I know people recommend the ATN Viper but was curious if anything at BH would work as well?
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/buy/N...6/N/4040858855
Any advice is appreciated.
I know people recommend the ATN Viper but was curious if anything at BH would work as well?
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/buy/N...6/N/4040858855
Any advice is appreciated.
I would rather have 1x than magnified view, but there's one under a hundred that should be worth the trouble.
i remember seeing a thread about toy night vision gogles for $40 available on amazon. i have been doing alot of tray work n would like to be able to see what's going on. it would make loading film easier too.
anyone try these?
https://www.amazon.com/Spy-Gear-Ninj...s+night+vision
yeah i know big bucks gets better build but for occasional delicte use... how were they for seeing in the dark?
I've been using Jakks Pacific spy net goggles for several years now. I have neuropathy in my hands, loss of some feeling, I would be sunk without these. They are a toy. One lens two sets of led illumination, one is pure IR, doesn't bother normal films. The other set of LED s are near IR, I cover those with tape to avoid an accident. I can read the part number on Jobo reels. Manual focus down to apx. 12 inches. Field of view is narrow and it's actually a monocular, thus no depth perception. You get used to it. Get everything ready, SIT DOWN, and I strap them to my head with a bungee cord. You watch what's going on via a very small color LED tv screen. Like an old video camera. I use them for everything, I've never tried using for developing sheet film in trays but I suspect they would work great.
Here's a random link.
https://www.ebay.com/i/123471086301?...3D123471086301
I have no need to buy anything more expensive. This is the only thing I have tried, these are no longer made the new toy stuff is worthless.
It's probibly worth mentioning that it is very cheap to light a room up with infra-red if you buy a few "48 led" spot lights from the auction site.
Some of them also only switch on in the dark and can be bought for about £6 each.
Not entirely sure how suitable they are for film, maybe someone has a better idea of this?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_f...on+IR&_sacat=0
but IR light isnt visable to the human eye... how can you see anything?
With my IR Spynet toy goggles. I point the flood light towards a wall. There is a very faint red light visible to my eye, not enough to fog film unless you held the film in direct contact. I can load the impossible Jobo sheet film reels (2509n) , inspect film in holders, I feel it's no different than wearing glasses or a hearing aid. I never have any issues at all, I ca physically inspect reels etc. No more worries. I ordered another type last night supposed to be able to record to a memory stick.
Like I said it's like looking down a tube, very narrow field of view, used 40 bucks.
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