Beats all 3 of my Gen1 NVGs.
Even though it is gen 1 tech, I found ELF1 to be better than all 3 of my Ghosthunter, Armasight sparkcore and vega Gen 1+ in build and performance quality. Field of view is a bit narrower than most Gen 1+ but picture quality is greener and sharper in contrast. Objective focus knob and diopter are fluid, easy adjust not rock stiff like every damn Gen1 NVGs out there. The image is flatter and focal distance is on point unlike my sparkcore it causes motion sickness which feels like you are wearing 1.2x instead of 1x...this is truely 1x. I could run and jump fences with this with ease. Can be used with 850nm bright projection and 940nm IR (will get roughly 75% brightness compared to 840nm) both torches out past 100 yards. It also has 1/4x20 port for camera and fit PVS14 J-arm perfectly. I'm using dual 2xELF1...you must use L4 G24 helmet mount if you have longer face because ELF1 will sit way lower on your eye with PVS14 J-arm. Other than that everything is bad ass for fraction of the price.
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned