digital night vision sneak preview

[Musclefox]

just managed to get my hands on this sneak preview of the new digital nv coming out from gbsights,
the fence post you see is around the 240 yards mark in overcast conditions with no moonlight.
standard infrared uluminator used.
http://media.putfile.com/video-53-26

[Paddy_SP]

Very interesting! :D I wonder what a bunny looks like under the same conditions? :confused:

[field marshall]

Morning Amco,
Soon i will see it myself;) , Very Soon hopefully:D , waiting for mine to be sent to me. You saw the veiw of the JCB at 100 yrds too then fella?
Looks all good to me anyway.:D
Cheers,
Ste Nug.;)

[Musclefox]

i did see the jcb at that range, it does look very good..

[C3PO_1]

I spoke to GB Sights this morning. Great product it seems. The JCB video "blurred" look due to the movement of the NV sight was because of something called frame accumulation being on. This is a high end feature which allows the display to be updated 32 times for detail. It can be switched on or off on the Pro model. The standard model has the standard 16 times update rate -- which makes panning much smoother. I understand new videos for both the pro and standard model will be up early next week sometime.

[Paddy_SP]

Did he say when we actually going to be able to buy the kit though? :confused:

[C3PO_1]

Did he say when we actually going to be able to buy the kit though? :confused: I've had a riflescope on order for several months now...

End of the month apparently.

[Paddy_SP]

Did he say when we actually going to be able to buy the kit though? :confused:

Edit - Apparently, he 'phoned while I was in the workshops and is going to call me back shortly...:o Ooh, I can't wait! :D

Update: Just spoken to Gavin - hopefully it won't be too long now...:) :)

[jobert151]

Any idea on what sort of money they will be ? and who will be selling them ?

[jobert151]

I guess if I need to ask the price I can't afford it then ( still won't stop me buying one though I just won't tell the wife).

[DOGFOX]

The pro model is £699 for a ltd period the standard model £449 for a ltd period these are just promotional prices

[mikemorton]

Bring it on!

I'm on Gary C's delivery list.

Can't wait to get rid of several hundred pounds of my money.

Can't believe I said that!

But can't wait to get the NV :D

[OLD JUD]

Dead link.....:(

[Musclefox]

just tried it works fine it does take a few seconds..;)

[cliveward]

Hi Dave,

Interesting video. My thoughts are:

The frame rate seems incredibly low, even the small amount of movement of the scope in the video made the image unusable. I wonder how this will work in the field firing from an unsupported or semi supported position where the rifle is constantly moving. As for scanning a large area I don't see how this will be possible at all without having to move/stop/move/stop for the image to stabilise.

Would be a good idea to find out from Gavin what the native frame rate of the CCD/display is. If it's a standard 75Hz CCD then with 16x overlaying you get 4.7 frames/sec and with 32x overlaying you get 2.3 frames/sec!

Also another concern is that with any ccd/display system there is a delay between the input and the output, again making shots from an unsupported position less accurate as you will see the reticle moving on the target at a slight delay meaning the shots will be pulled.


Cheers





Clive

[DOGFOX]

Frame intergration will increase sensitivity at the expense of frame rates and it is not a big secret; what make my device different is the fact that it is controlled by an on board processor which allows the shooter to select frame rates that he/she is comfortable with and shooting scene, light level, steadiness of shooting position.
The sensitivity of the device allows shooting airgun ranges comfortably without FI mode ON.120+yrds

I’ll film a set of movies at different ranges and different attachment setting and it is my intension to publish them on web site before any unit is sold to the public. Also all data on frame rates at different FI setting will be clearly specify when product is ready.they are ready for sale as from next week
the only thing stopping me from getting more video footage is the weather

[lspdog]

Hi DOGFOX

is it safe to say then that the AS model is better suited to airgun users and the AS-PRO for firearms?

Also a low tech question! the battery pack,is it a rechargable unit or does it house batteries?

thanks
simon.

[DOGFOX]

non of the AS (attachment short relief) is suitable for rifles with recoil because of short eye relief. Both suitable for recoiless rimfire/precharged, ASpro have few extra function such as FI and Negative - Positive image). AL (long eye relief) models expected to the end of February"Battery pack is rechargable

[lspdog]

cheers Dogfox

good luck with the weather:)

very much looking forward to seeing your in the field video,any chance you could borrow someones pet bunny:D

cheers simon.

[DOGFOX]

no need to borrow a pet bunny there are loads of wild ones on my shoots:D

[Auto culto]

would there be a possibilty of any demostrations ?

[lspdog]

lol :D

hope it takes off big style for you mate:)
must be great to take something from concept thru to production and i'm sure it has'nt all been plain sailing!



good luck for the future:)

atb
simon.

[DOGFOX]

rob if you want one can you call my office 01415699553

[DOGFOX]

finaly got out ;) www.gbsights.co.uk/rabbit.wmv

www.gbsights.co.uk/fox_gbsights_as_monocular.wmv

www.gbsights.co.uk/rabbits_100yards_monocular.wmv

www.gbsights.co.uk/rabbits_130yards.wmv

[Musclefox]

some good stuff there gav , did you get my calls ..;)

[lspdog]

bump to the top for some great footage:D

can't wait for an indepth review on handling/operation.

will the web site be up dated with these clips? and any chance of some pics showing the unit mounted?


cheers simon.

[Baldie]

finaly got out ;) www.gbsights.co.uk/rabbit.wmv

www.gbsights.co.uk/fox_gbsights_as_monocular.wmv

www.gbsights.co.uk/rabbits_100yards_monocular.wmv

www.gbsights.co.uk/rabbits_130yards.wmv


Excellent stuff. Particularly liked the first vid. ;)

I reckon I have 3 confirmed sales, and at least another 3 waiting to see before buying....... Chop chop Gavin. ;) :D

[Marky610]

Please tell me that the long eye relief version will be suitable for my very heavy modded 22-250......................:rolleyes: