Thanks to our friends at Arf for the excellent work on this video- Wes and the crew did great, thanks again!

See post further down for testing!

Looked much better than the other options I've seen in 50 degree.

Photonis had a dark room set up and were demonstrating them, you could definitely tell the difference.

Should have some inbound and will try to post more pics and a comparison as soon as they arrive and we get them built into some systems.

Under $1000. for a set of obj/eyepiece.

Yes you could buy your own and swap your own out, or have someone do it for you.

Should have some in hand in the next week.

They will be just under $1,000. for an objective and eyepiece.

Pretty impressed with what I saw at the show, but we will be doing more testing with them in the next few weeks as well.

Happy to upgrade any units we have produced, sell sets of obj/eyepiece to individuals for DIY purposes, etc.

A little under $1000. for a set of obj/eyepiece lenses, correct.

So for outfitting a PVS14 figure under a thousand yes.

Hoping for a force to overcome version also, not a fan of the button release set ups...

I'll build one with just the obj for shiz and giggles when we get them and try to report back,  However they are sold as a set, i.e, can't just buy one or other.

Roger that.

Got our first shipment of Boomslang lenses in Friday.

I've been saving two tubes that were nearly identical specifically for testing these lenses. We installed them in PVS14s for this test.

Data on the tubes-

  *System 0321966  has a resolution of 76, SN of 32.2 and Ebi of 1.36       A standard Carson kit with "Carson" (Fujinon) glass was used                
  *System 0321967  has a resolution of 76, SN of 32.2 and Ebi of 1.44       A standard Carson kit was used however the "Carson" glass was removed and Boomslang lenses were used (Obj & Eyepiece)

Both tubes are Elbit Systems of America VH grade WP 11769 format.

How we did the testing-

We started with a measured distance from similar objects. At our range we put two exact same size target backers the exact distance from each other.



We measured to be sure each backer was the same distance from each other on the target racks.

We then set up two shooting tripods and again measured to be sure the distance was the same from each target backer to the tripod where the 14s would be placed.


So the idea was to compare two almost identical tubes at the same exact distance from the target backers which were checked to be sure they were the same distance apart.



Shows the two tripods in place and waiting for the sun to go down.....

We put paper targets on each backer (backers were used recently for a class and we didn't want any confusion) and marked each target with a number- 1 through 4.  This was done in pair via lining one tripod up with the center of targets 1 and 2  and the other tripod lined up with the targets marked 3 and 4.

NOTE- our PVS14 to Iphone camera adapter evidently broke recently, I was able to hold the camera adapter and Iphone up to the eyepiece, any distortion of the normal circular view is ME trying to hold it up and get a good pic.

First up is the PVS14 with standard PVS14 "Carson" glass-



Next is the PVS14 with the Boomslang 50 degree FOV lenses-



Next we moved the PVS14 with the Boomsland 50 degree FOV lenses to the tripod that held the regular 14- which previously was centered on targets marked 3 and 4



The above pic is a better representation than the first pic, again due to ME holding the camera adapter up to the eyepiece.


We then placed each unit on the same tripod individually. Looking back towards the back of the square range area, I tried to place the right edge of the FOV of each lens on the front tire of the Ranger for a better idea of how the view opens up at a little more distance. This is roughly 25 yards.

First the PVS14 with standard lenses-



Next the PVS14 with the Boomslang lenses with the same angle, same tripod facing the Ranger



Spent another 20-30 minutes walking around the range with the PVS14 with the Boomslang lenses.

I will be adding these lenses to a couple of my personal dual tube sets also, will report back more after using them more in duals.

You can kinda tell from the pics that there really isn't any major distortion on the edges. The tubes used were both pretty clean as far as that goes also.

Any NV that takes standard PVS14 lenses yes.

Definitely an impressive improvement over the standard lens! Even if you do get a little bluriness on the edges (which doesnt appear to be the case from the pics) Id still rather have the extra visibility. Thanks for the pics!
ETA: wanted to say more

Some more pics showing the lenses closer by themselves as well as installed on a 14 versus "Carson" (Fujinon) glass.

17mm on the eye relief.

Not 100% sure what your asking, but the pics I posted are pretty damn representative of what you see with the naked eye.

Yes.

Good question- I'll throw some on the scale when I get into the shop in the a.m. and post it up. I think it might be mentioned by Phil in the video also. In the OP.

Don't really have any experience with agm night vision personally but had a guy bring one with "50 degree" lenses to class one time. Was not impressed with those lenses, they were kinda wonky.

The Boomslang are nothing at all like that.

The pics of the testing are utilizing PVS14 (single tube) devices.

Also, just put some Boomslang into one of my personal Katana units and will report back after running them this weekend.

Not sure I understand what you mean with that part- i.e, designed to just be used in duals.

I'll try to alternate PVS14 and Katanas with Boomslang the next couple nights and report back.