James from United States, NV Public Profile

I ordered this optic what feels like a lifetime ago, I had o idea that it was going to take months to arrive. However Optics Planet communicated clearly and honestly and the price was so good the wait was worth it. I've paired this device with a PVS14 on a noise fighters pano bridge and absolutely love it. The ability to collimate, co-align, the image is crucial for the hybrid bino application I've chosen. Starting up I did have a few issues with the unit's controls freezing but the image was unaffected so that was reassuring. I had to unscrew the battery compartment to kill power and force a reset. Once I turned the unit back on it was unfrozen and still remembered the settings I had set, also reassuring. I used the therm in my office building and could see the studs glowing through the walls as well as amazing detail on furniture and other items. Of course when a person was in screen it was overtly apparent. Took the dog for a walk in the neighborhood and was amazed at how many cats were hiding throughout the walk that the dog didn't notice but that the therm identified easily. Even after the therm picked up the hiding cats, I couldn't see them in the PVS14. With that being said definitely an eye opening experience regarding the limitations of the PVS14 compared to the thermal, which highlighted why I wanted the hybrid option in the first place. I definitely made the right decision and have no ragrets not even a letter.