Thermal spotter vs. Thermal binos ?
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If you're keeping your day glass stick to a mono thermal.Two pairs of bins around your neck will be a nightmare.Had mono's up until January this year when I got sick of untangling Swaro bino harness from mono harness inevitably at inopportune moments.Thats when I purchased the Habrok Pro
I'll say now if you've got top end bino's you'll be disappointed in any image the digital versions in producuction.The thermal day/night functions are brilliant but the compromise is the day image
Pro's outweigh the cons for me at the minute and its a joy to be able to only have one thing hanging round your neck and they do seem easier on the eye
I'll say now if you've got top end bino's you'll be disappointed in any image the digital versions in producuction.The thermal day/night functions are brilliant but the compromise is the day image
Pro's outweigh the cons for me at the minute and its a joy to be able to only have one thing hanging round your neck and they do seem easier on the eye
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It depends on your use. If you drive or use a quad bike while scanning bins are no good and a monocular is better. I've not tried out the bins for this exact reason. Had enough close shaves with one eye spare, having both eyes on the thermal would likely result in disaster for me
If you are walking stalking, then habroks which have thermal, bino, and range finder, and if you are captain thickie like me, the compass can be useful, if for no other reason than to take the direction of where the deer fell from where you are. The amount of times a deer has fallen and disappeared and I have walked up and down and up and down.
I prefer monocular for foxing and in close woodland, lighter to use and I am more likely to be twisting my head in all directions.
Monocular will kill the nightvision in the eye you use and cause more strain.
Binos much kinder on the eye.
Anyhow, I have the habroks, they do what I want them to do.
I prefer monocular for foxing and in close woodland, lighter to use and I am more likely to be twisting my head in all directions.
Monocular will kill the nightvision in the eye you use and cause more strain.
Binos much kinder on the eye.
Anyhow, I have the habroks, they do what I want them to do.
the prowler
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I use thermal binoculars and thermal scope. For me I say binoculars, never noticed any difference in eye sight. But did with monocular.
paulst
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This is true but I use a monocular to my left eye and shoot with the right. Doesn’t take long to get used to.
Also true, and I did the same.
I've had Habroks for a couple of years now, and apart from ratting, I would not go back to a monocular. As has been said, binoculars are far easier on the eyes and brilliant for scanning for foxes.
paulst
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Always nice to upgrade though.
GO multi spectral bino's. The Hik Habrok range, and you won't need to carry anything else.
I bought the bottom spec level HE25L a year ago as a backup but after a few months sold my Pulsar handheld thermal and Vortex Fury LRF bino's and had money in the bank.
Amazing value at £1200.
I bought the bottom spec level HE25L a year ago as a backup but after a few months sold my Pulsar handheld thermal and Vortex Fury LRF bino's and had money in the bank.
Amazing value at £1200.
I can honestly say my Habroks give absolutely no problems in the way of affecting my night vision. Monoculars will give me almost total blackout in the eye when the unit is taken away from the eye.
Recently bought a set of the entry level ones and also seems like the will do everything and I'm very happy with them
Tmkike everything they are a compromise but seems to balance out well
They are pretty heavy for Binos but less than carrying both binos and thermal
The image quality isn't the same as good glass but image stabilisation means you get an excellent 22x mag you can use which more than makes up for it
The light capture won't match good glass but you have enhanced optical. iR night vision and thermal to switch between so you can work until last light and beyond
They are cheaper than buying thermal and Binos
Downside is the obvious -
Binos will work if you forget to bring batteries
Binos will still be as good in 20 years - these will be in a bin by then
Ball pein hammer or a wooden mallet- type of question really! ( they are very different things for different tasks ). The fact they both hit stuff is irrelevant.
I own a pair of Leica 10x42 Geovid HD-B, Habrok HE25L, Telos XP50 LRF and an IRay V2 something bought as a back-up device after mt Telos had to go back to TJ for repair (and was replaced). As @Wsm says, thermal/optical binos no matter how you spend arte not as good as glass in the day. They can be good enough and indeed, at certain times of the day like FL/LL, they are IMHO much better, but for the vast majority of the stalking day, glass is better in my view so I still to the Leica/Telos combo. I also run a Thermion XP50 and an Alpex 4k LRF, but have gone back to using my Swaro scopes in the day with a thermal Hik Thunder 3 clip-on for those golden hours. I love technology, but the digital optics are not there yet. I fully accept that they are good enough for some users but for me, I enjoy the visual experience of the Swaro's and Leica's during the day!
All boils down to weight, budget and how long your viewing through them, extended periods binoculars prevent eye strain.. Monoculars are more portable, lower cost and pocket friendly...
I’m the same as @wytonpjs
For day work I use a spotter and glass binos, for me it’s the perfect combo for most of what I do, thermal doesn’t have to be top of the line as it’s only for detection before switching to glass
When I’m heading out in the evening for vermin I use thermal binos and a wee vortex monocular as I’ve found it useful to have for ID’ing until it gets too dark and then thermal all the way.
For day work I use a spotter and glass binos, for me it’s the perfect combo for most of what I do, thermal doesn’t have to be top of the line as it’s only for detection before switching to glass
When I’m heading out in the evening for vermin I use thermal binos and a wee vortex monocular as I’ve found it useful to have for ID’ing until it gets too dark and then thermal all the way.
Depends on use case as others have said. I really fancied a set of Binos but I drive 3.5 hours to my stalking ground, then spend a weekend at a time there. If my thermal goes down, I still have binoculars. If my binoculars go down I still have my thermal. The redundancy is an important consideration for my situation.
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