AstroScope 9350EOS-FF adds night vision to your Canon DSLR
July 15th, 2009 Posted in Canon General, Third Party Lenses
I can peep in near blackness now!
Specifically designed for Canon EOS-type cameras. Transforms dark scenes (below 10-4 lux) into bright, high-resolution images. AstroScope incorporates a high quality optic designed specifically for today’s digital SLR cameras and delivers full frame images with little or no vignetting.
See: Electrophysics via Engadget
cr
July 15th, 2009 at 2:33 pm
Seems expensive, site won’t say the price…
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David Reply:
July 15th, 2009 at 6:45 pm
I don’t care. I want it anyway. lol
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July 15th, 2009 at 2:42 pm
Bear in mind that high resolution for night vision products isn’t. Period. The quality of the intensified image won’t be anything approaching what a consumer digicam can produce in good light, let alone what a DSLR can do.
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Anonymous Reply:
July 15th, 2009 at 3:08 pm
???? what are you talking about.
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Ron Reply:
July 15th, 2009 at 3:11 pm
What’s that english man???
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Zac Reply:
July 15th, 2009 at 3:23 pm
yeah, but its like effective ISO 102400, its not to be used when quality is the ultimate goal, rather when getting an otherwise impossible shot at acceptable quality is important
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July 15th, 2009 at 3:23 pm
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/399151-REG/AstroScope_914656_Night_Vision_Adapter_9350_EOS_3PRO.html
A cheap $6000.
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July 15th, 2009 at 4:12 pm
I would love to see a sample image, but I would never buy one there are too many things on the list before it.
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katePPQ Reply:
July 15th, 2009 at 6:18 pm
Sample footage on website:
http://www.electrophysics.com/e/multimedia-center-nv.asp
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July 15th, 2009 at 4:25 pm
Reminds me of those ads for x-ray glasses that they used to have in the back of the comics.
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July 15th, 2009 at 4:41 pm
http://www.electrophysics.com/Browse/Brw_ProductLineCategory.asp?Area=NV&CategoryId=27#ImageGallery
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Anonymous Reply:
July 15th, 2009 at 4:44 pm
essentially you get night vision capabilities but at the cost of image quality. I don’t see the point of this unless you’re stalking someone or work for the military.
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July 15th, 2009 at 5:42 pm
Cool, but I’m dubious about the “high-resolution” bit, at least in the DSLR context. Those sample pics looked pretty bad (again, relatively speaking) and that’s with a tiny thumbnail of an image. Hate to see what full resolution looks like.
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July 15th, 2009 at 5:51 pm
Just get a cheapo Nightshot Sony DV cam and a $40 IR portable light source and you can get equivalent images for under $400.
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July 15th, 2009 at 6:42 pm
and how much will this lens cost ?…
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Dean Reply:
July 15th, 2009 at 7:45 pm
around US$6000
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July 15th, 2009 at 7:28 pm
I use the 50mm 1.2. It gives me night vision.
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July 15th, 2009 at 7:42 pm
I was thinking of using this camera for some mid-afternoon landscapes. Do you guys think I should use a neutral density filter of some sort to darken up a 2pm shot?
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July 16th, 2009 at 12:35 am
I’ve used Optex image intensifiers on 2/3″ video cameras.
They are pretty expensive (way more than the one listed here).
They used to be popular for shooting in war zones and the like.
You used to see lots of stuff shot with these on CNN.
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July 16th, 2009 at 2:06 am
BUT:
…using initial settings of 800 ISO, 1/30 second shutter speed, lowest f-stop (wide open aperture), using Manual focus. …
AND:
…. Even with the aid of a night vision device, low-light level noise and phosphor effects can confuse the focus sensors. This is a limitation of the camera, NOT the Electrophysics AstroScope hardware. …
So what is the advantage over HighISO (5D2, H2 gives 5 more F-Stops) in terms of image quality? I doubt that these grainy Thumbnails on the website are better in full resolution.
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July 16th, 2009 at 3:06 am
User not in time sure for action placed in box.
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July 16th, 2009 at 4:16 am
I would get me a nice 1ds for that price….
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July 16th, 2009 at 6:32 am
I can see it now on flickr:
“Your white balance looks a little green.”
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July 16th, 2009 at 4:19 pm
IR photos are almost as cool but less expensive to take:
http://www.pbase.com/jeffreyk/infrared
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July 17th, 2009 at 7:58 am
I will buy if price could be around $5000
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July 17th, 2009 at 9:24 pm
Is this a yes or no?
From Electrophysics.com FAQ:
“Is the AstroScope expensive?
The AstroScope 9350-series products are cost effective modular solutions. We designed the AstroScope with modularity in mind to save you money and to “build in†a level of forwards compatibility. You can take advantage of the unique opportunity to “swap†our patented Gen III AstroScope common module Central Intensifier Unit from one night vision imaging platform to another (for example, use one CIU for both a camcorder and an SLR camera setup).”
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July 20th, 2009 at 4:23 am
What camera is it attached to in the picture??
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Anonymous Reply:
July 21st, 2009 at 9:48 am
xxD
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July 22nd, 2009 at 9:30 am
Thank you for your interest in our night vision equipment. We do offer adapters for Canon film and digital SLR cameras. The adapter mounts directly on the camera in between the camera and the lens which allows you to use your standard Canon lenses and maintains electronic communication between the camera and the lens. We just recently posted an announcement about our updated night vision adapters for use with Canon’s full frame sensor cameras. The updated adapter will have a back focus adjustment to make sure you have crisp focus and will have an attachment to take advantage of the full frame sensor. In addition we will offer a variable gain adapter which will allow you to work in very low light situations. The starting price for the night vision adapter with the full frame adapter is about $7,350.00
We offer several different grades of Gen III Central Intensifying Units depending on your budget and application which range in price from $4,000.00 to $6,970.00.
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October 25th, 2009 at 9:27 am
I am not an expert, or even an experienced amateur. I just want to be able to point, shoot, and take decent pics and some occassional vidoe.
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February 8th, 2010 at 10:01 am
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