See In Total Darkness! Autofocus Nightvision Binoculars

[@Eon119]

That's really impressive Lewis, especially for the price I've just seen online. I purchased a thermal image camera myself about 6 months ago after debating it for a long long time. It was quite expensive, but its really useful now and again. Its a great tool though (and fun!)

[@RingwayManchester]

Yeah they’re good fun mate, I enjoyed messing around with them

[@Eon119]

@@RingwayManchester Last few times I've used it to find where the dog is in the back garden at night. Its not what I bought it for, but it works !!! lol

[@General_Confusion]

I can see just like that when i eat carrots, just like my old Mum said i would be able to.🥕🥕🥕

[@RT-qd8yl]

Can confirm, I'm allergic to carrots and also blind

[@daviddavidson2357]

I've always preferred image intensifier tubes. Got my first, a Gen 1.5 starlight tube when I was 15. Had to build up a lens assembly and 6V power supply but wasn't too hard with basic physics knowledge and some PVC piping.

[@daviddavidson2357]

@NightLifeUK Not sure exactly what you mean? If he said it was pitch black, it would have been close to it to the human eye (completely pitch black if there was tree or shrubbery covering starlight, or pitch black to him if his eyes hadn't fully adjusted to moonlight, starlight won't provide much light at all, if any to see under) however if you're using an IR illuminator, you're shining a light outside of the human visual spectrum. Basically an invisible flashlight. This means that if you're using one, anyone else with any type of night vision can see you from a mile off. Whereas passive night vision simply increases brightness by using highly sensitive photosensors (gen 1), highly sensitive photosensors and CRT style phosphor screens in series (Gen1+), Gen2 and Gen3 nightvision use microchannel plates which increase brightness by causing a cascade effect as electrons pass through, meaning a Gen 2 intensifier tube can be 1/3 the size (or smaller) than a Gen1+ cascade tube and offer similar (if not better) performance. Edit, also the prices on gen 2 night vision seem to have come way down now, can pick up a tube for £100, not bad considering they were 5x that a few years ago. You'd need to make your own housing (and invert the image so that it's upright) though PVC piping can be used as a housing, or a 3d printer can throw one together. I am very tempted to buy one now, but my current project is making a LoRa RF cat tracking beacon.

[@erwinvandevegte3992]

ooops , went to the page . message - Currently unavailable. We don't know when or if this item will be back in stock.

[@sapereaude391]

£55 delivered from a certain well known Chinese website.

[@hfvhf987]

That's a really clever thumbnail you made. If it didn't have the radio in it this video probably wouldn't have caught my eye then as i was scrolling.

[@jonb3311]

Link is to Amazon US. Don't appear on Amazon UK

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

@RingwayManchester >>> At 03:18 in this video: Do you know if that was a catamaran or SWATH hull boat? {I am not a boater but I kind of 'geek-out' over multihulls.}

[@Ratzfourtyfour]

Better than I thought. Maybe also check if the IR illuminator is visible. Most shorter wavelength IR diodes have a dark red glow that may reveal your position.

[@DickieDark]

Not in stock and have no idea when or if they will be.

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

@RingwayManchester >>> I just started watching this video, only discover you made a PREVIOUS VIDEO about nightvision equipment I had not yet seen. Okay, I will WATCH THAT ONE FIRST...😊

[@dougobrien2840]

Nice review i will buy a set .I can get them here in Australia for $89 truly affordable. Thank you cheers from Australia.

[@RingwayManchester]

Have fun!

[@erikmutthersbough6508]

Hey Lewis. What is the radio in your thumbnail photo?

[@roholdt]

It is

[@hummadruz]

They look like a great bit of kit. My Night Vision is total pants following a medical incident some decades back that temporarily (thankfully) rendered me blind! If I could get these surgically implanted, or minimised to spectacle size, I would be a very happy bunny! 😊

[@gtretroworld]

Pretty impressive for the money especially when you consider some of the thermals we use cost well over 15 times that, thanks for sharing Lewis.

[@1974dimo]

Excellent video Would you please share the link of product or at least the name?

[@KarlWitsman]

Wow! That could come in handy for those who like night geocaching. Or if you go camping.

