Custom Night Vision | 50º Boomslang Optics

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We've had our hands on the Photonis Defense Boomslang optics for awhile now and have been rigorously testing them. In this video Kevin breaks down, all the differences and challenges the optics were designed for. These are now an option on our website for any NVD you should like to build with.
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0:00 - Intro
2:12 - Comparison Test 1
6:39 - Bonus Test
7:35 - Weight Differences
8:44 - Pros
9:25 - Cons
11:38 - Hoffman Technical Breakdown
14:47 - Final Thoughts

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@PhotonisDefenseInc. 3 ай бұрын

Nice video! As we mentioned on the Cold Harbour video the Boomslangs are designed specifically for the PVS-14. That particular standard housing size (the internal dimensions of the housing) limits what anyone can do in designing wide FOV optics. We can design 50 degrees with 25mm eye relief, it requires a totally different internal housing design from a standard PVS-14. Therefore, the Boomslangs were designed to provide 50 degrees FOV capability that is backward compatible to almost all PVS-14 type night vision goggles currently in use. The end goal was to minimize fisheye distortion prevalent on other wide FOV optics, while preserving as much clarity as possible edge to edge while drastically increasing situational awareness.

@customnightvision 3 ай бұрын

Well as I said, it looks like you achieved your goal. you never contacted us about the tubes for testing?

@PhotonisDefenseInc. 3 ай бұрын

@@customnightvision You have an open invitation to our facility, and we'll contact you when we have the tubes for testing.

@finlayc121 3 ай бұрын

@@PhotonisDefenseInc.Would love to see them reviewed. These lenses look spectacular btw! Very well done

@coldharboursupply 3 ай бұрын

Very nice test guys, thanks for the shoutout and great job.

@kevin11288 3 ай бұрын

No problem dude.

@customnightvision 3 ай бұрын

Any time!

@jfish9509 3 ай бұрын

I don’t want to sound too stupid, but I have so much to learn about this stuff. I appreciate the content!

@kevin11288 3 ай бұрын

Thats what were here for. the only stupid questions are the ones we dont ask.

@schadenfreud33 3 ай бұрын

@@kevin11288oh cool, hypothetically speaking if I dropped my rnvg's in a Porta potty how water resistant are they and what is the likelihood of pink eye?

@customnightvision 3 ай бұрын

we appreciate you watching.

@KJK_ATX Ай бұрын

Thanks Kevin and Ben! I’m expecting my PVS 14 back from you tomorrow with the Boomslang lenses. Amazed at the turnaround time. You guys rock. K. Keefer

@customnightvision Ай бұрын

No problem man, we appreciate your business.

@nocturnal_walker 3 ай бұрын

thanks a lot, very informative and valuable. good job

@customnightvision 3 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@kevin11288 3 ай бұрын

Thanks man

@aesthetic8780 3 ай бұрын

Very nice video! Thank you.

@kevin11288 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching.

@customnightvision 3 ай бұрын

We appreciate you.

@TACOHOG 3 ай бұрын

Crushing it, once again!

@kevin11288 3 ай бұрын

Thanks dude

@customnightvision 3 ай бұрын

Thank you.

@sergemarlon 3 ай бұрын

I definitely need these optics 😊

@customnightvision 3 ай бұрын

oh she got a big ass? Nice.

@kilo6one 3 ай бұрын

FYI, if you hold ALT and press 0176 on the number keypad you get the degree symbol °

@OnesandXeroes 3 ай бұрын

lol thanks! fixed it 😂

@customnightvision 3 ай бұрын

Dannngg tell me about trek lore.

@kilo6one 3 ай бұрын

@@customnightvision What?

@OnesandXeroes 3 ай бұрын

FOV so hot right now

@customnightvision 3 ай бұрын

whomp

@thegolflife7565 3 ай бұрын

Thanks guys

@customnightvision 3 ай бұрын

Our pleasure!

