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Default Night vision monocular - cheap ones ?? RANT


"rick" wrote in message
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On 29 Nov 2003 15:29:26 GMT, Bobsprit wrote:

Seldom, if EVER, do you "get what you pay for".


I recently got a pair of BoatUS Fujinon's with compass as a gift. My

snip......
like to tell people, "It doesn't pay NOT to pay!" That means you
shouldn't buy
the cheapest stuff around.

Capt RB



the corolory to my aphorism was tacitly implied, thanks for clarifying
that which obsfucated my succintly honed point.
rick

oh yeah, IMHO you are correct.


OH GEEZ where is my dictionary?

The point is that these things (GEN 1 units) are all made by a few Russian
companies and unless you get a Gen 2 or 3 all of the Gen 1 units will give
you a similar image quality. The one posted from Harbor Freight is their
own model but it is just a rebranded NZT-1
(http://store.yahoo.com/opticsplanet/atn-nzt1.html). So IMHO get the
cheapest one you can. Just keep in mind that they don't work like on TV
where you can everything like it is day. You will not be able to see the
markers or dock unless you are close to them and it is a full moon. It is
more *like* using the night shot feature on a sony video camera. With that
being said, I like the
(http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=47420)
which is a rebranded Regal Optics Selena NV-3
(http://www.nightvisionstore.com/Rige...lena%20NVB.htm).

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