Dissapointed - ATN PVS14-3 1x27mm Night Vision Monocular

Upgrading from my old Gen 2. Was excited to get this but disappointed when I first looked through it. The clarity was a big improvement as expected. But there was a rather large black dot in Zone 1 (the center) of the field of view. ATN ships a test report that is supposed to document these defects, and a certain range is “acceptable” for their QC. But in Zone 1, only the smallest size is acceptable. The tester documented this spot as the smallest category. It clearly was not. It was large and distracting. My old Gen 2 device has its share of spots. But nothing close to this size.

Returned it and getting a device with a higher quality tube, and from a different manufacturer. Would not roll the dice with this one again.

This bad review reflects ATN's QC, and not Optics Planet customer service, which was exceptional and fast processing my return.