@thegolflife7565 Ай бұрын

@@customnightvisionhow much weight will I be saving with your favorite RPO optics set over my Carson/fuji optics on my DTNVS MG?

@dbradeen9462 3 ай бұрын

Pretty straight forward. If your priorities are low cost and clear optics at the cost of weight then milspec. If super lightweight is the priority (is for me) for more money and slight loss of clarity then RPO. If wider field of view is all you care about for high cost then you already bought panos.

@customnightvision 3 ай бұрын

I see no degradation in clarity with RPO. i wish people would stop saying this because its not accurate.

@kevin11288 3 ай бұрын

@@dbradeen9462per our Hoffman, and hundreds of hours behind both optical systems, that’s simply not true. If it was, I would say so just like I did here, in this video.

@kevin11288 3 ай бұрын

@@dbradeen9462 We can only speak about our experience that includes extensive testing and 500+ night vision builds with RPO. Our customers have been extremely happy with the ultralight optics. I run RPO on all my personal night vision units and even replaced all my thermal eye pieces with RPO.

@buzby80 2 ай бұрын

@@customnightvisiondo the RPO lenses have anti-reflective coating?

@fstompo 3 ай бұрын

Commentary for that algorithm 🍺

@customnightvision 3 ай бұрын

we appreciate it.

@SneakyKittyGameDev 3 ай бұрын

Would you say the Carson/RPO is still a general all around good choice, where as the boomslang seems more specialized for if your really needing that FOV increase?

@customnightvision 3 ай бұрын

Yeah man absolutely. these are all trade offs that come at a cost.

@AnthonyVierra 25 күн бұрын

Can you do a halo / mixed light comparison with the boomslang vs carson? (Just like you did in the video Carson vs RPO) In that video the extra halo effects made the Carson the first choice for me.

@customnightvision 18 күн бұрын

Im not really interested in doing anymore boomslang testing.

@Kaotix_music 3 ай бұрын

Kevin: "we decided to use a tube thats...not to high spec!" also Kevin: "yea so its an L3 filminess super gain tube..." LMFAOOO

@kevin11288 3 ай бұрын

Hey, it wasn’t 40snr this time

@chrisobrien1409 3 ай бұрын

Very interested in these. So if I understand you correctly, if I have a spot in zone 2, that spot will be perceived as being larger while viewing thru the lenses?

@customnightvision 2 ай бұрын

Yes.

@Signal_Flare Ай бұрын

Great video! Is it possible to install these onto the RNVG-A? That uses PVS14 tubes but I'm not sure if the Boomslang parts are compatible

@customnightvision Ай бұрын

Yes they are compatible.

@heyarno 3 ай бұрын

Did you test if that is the resolution limit of the optics, or if it scales up with a higher res tube? While I had to use a 25mm tube to get a 92° fov, I noticed, that I still got a rather strong magnification on the tube details when looking around in the image. Also the smallest 25mm tubes I'm aware of, are in 43mm format. Having 36mm tubes with 25mm screen and photocathode would be really nice in my opinion. But it seems the trend goes towards 16mm screens.

@customnightvision 3 ай бұрын

No sir, I tested the one tube as a constant.

@heyarno 3 ай бұрын

@@customnightvision Thanks for replying to my late night ramblings.

@maxmccutcheon3231 3 ай бұрын

Dope. Thanks for the info! Super helpful for a non pro like me. Any idea on price yet?

@kevin11288 3 ай бұрын

$1300 upgrade on Binos

@customnightvision 3 ай бұрын

Thank you.

@michaelnyden8056 3 ай бұрын

What would the fov be with these optics but on a noisefighter or similar bridge?

@Martin42944 3 ай бұрын

10* more left to right. But also up and down and more fill in the center. I find with my rpnvgs I don’t usually run them fully out because I loose too much in the center. This is hopefully going to help with that.

@customnightvision 3 ай бұрын

elohel "Ineed 180*"

@michaelnyden8056 3 ай бұрын

I hope rpo puts out a lightweight increased fov

@customnightvision 3 ай бұрын

You should spam them just for funsies.

