Night Owl Explorer Series Night Vision Monocular (Camouflage)

by Night Owl

Product Features

• Advanced night vision monocular with 3.1x magnification
• High-grade objective lens with 50mm focal length
• Lightweight, weather-resistant body is perfect for traveling
• Coated for nighttime viewing to enhance image brightness
• This item is restricted for sale to the state of California and outside the US

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Night Owl Optics is widely recognized for embracing the latest technology and standards in night vision optics, and the Night Explorer 3x monocular is no exception. The device sports a high-grade objective lens with a 50mm focal length, along with a lightweight, weather-resistant body that's perfect for traveling. As a result, you can easily spot owls, bats, and other nocturnal creatures while camping or hanging out on the back porch. All Night Owl lenses are coated specifically for nighttime viewing to further enhance light gathering and image brightness. This is achieved by treating the advanced optical components with a premium coating of different layers of metal oxides and fluorides to ensure minimum reflections on the glass surface and increased light transmission. The 3.1x magnification system, meanwhile, delivers a 583-foot viewing range and a 4-foot focusing range. Add in such features as a two-piece rubber-coated body for comfort and Night Owl's exclusive steel stringer system for added precision and you have an outstanding monocular for just about any nighttime application.

Night Owl's Explorer 3X Monocular features a high-grade objective lens with a 50mm focal length, along with a lightweight, weather-resistant body.

Specifications:

• Magnification: 3.1x
• Range of view: 583 feet
• Resolution: 24 lp/mm
• Spectral sensitivity: 400 to 900 nm
• Power supply: 3-volt lithium
• Objective lens focal length: 50mm
• Aperture: 1:1.2
• Field of view @ 1,000 yards: 628 feet
• Focusing range: 4 feet
• Objective lens material: Glass
• Number of objective lens elements: 4
• Ocular lens focal length: 12mm
• Diopter adjustment: -4 to +4
• Ocular lens material: Glass
• Number of ocular lens elements: 5
• Dimensions: 7.2 by 3.2 by 2.3 inches (W x H x D)
• Weight: 16 ounces

Product Description

Night Owl's 3X Camoflauge features a two-piece, rubber-coated body frame with the Superflauge® pattern and a camera-quality objective lens magnifying images at 3.1x. The NOCX3C also comes with ergonomically placed operational buttons near the ocular providing easy to use, single-hand operation.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B001D6Y4T8
• Item model number: NOCX3C
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #438,170 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)

Customer Reviews

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21 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good Image with some design shortfalls, August 23, 2008

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J. Bellas "Internet shopper" (Las Cruces, NM United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Night Owl Explorer Series Night Vision Monocular (Camouflage) (Sports)

This is the first time I ever used one of these night vision scopes. First thing I was turned off with was the fact that no battery was included and it needed a 3-volt battery to run on. I purchased the 3-volt battery at the store and brought it home to find out that I did not have the right battery. As far as I can tell, there are two common sizes for this particular battery. The CR2 was the wrong one and the correct battery was the CR123. At any rate, I purchased a two-pack of these batteries and the nominal cost is about $10 for two. I do not know how long they will last; I suppose it depends on what kind of light you use it in.

It has two buttons, one for on & off; the other is for the infrared. The infrared is only needed if it is very dark. You have to be careful to not have the lens cover removed while it is turned on; if it is in lighted area, this will damage the unit. The lens-cover screws on & off, so if you are not careful, you will lose it. The battery cover is small and rotates on & off. It is recommended that you remove the battery if you are not going to use it for more than 24 hours. This cap looks like it would be easy to lose. If the battery cover is lost, you cannot operate the unit.

The handle is not very well designed. It has a short piece of cord that serves as the hand piece and the buckle that holds it together is also very easy to loose and can loosed very easily.

All in all, the unit works very good, but I only give it three stars because of the three deficiencies listed above.

3.0 out of 5 stars decent for the price, February 1, 2010

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J. Pittman (COOS BAY, OREGON, US) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Night Owl Explorer Series Night Vision Monocular (Camouflage) (Sports)

well it functions properly and the infrared light is great in no moon light situations. one thing to note is in the instructions it says once you set the eye piece to leave it but if your out in the field and want to see out further you have to adjust it. and on a bad note the power button comes on even in the case and will kill your battery if you don't take it out during transport. annoying but not the worst thing i guess. overall a pretty good product.