56type said:
Bamaak.... have you shot at night with yours yet ?? How does the tube handle muzzle flash ??
No, sorry I can't help there. Haven't used it while shooting.
I can say that accidentally looking at car headlights, campfires or street lights doesn't affect it adversely, at least not yet.
BTW, it has a front lens cover with a pinhole in the center. It can be turned on during the day with this in place. (I'm not sure why, verify operation maybe)
Let me add a further review.
If one considers,...... resolution, contrast, and brightness..... compared to Gen2 or 3,...... the resolution and brightness is very similar, and contrast is just a bit less on the ones I was able to handle.
The real difference between this one and the better models has something to do with the lenses that I will call the small exit pupil view or pseudo fish eye view.
The more expensive models have a more "open" "flat" view that was not as sensitive to the users eye position.
This model seems more sensitive to position of the users eye. When well centered things are in focus well, and as the eyes moves off centered the focus blurs from the outer edges in.
Also it has very shallow depth of field, and requires focusing constantly for distance to objects being viewed. I'm not sure about the depth of field of more expensive units.
On a well adjusted head mount it works great. However these characteristics make it more of a challenge to mount on a rifle successfully. The mount is for top rail. I'm still working on that. One problem is the built in light will shine on the back of the optical sight unless it is mounted practically in contact with the back of the optical sight. In fact, the Belarus website shows an adapter ring to attach the monocular directly to the optic. I think that's the way to go if one could be found.
In short, I think it works well on a headmount. I can see in the dark, what's not to like. But for use rifle mounted I don't have the experience to judge well.