[@pascalcoole2725]

Impressive piece of kit, some questions arise * How does it handle bright light spots in total darknes (can it detect dimm spots if there is a bright light closeby) * You did not show the Anti Shaking function * Does it also see with UltraViolet ? * Price range ?

[@RevMikeBlack]

I would buy one, but the zoom indicator in the center of the image is a deal-breaker. I would want the binoculars for doing nighttime art photography. The zoom indicator ruins the photos. Why would the makers design it that way???

[@0liver0verson9]

Well those are very impressive results. I didn't realise that kind of night vision was possible.

[@jacquesmertens3369]

Impressive for a cheap device (at least I hope it's cheap). It's a pity that you refer to Amazon US and to an article that isn't available. If you know of a UK/European reseller, an updated link would help. Thanks in advance.

[@AidanMacgregor-Personal]

two videos in one day! awesome!

[@RingwayManchester]

Hope you enjoyed it!

[@viking_nor]

Unavailable it says when i click the link

[@thebrowns5337]

Can you dim the screen? You say it's bright but that can ruin your own nightvision for a while - not good if you want to move round after using the bins.

[@RingwayManchester]

You can

[@Searchandrescue-gy9wj]

They are currently unavailable. No stock at present. But thank you for this review😊

[@564955charlie]

its pronounce EEEEEEEE. Cheers Lewis. Looking forward to your review of the radio featured in the thumbnail.

[@alzeNL]

Did you spot any Tigers tho ? ;)

[@withershin]

This is probably a Canadian joke but I love any video about bi-knock-que-lers

[@BigIron_06]

What is the radio in the thumb nail???? I looked back through a couple of years of videos and didn't see it anywhere.

[@Kieran_McNally]

4:03 Devon cat cryptid confirmed!

[@philsharp758]

Night vision binoculars. Number stations.Over the horizon radar. Just admit it Ringway, YOU are 007. And when you get sent the Aston Martin for review we will know for sure.

[@PenryMMJ]

Interesting bit of kit. I can't pronounce the name either, but I'm going to guess at Icks-Eye-Eee-Ecks

[@UnbelievableEricthegiraffe]

Did you get two pairs of night vision goggles, one for doing the review of the other pair, or was it done during the day? When it was light, I only asked as I was also wearing a pair of night vision goggles without my contact lenses , but I was wearing my sunglasses. I pucked up the night vision goggles when I visited a BBC Studio in London last month. Apparently, they'd been confiscated from a very well-known comedian and former BBC DJ.

[@huwkelvinmorgan3575]

nice very nice

[@RingwayManchester]

Thanks

[@65gtotrips]

They have electronic auto focus but they don’t automatically focus ? What does that mean ?

[@hvcomputech]

They autofocus by pressing a button. They don’t autofocus by themselves

[@newtronix]

Link to US amazon site says unavailable.

[@joeblow8593]

I remember when night vision went north of $795.

[@radiosnmore]

sick binos 😮

[@SproutyPottedPlant]

I really need these night vision goggles, would be useful to see where I put my torch so that I can use said torch to find either the light switch or my favourite torch!

[@mancroft]

Do they work in daylight?

[@RingwayManchester]

Of course

[@mancroft]

@@RingwayManchester Just checking.

[@iwontlagback7236]

Hey these are some cool glasses and all but what about that radio in the thumbnail!!

[@RingwayManchester]

Coming soon :)

[@iwontlagback7236]

@@RingwayManchester ah! Can you at least tell us what modes it operates in ? I'm guessing it couldn't be p25 but maybe dmr ? It looks kinda cool i'd be curious to see what kind of features it may pack.

[@RingwayManchester]

It’s analogue and POC

[@iwontlagback7236]

@@RingwayManchester oh, well i was expecting analog/something digital but not POC. With a look like that i do hope it comes with at least some of the features a radio that looks like this should come with. I find POC to lack a lot of the emergency call solutions if you don't want to pay a lot of money in subscriptions, unless i've not researched this enough. To be clear, i'm not a POC hater, but over here in france the latency of systems like Zello make it basically unusable, which is why i tend to be more excited for digital radio more than POC

[@ulfpe]

It dosent see in darkness without ir illumination, its kind of cheating.

[@allthatsrandom1]

Pity they sold out

[@radiosnmore]

yeeeeee