White phosphor night vision. Holy moly!!!

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - White phosphor night vision. Holy moly!!!

Posted: 10/12/2020 10:12:09 PM EDT

I was at a class and it went late. One of the guys had a white phosphorus setup. The last time I tried night vision was the 90’s. This was incredible. It was just like daylight. 60 degrees and raining. Absolutely incredible.

Posted: 10/12/2020 10:13:28 PM EDT

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Yeah

Posted: 10/12/2020 10:31:26 PM EDT

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It’s white phosphor and yes it is incredible

Posted: 10/12/2020 10:32:55 PM EDT

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It's white phosphor

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Lol. I knew that was coming.
But yeah, white phosphor is pretty cool. As with all night vision, pictures don't do it justice.

Posted: 10/12/2020 10:52:30 PM EDT

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I agree. First time I went from green to bluish....I was like “holy sh!t!!!!”

Posted: 10/12/2020 11:11:11 PM EDT

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Pitch black in the woods. See the deer?

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Posted: 10/12/2020 11:28:42 PM EDT

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Well, really either one is going to light it right the hell up so.....

Posted: 10/12/2020 11:43:18 PM EDT

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Pitch black in the woods. See the deer?https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/471992/9A07B3A8-2E9D-4009-B14E-FD1304B13066_jpe-1633332.JPG

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Clean pic

Posted: 10/13/2020 1:33:52 AM EDT

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Posted: 10/13/2020 9:03:32 AM EDT

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White phosphor is pretty dope

For whatever reason, my L3 Filmless WP looks almost blue compared to other L3 filmless WP tubes.

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Posted: 10/13/2020 12:07:21 PM EDT

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White phosphor is pretty dope

For whatever reason, my L3 Filmless WP looks almost blue compared to other L3 filmless WP tubes.

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Its the camera settings. Generally an unlocked white balance.

My l3 uf will look anywhere from blue like that to green almost. I lock it in so they appear more like they do to eye.

Posted: 10/14/2020 5:47:45 PM EDT

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Pitch black in the woods. See the deer?https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/471992/9A07B3A8-2E9D-4009-B14E-FD1304B13066_jpe-1633332.JPG

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Great pic! And WP is awesome

Posted: 10/14/2020 5:51:24 PM EDT

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Ive compared my old green PVS14 to my new WP BNVD quite religiously

While the BNVD tubes really are better, they are not leaps and bounds better, but the difference is noticeable in clarity and low light use(especially low light).

I really feel the WP makes contrasting things much easier for me and it certainly feels easier on my eyes after using them in the woods for a few hours.

Ill never be going back to a green tube voluntarily with any future purchases

WP is the way

Posted: 10/14/2020 6:04:57 PM EDT

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Another shitty iPotato pic. Almost pitch black room with onboard IR on, after I swapped the tube over to new housing. Focused on bedspread at about 3” away. There’s a cunt hair I need to remove from the innerds towards the left side.

Posted: 10/14/2020 6:58:16 PM EDT

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I like all of the mfg's WP but L3H really did something magical with unfilmed WP. I think the color plays a big part besides the unfilmed tech.

Posted: 10/14/2020 7:12:26 PM EDT

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Ive compared my old green PVS14 to my new WP BNVD quite religiously

While the BNVD tubes really are better, they are not leaps and bounds better, but the difference is noticeable in clarity and low light use(especially low light).

I really feel the WP makes contrasting things much easier for me and it certainly feels easier on my eyes after using them in the woods for a few hours.

Ill never be going back to a green tube voluntarily with any future purchases

WP is the way

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GP can offer good value though from what I've seen. My decision came down to Thinfilm WP BNVDs or Filmless GP(36/35 SN, .2/.3 ebi) DTNVGs for roughly the same cost. I pm'd/emailed a few more experienced members here and other forums and everyone said the Filmless would be the better upgrade over the WP. It would have been another $1500 for Filmless DTNVGs which I'd prefer if costs were equal, but I used that savings towards a laser and was able to stick with my budget.

I'm a newb, but I think good spec/value GP tubes can be a good option for a lot of people.

Posted: 10/14/2020 7:13:08 PM EDT

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I like all of the mfg's WP but L3H really did something magical with unfilmed WP. I think the color plays a big part besides the unfilmed tech.

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That does look quite pretty man

Posted: 10/14/2020 7:21:38 PM EDT

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GP can offer good value though from what I've seen. My decision came down to Thinfilm WP BNVDs or Filmless GP(36/35 SN, .2/.3 ebi) DTNVGs for roughly the same cost. I pm'd/emailed a few more experienced members here and other forums and everyone said the Filmless would be the better upgrade over the WP. It would have been another $1500 for Filmless DTNVGs which I'd prefer if costs were equal, but I used that savings towards a laser and was able to stick with my budget.

I'm a newb, but I think good spec/value GP tubes can be a good option for a lot of people.

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You did good. I would’ve taken the unfilmed GP with those specs. I don’t have Elbit/ITT GP anymore to compare but I have some L3’s. From memory I prefer L3’s GP color. Could be all in my head however lol

Posted: 10/14/2020 7:50:53 PM EDT

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You did good. I would’ve taken the unfilmed GP with those specs. I don’t have Elbit/ITT GP anymore to compare but I have some L3’s. From memory I prefer L3’s GP color. Could be all in my head however lol

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GP can offer good value though from what I've seen. My decision came down to Thinfilm WP BNVDs or Filmless GP(36/35 SN, .2/.3 ebi) DTNVGs for roughly the same cost. I pm'd/emailed a few more experienced members here and other forums and everyone said the Filmless would be the better upgrade over the WP. It would have been another $1500 for Filmless DTNVGs which I'd prefer if costs were equal, but I used that savings towards a laser and was able to stick with my budget.

I'm a newb, but I think good spec/value GP tubes can be a good option for a lot of people.

You did good. I would’ve taken the unfilmed GP with those specs. I don’t have Elbit/ITT GP anymore to compare but I have some L3’s. From memory I prefer L3’s GP color. Could be all in my head however lol

Yep you did good Blackhalo! I have some GP filmless, some very nice GP thin filmed, and have access to some high spec WP thin film. Filmless wins.

I still think green is better Will lol I'm already in the minority because I'm cross dominant so why wouldn't I like green better

Posted: 10/14/2020 7:58:08 PM EDT

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Yep you did good Blackhalo! I have some GP filmless, some very nice GP thin filmed, and have access to some high spec WP thin film. Filmless wins.

I still think green is better Will lol I'm already in the minority because I'm cross dominant so why wouldn't I like green better

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Heh. Yeah I'm very happy, I wasn't trying to justify what I bought. Just pointing it out for other newbies who might see it. I saw a lot of posts like what I quoted during my research, which had me on the WP or bust train. Took a little more research/emailing smaller vendors and guys like Will to land with what I did.

But since this thread is about WP I'm done and I'm still slightly jealous of the WP bros