTV

Жыл бұрын

I would be cautious using them on unknown ground tbh. I know those woods quite well and even then it was difficult navigating.

@MylesDavid

Жыл бұрын

@@AnvilAirsoftTV It’s really interesting to me that these companies don’t pay attention to things like this when they are developing them! If they simply tested them theirselves they could probably make the adjustments necessary to at least create a much more functional unit. It isn’t difficult to change or add a better field of view, especially because these aren’t real NODS but instead are utilizing a camera and lenses. They would probably make a giant sum of sales and money if they took it just a bit more seriously etc! But who knows what they were thinking. Great informative video friend! 👍🏼

@AnvilAirsoftTV

Жыл бұрын

Biggest issue I think facing them at the moment is getting a screen big enough that the eye can focus on at that distance. The development going into VR headsets will help that. For instance the Wraith has a 4K sensor but a 720p screen. That limits the field of view you can show at 1:1. Small OLED HD screens are expensive and it remains to be seen whether consumers will pay the money. I think at the moment it’ll cost just as much as analog technology to get digital competitive.

Cr123 … is one thing i dont like

@AnvilAirsoftTV

Жыл бұрын

Can happily power them using the included USB C bridge without needing batteries.

I will just stick to my pvs7

I bought one of these for airsoft night games. Absolutely useless

@AnvilAirsoftTV

4 ай бұрын

They have some limited use. Especially if the opponents don’t have any NV. But I largely agree that they aren’t really suitable for mobile force on force scenarios.

A dumb question, can this be used to see things flying in the sky? Iam wanting to see if i can view ufos.

@AnvilAirsoftTV

11 ай бұрын

Sure