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Originally Posted by ThunderCactus
Thats a ps24 problem, not a thermal problem. Ive heard of them having issues with zoom, but youre constantly adjusting zoom on a gen1 nvd too
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Actually it is a Thermal problem.
The PS24 doesn't have a zoom problem per say. It is not a 1.0 focus, and the field of view is half of that of a typical NVG (can you say serious tunnel vision?) It worked great, as a spotting optic it worked great and would rival that of some much higher priced units. If you got 2000 dollars to blow I would recommend a PS24 or a PS32 easily, as long as you can tolerate that eye relief.
The reason why I say you can't use a thermal as a replacement optic for night vision is because you can't. I was looking into purchasing an MTM under the reasoning of "Hey, if I'm willing to spend three to four thousand on a device I can only use 8 hours a day... It makes sense to spend eight thousand on one I can use 24 hours a day!" I've been behind a number of different thermal devices, admittedly most of them using FLIR cores, and they functioned exactly how you would expect them to... Or like in all those videos on Youtube.
I took a few minutes to get an MTM and mount it how I would a NVG and tried to navigate a climate controlled indoor environment. It was impossible because the view finder was blank. There was hardly any temperature differential and because of that I received no image. Sure I could see body heat really, really clearly - Unmistakably a person was right over there! - but in that one situation it gave me pause on the purchase and made me reassess whether I wanted to buy it.
Thermal, like Night Vision, has limitations. They aren't HUGE limitations. The limitations are very minor and even then they are few and far between. It does not make them worthless by any means... But when we are talking about spending almost five figures on a device: I want it to be absolutely magical. I want it to do my laundry, make me dinner, and do my taxes. I want to giggle every time I use it because it's just that amazing. I don't want to think "Well... Shit. There is heavy rain at this game so my thermal isn't going to work anywhere near as well as it does normally"
I want to get a thermal clip on attachment for my NODs, as I feel as though it will give me the detection I want with the functionality of an NVG (Since, you know, I'm still using a PVS-14).