Word of caution... don’t be caught out with the Pulsar hype... I purchased a Helion XP 38 after looking at a friends Quantum XD50S. I was told by Pulsar that the Helion XP range was a vast improvement on Quantum XD. Here is the black and white of it and not the Pulsar Hype.
If you want to record detailed short distance and I mean by that 20 yds where you can see fine detail of your subject then the Helion is the choice for you, and you can post all your pictures over the internet which in their grand technicolour are about as interesting as watching paint dry. But that’s it...... If however you want a tool that can spot a heat source at distance and probably be able to decide whether it’s a fox or deer or sheep, then you just payed a whole load of extra cash for hehah! The Helion is in a word crap in comparison, and that’s on whatever setting you want to try against a Quantum, and yes I have compared both and was astonished at what you can spot through a line of trees on the Quantum that you could not see through the Helion.
Pulsar marketing arses have packed a whole load of crap into the Helion at the expense of what to the majority of us is the essential purpose of a spotting thermal, that is spotting! And to add to that the reliability of the more complex Helion is woeful, just search the internet and ask your local suppliers how many have been returned to Pulsar....
Anyone got a Quantum XD50S for sale?
If you want to record detailed short distance and I mean by that 20 yds where you can see fine detail of your subject then the Helion is the choice for you, and you can post all your pictures over the internet which in their grand technicolour are about as interesting as watching paint dry. But that’s it...... If however you want a tool that can spot a heat source at distance and probably be able to decide whether it’s a fox or deer or sheep, then you just payed a whole load of extra cash for hehah! The Helion is in a word crap in comparison, and that’s on whatever setting you want to try against a Quantum, and yes I have compared both and was astonished at what you can spot through a line of trees on the Quantum that you could not see through the Helion.
Pulsar marketing arses have packed a whole load of crap into the Helion at the expense of what to the majority of us is the essential purpose of a spotting thermal, that is spotting! And to add to that the reliability of the more complex Helion is woeful, just search the internet and ask your local suppliers how many have been returned to Pulsar....
Anyone got a Quantum XD50S for sale?