Reviews & Ratings for Armasight PVS-14 3x Lens — 2 reviews — Page 1

Great product. Well built, well package, quality glass that allows good picture when viewed through the pvs14.

This gorgeous 3x lens is truly a force-multiplier, the same way a 3x magnifier is in back of a red dot sight on a rifle. It greatly increases the maximum distance you can detect and identify targets of opportunity or threats. The capability increase is obvious. I can't always identify a person's face at 100 yards with my naked eye, for instance, but I mostly can with 3x more magnification. This lens is about the size and weight of a shot glass. It packs easily with the rubber covers and drawstring bag it comes with. It seems obvious to my eye that this is a quality optic. The build quality is excellent and attractive, and the carefully machined threads mated easily with different manufacturers of PVS14 objectives.
It did not significantly decrease the light to my eye in my testing, although I did adjust my gain. Image quality was excellent, but it sure is different looking through an electro-optic that is normally 1x, now increased to 3x. This little lens can be used when helmet-mounted on your PVS-14, particularly if you're looking to fall and injure yourself. For stationary use, it is quickly and smoothly attached and removed, and your PVS-14 focusing mechanism remains unchanged.
This should be part of every PVS-14 kit. It weighs little, takes up hardly any room, increases the useable distance of your PVS-14 by 3x, and seems to be a good value for a quality optic.
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