I am filming a movie late night outside. i want to use nightvision. what is the best way to do this? cheapest?

[Mark Suszko]

Real night vision, or fake/simulated?

[John Lynn]

real night vision. i am recording in a dark ditch and want to use nightvision.

[Mark Suszko]

The surplus Russian units I hear are the cheapest, you could google them up. ALso try SuperCircuits to see if they have something in your price range that would work. I guess typically you use a screw-on lens adapter with these, may need to add rails to the cam to support it all or risk breaking or bending the lens attachment point.

[Jack Sammanson]

Obviously the cheapest (and easiest) would be to simulate night vision in post. Depending on how you light it and play with it in post, you could get results that are just as good (if not more to what you envisioned).

Best of Luck!
Jack