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Carson Industries is a well regarded manufacturer of optical equipment and their mil-spec compliant night vision device lenses are considered to be some of the best available on the market.
Carson Industries Inc. is a manufacturer of optical equipment including night vision housings and lenses, founded in 2006.<ref>https://www.usaopps.com/government_contractors/contractor-5127442-CARSON-INDUSTRIES-IN.htm</ref>


As a company their products span a wide range of different areas but for our purposes we will remain in their production of night vision optics.
== History ==
[[File:Objective-lenses-PVS14-Carson-1-Lorenzo.jpeg|thumb|Binocular device with Carson PVS-14 mil-spec front objective assemblies installed. Note the distinct purple reflection in the lenses.]]
In April 2024, vendors selling products from Carson Industries have received a cease-and-desist letter from a company called Carson Optical who allegedly acquired all rights to the name "Carson". As such, some vendors have started to use the commercial brand name "Noctis Technologies" owned by Carson Industries instead.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/NightVision/comments/1c603ak/cease_and_desist_informational/</ref>
Like other manufacturers Carson front lenses have a multicoat treatment which reflect light of distinct colors.  


== Night Vision system compatibility ==
== Products ==
Carson Industries produce lens assemblies and related parts compatible with different specifications of night vision device housings. An incomplete list of the common systems below.


=== '''PVS-14''' ===
=== AN/PVS-14 ===
Carson produces lenses for use with AN/PVS-14 mil-spec housings such as made by Elbit Systems (original developer), L3 Harris, ACT In Black among others.
[[File:Objective-lenses-PVS14-Carson-1-Lorenzo.jpeg|thumb|Binocular device with Carson PVS-14 mil-spec front objective assemblies installed. Note the distinct purple reflection in the lenses.]]As a government contractor, Carson produces housings and lenses for the [[AN/PVS-14]] for the US Armed Forces.<ref group="Note">As brand-new housings and lenses are being sold by commercial retailers, it is likely that this is not exclusive.</ref>


The lenses are considered to be some of the best available on the market, featuring minimal distortion and high clarity.
Other manufacturers producing [[AN/PVS-14]] housings or devices (such as made [[Elbit Systems Of America|Elbit Systems]], [[L3Harris]], [[ACTinBlack]], and others) use lenses produced by Carson.
The front lenses have a multi-coat treatment which reflects light of distinct colors.
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Latest revision as of 16:57, 18 April 2024

Carson Industries Inc. is a manufacturer of optical equipment including night vision housings and lenses, founded in 2006.[1]

History[edit | edit source]

In April 2024, vendors selling products from Carson Industries have received a cease-and-desist letter from a company called Carson Optical who allegedly acquired all rights to the name "Carson". As such, some vendors have started to use the commercial brand name "Noctis Technologies" owned by Carson Industries instead.[2]

Products[edit | edit source]

AN/PVS-14[edit | edit source]

Binocular device with Carson PVS-14 mil-spec front objective assemblies installed. Note the distinct purple reflection in the lenses.

As a government contractor, Carson produces housings and lenses for the AN/PVS-14 for the US Armed Forces.[Note 1]

The lenses are considered to be some of the best available on the market, featuring minimal distortion and high clarity.

Other manufacturers producing AN/PVS-14 housings or devices (such as made Elbit Systems, L3Harris, ACTinBlack, and others) use lenses produced by Carson.

The front lenses have a multi-coat treatment which reflects light of distinct colors.

References[edit | edit source]

Notes[edit | edit source]

  1. As brand-new housings and lenses are being sold by commercial retailers, it is likely that this is not exclusive.