Glad to see you got your setup working well!

Glad you are getting it figgered out... Takes a bit...

question, it was stated a few post back that the recon 325, and 550 paired well with a photon xt. are the two devices the same just different power levels. one 3 other 5, are thier any other things not the same, which would yall recommend for east texas pine woods. most my shots are under 100 yards. not far but i have 50 year old eyes i tend to like magification as i get older

325 is 2x, and 550/750 are 4X.
An R on the end of the model number indicates onboard recording capability.
Merry Christmas!

So they sure basisicly. Same scope merry Christmas to u also bearclaw

I ment same scope

Seems most are using un 201 .IR . Is this only one that will work with photon. Sure are there other options. See more than few on Unv websites

A lot of different illuminators work with the Photon XT. The UNV 20 IR has a very strong driver and 850 nm LED and can be both focused and dimmed, while most others don't have all of those features. Regardless, I would stay with an 850 nm illuminator for digital.

Seems unv 20 is best for my needs am in east Texas and many of hunting spots are down lanes cut out of timber need to be able to focus narrow I would think. Am I right.

Is unv 20 in stock anywhere seems all sites I have seen are sold out

I got mine from outdoor legacy gear.com 2 weeks ago.

www.ultimatenightvision.com. I know he has stock on them whether the website says so or not.

I will check, both outdoor legacy and UNV , their sites each said out of stock earlier today thanks guys,

how do u like ur IR, did it make a difference from built in unit,i see u are in van one by tyler, if so how far and how clear can u see with unv 20

Once I figured it out, it was night and day. What has impressed me more than anything about the unit is seeing clearly with a doubler and no ir at all on bright nights. I figured going in you'd always have to use ir no matter the situation. It was a nice surprise.

Out to 150 with the doubler and the unv20 on a dark night is impressive. I can see farther than that, though, but past 150 it starts getting grainy/hazy-ish. Obviously the brighter the better.

.and on dark nights the onboard IR doesn't do much good...

Piney, if I read you correct, you are in an area that has a lot of trees and cover...and will be looking down narrow openings. This is one of the biggest challenges of any digital scope and IR. The growth will give you a lot of reflectivity and that makes it hard to see what is beyond. The best you can hope for in those situations is to focus the IR down and reduce the brightness by dimming. It takes some time to get it down and figure out how to make it work best. You cannot focus the onboard IR on the Photon. It dims, but is useless when it does. Closed in spaces are difficult for digital. Thermal works better in those situations.

The Photon XT is a nice starter scope to learn with and is actually amazing compared to what was available only a few years ago. I do know that availability is limited, but because demand is much, much lower than the X-Sight you don't hear about it.

[quote=dfwroadkill].and on dark nights the onboard IR doesn't do much good...

Piney, if I read you correct, you are in an area that has a lot of trees and cover...and will be looking down narrow openings. This is one of the biggest challenges of any digital scope and IR. The growth will give you a lot of reflectivity and that makes it hard to see what is beyond. The best you can hope for or do in those situations is the ability to focus the IR down and on a given night reduce the brightness by dimming. It takes some time to get it down and figure out how to make it work best. You cannot focus the onboard IR. It dims, but is useless when it does. Closed in spaces are difficult for digital. Thermal works better in those situations.

The Photon XT is a nice starter scope to learn with and is actually amazing compared to what was available only a few years ago. I do know that availability is limited, but because demand is much, much lower than the X-Sight you don't hear about]

I'm fortunate then. Where we hunt its mostly open hay/wheat fields with the woods close by. That's probably the reason I'm giving such good reviews so far, lol. But for $500 out of the box its still a cool tool.

It is a very nice scope for the money and digital works very well in open areas...

I have one of these scopes and really like it but I would like additional magnification. What type of "doubler" are you guys using and where can it be purchased?

Seems a good external .IR that I can narrow my beam with will be my best bet. I can narrow my beam down lanes. May just use it and not onboard in those situations.

Dw do you think a doubler will help in my area. Or . just .IR I can focus do u th..ink I should look into both, getting. Good .IR for sure

Sighted in photon yesterday enjoyed getting it running

Got my Photon XT mounted and sighted in last weekend. Took it to the deer blind with me a few times and was very impressed for the money. An external illuminator is the ticket. I hunted a wheat field and had no problem scanning the entire field before sunrise and after sunset with the external illuminator. The feeder is at 177 yards and the farthest edge of the field is more than 300 yards.

Watched deer and raccoons compete over corn in the dark. Is the image quality the best? No. At 177 yards, I could tell bucks from does, but couldn't count points on the bucks. I could distinguish between a large 8 and a smaller buck. I tell you, I couldn't be happier with my purchase.

Maybe the objective cover problem has been solved, because mine is not going anywhere. It is a flip type cap, and honestly it is a little difficult to open at first and seems very secure to the scope.

I would actually like more zoom, so I will be interested in UNV's Doubler. It would definitely help with proper shot placement at 200yds.

For ease of use and functionality, I am extremely happy. After all, I bought this to chase hogs, and it will do that without an issue.

Now that I am thinking about it, with the objective cover I have, I don't know if it will come off to attach a Doubler. Bearclaw, do you know if there is a new lens cover now? I'll have to go home and look at mine, it just seem like it was on there really good if not permanently attached.