Reviews - LOMO ELF-1 Night Vision Scope - A2220 Reviews - LA-NV-A2220

Author: Evil Enemy from Rindge, NH on Aug 18, 2012
Pros:  Everything
Cons:  None
Would recommend:  yes

Evil Enemy wrote:

This Device is great for observation of wild life and just having fun in the dark. In pitch darkness you can clearly make out objects at 50 feet. The IR light is very useful indoors. Outside it can light up objects within 20 feet.Even without the IR you can still see with amazing clarity. Overall great device.

Author: Matt from Raleigh, NC on Mar 27, 2010
Pros:  batteries last forever, decent night vision
Cons:  hard to focus image
Would recommend:  yes

Matt wrote:

When I bought this there were no other scopes in the $100 range. I'm pretty happy with it for that price becuase it works well, especially at close range with the IR lamp on. But there is a very narrow depth of field, so you have to constantly refocus it to change between close and distant objects. But overall it's a fun toy.

Author: user23452134 from tulsa ok on Mar 26, 2008
Pros:  smal size, no magnification, 22 degree field
Cons:  poor illuminator
Would recommend:  yes

user23452134 wrote:

Neat little unit for the money. Not the best quality amplification, and will need an additional illuminator to be effective (I think the illuminator is just a red led, not a true IR light)

Author: mje (verified customer) , webmaster of findascope.com, a site for beginning amateur astronomers., from Huntington Woods, MI on Jul 25, 2007
Pros:  Tiny, effective, inexpensive
Cons:  periodic blooming
Would recommend:  yes

mje wrote:

The Elf is a neat little toy- small enough to carry anywhere, and it runs forever on common batteries. It does have one rather annoying feature- periodically the display will start to oscillate in a way that will startle you and alert any animals you're watching that there's someone close by- as well as wiping out your night vision. If you can put up with that quirk, it's a neat toy.

Author: Edward Yau (verified customer) from Hong Kong on Jul 24, 2007
Would recommend:  yes

Edward Yau wrote:

All you can get at this price. Best to have additional mount kits for different DC.