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The Spyron monocular is produced by ACT and Photonis together. The Spyron used to be sold commercially, and was distrubuted over 3 resellers of the device. However, it is not sold anymore, and it has been replaced with the newer ACT THE-14.
The Spyron is a monocular alike the [[AN/PVS-14]], but uses proprietary 50 degree [[Field of View (FOV)|FOV]] optics from [[ACTinBlack|AIB]]. The Spyron monocular was produced by AIB and distributed by [[Photonis]]. It was sold commercially via 3 resellers. Photonis bundled Spyrons with a 3 plate [[Manual Gain|manual gain]] Echo tubes, with no possibility to buy the housing separately.
The spyron was commercially sold with a Photonis echo tube, which could be chosen in either green- or white phospher, for an small addtional fee.


The spryon is constructed with the use of 50 FOV lenses, which gives the user a bigger image. The monocular also have an adjustable eyepiece, on and off button and built in IR illumination. The device weighs 330 grams, which overall makes it very lightweight, and makes it very applicable for head mounted use.
Sales of the Spyron ended during the year 2022. AIB was to release new version of their 50 degree FOV optics on 2022, but as of 24.11.2023 they have yet to do so. It is speculated, that this is due to production difficulties. The new version allegedly improves the eye relief, but no official numbers or measurements have been released.


The Spyron 50 degree FOV lenses have good distortion control, but short eye relief compared to standard [[AN/PVS-14]]. Although the Spyron accepts PVS-14 compatible optics, the 50 degree variant is not backwards compatible with other housings. The monocular also have an adjustable diopter eyepiece, manual gain adjustment knob and built in IR illumination. The device weighs 330 grams.
AIB [[ACT THE-14|THE-14]] is the successor of the Spyron, and uses standard 40 degree FOV PVS-14 compatible optics.


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Latest revision as of 18:34, 24 November 2023

The Spyron is a monocular alike the AN/PVS-14, but uses proprietary 50 degree FOV optics from AIB. The Spyron monocular was produced by AIB and distributed by Photonis. It was sold commercially via 3 resellers. Photonis bundled Spyrons with a 3 plate manual gain Echo tubes, with no possibility to buy the housing separately.

Sales of the Spyron ended during the year 2022. AIB was to release new version of their 50 degree FOV optics on 2022, but as of 24.11.2023 they have yet to do so. It is speculated, that this is due to production difficulties. The new version allegedly improves the eye relief, but no official numbers or measurements have been released.

The Spyron 50 degree FOV lenses have good distortion control, but short eye relief compared to standard AN/PVS-14. Although the Spyron accepts PVS-14 compatible optics, the 50 degree variant is not backwards compatible with other housings. The monocular also have an adjustable diopter eyepiece, manual gain adjustment knob and built in IR illumination. The device weighs 330 grams.

AIB THE-14 is the successor of the Spyron, and uses standard 40 degree FOV PVS-14 compatible optics.

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