@GA1_W3T0D 3 ай бұрын

I saw the price at cold harbor for the boomslang. What do they do that makes it cost around 150 dollars more than the boomslang on your site? Or what do you guys do to make yours cost 150 dollars less?

@customnightvision 3 ай бұрын

The product is the same. I dont know what else to say.

@RexGunderson 3 ай бұрын

What kind of FOV performance are you going to see with a set of 65 degree set RPNVGs? \

@JAD77755 3 ай бұрын

Was wondering this too. Guessing probably just a bonus 5° on both sides, along with the extra on top, bottom, and overlap in the center. But I'm regarded so idk.

@RexGunderson 3 ай бұрын

@@JAD77755 i talked to a buddy who has both. he said lenses on a set of RNVG A's is better than the panning, and there are too many draw backs with both together

@customnightvision 3 ай бұрын

yeah id choose one or the other. the RPNVG is kinda heavy and bulky..

@bobbybeyer2127 3 ай бұрын

I’m still waiting for someone to test these in a pano setup to see what that’s like

@customnightvision 3 ай бұрын

I think steele put some in a RPNVG but im not doing that.

@AndorJ Ай бұрын

Would these work with something like the tarsier eclipse? Im assuming no.

@customnightvision Ай бұрын

yeah they probably would.

@alexg36c 3 ай бұрын

Any issues pairing it with a clip on thermal ?

@customnightvision 3 ай бұрын

no, seems to work ok.

@musicman1eanda 3 ай бұрын

Photonis going to release their high gain tubes in white phosphor soon? Seems like that might be a real game changer.

@customnightvision 3 ай бұрын

No idea.

@JJ_MTB_15 3 ай бұрын

Wondering the same. Saw a comment where they said they were switching to 4K in 2024.

@blackarmorer 3 ай бұрын

Would it have even more benefit with panning night vision unit ? Or is that not how that works lol, could be a dumb question.

@customnightvision 3 ай бұрын

No such thing as a dumb question, yeah i mean you would have more fov but the reduced eye box may make it more difficult to utilize it while viewing the tubes off center eyeline.

@ID-9999 Ай бұрын

Id still rather go with the 58 deg lens with more fov, similar res , higher eye relief and way lower costs

@customnightvision Ай бұрын

cool. let us know how they work.

@ID-9999 Ай бұрын

@@customnightvision they seem to work pretty well, they have like no distortion and the eye relief is over 20mm so they can be used even with gas masks (youll lose some fov but its still more than 40), the only disadvantage they have is ofc the reduced Resolution and apparently they also seem to have a slightly darker image,but i myself didnt notice that when using them. For the price there great, and i would even buy them when they would cost more

@aesthetic8780 Ай бұрын

They are nice. But Resolution is not even close. But at 1x it's the least important spec..

@ID-9999 Ай бұрын

@@aesthetic8780 i mean, its obvious that they have worse res at this fov.. but i think they still do great and i would use them over boomslang lens, just because eye relief and fov increase

@Mr-mp9ur 25 күн бұрын

@@ID-9999 Have you used boomslang before?

@sauceboss3101 3 ай бұрын

Damn they got fov sliders on nods now

@customnightvision 3 ай бұрын

lol

@KNJensen 3 ай бұрын

I never knew that it is the optic that limits the FOV. I thought it was the tube. Huh.

@kevin11288 3 ай бұрын

Well it kinda does

@KNJensen 3 ай бұрын

@@kevin11288 Is the tube the actual limit, but now we are just putting a lens in front of it, that "zooms out" a bit? :)

@customnightvision 3 ай бұрын

Its a combination of things. the optics manipulate the light on both sides to create an image that we consider acceptable (similar to what we would see unaided). Te further we move away from that the less usable the image gets for use in the helmet mounted format.

@KNJensen 3 ай бұрын

@@customnightvision Ah okay, that makes sense. Thank you, its nice to have content like yours, to "nerd out" about night vision ;)