HikMicro Alpex 4K LRF - Video Footage

[Blackwood Outdoors]

Footage dropping in January 9th, possibly before just waiting on marketing allowing me to release...

I'll share a range of footage from night/day and product overview when permitted...

HikMicro Alpex 4K LRF A50EL Day Night Optical Scope

HikMicro Alpex 4K LRF (A50EL) delivers ultra-HD day and night imaging, excellent low-light performance, with laser rangefinder and ballistic calculator.

www.blackwoodoutdoors.co.uk

 

[Foxyboy43]

Very clear night-time footage thanks - any idea which IR was used?

 

[tarponhead]

Amazing clarity - how does it compare with then Zulus for half the weight? I’m considerIng a day/night set up for the close and really dark woodland that I hunt. I can’t decide if it will make as bug a difference as getting more practice and continuing to be a selective on shots I take. Swaro glass is doing its bit - I wonder if I’m doing mine? Also looking at the C50.

 

[Pellet Pinger]

Amazing clarity - how does it compare with then Zulus for half the weight? I’m considerIng a day/night set up for the close and really dark woodland that I hunt. I can’t decide if it will make as bug a difference as getting more practice and continuing to be a selective on shots I take. Swaro glass is doing its bit - I wonder if I’m doing mine? Also looking at the C50.

I’ve recently bought the Arken, having used a C50 for the last 2 years i can tell you that the Arken wipes the floor day and night with the C50.
BUT in your scenario, close dark woodland the C50 is the kiddy, lower mag, far better in low light.

 

[tarponhead]

Thanks - low mag = better resolution or something else?

 

[Pellet Pinger]

The Arken base mag is X5, in close up woodland i prefer the x3.5 of the C50 with the PIP box on x7 so you have a wider field of view to pick up the target and nail it through the PIP if you need to.

 

[zerovarm]

Amazing clarity - how does it compare with then Zulus for half the weight? I’m considerIng a day/night set up for the close and really dark woodland that I hunt. I can’t decide if it will make as bug a difference as getting more practice and continuing to be a selective on shots I take. Swaro glass is doing its bit - I wonder if I’m doing mine? Also looking at the C50.

Given your described scenario and ultimately that's what these decisions come down to (what will you specifically use it for) as @Pellet Pinger says the C50 ticks all the boxes. For low mag, wide fov and last light capabilities it can't be touched. Check out some of the footage users were posting of it while still in "day" mode well after natural light had gone to the human eye.

 

[BenBhoy]

I’ve recently bought the Arken, having used a C50 for the last 2 years i can tell you that the Arken wipes the floor day and night with the C50.
BUT in your scenario, close dark woodland the C50 is the kiddy, lower mag, far better in low light.

Hi mate - what's the onboard IR like, what distance you using it to? Cheers

 

[Camdig]

Two video captures, footage too big to upload.
First is about 80m away and second is about 30m away using Alpex and wicked IR, the clarity out to 300+ is phenomenal, i anticipate the new model with LRF being and HD being a market leader.

 

[Pellet Pinger]

Hi mate - what's the onboard IR like, what distance you using it to? Cheers

Ben, if you go on AGF ive put a thread up with footage compared to the C50 from identical postions.
Theres some 380yd footage and thats with the inbuilt IR, no need for anything else.

Arken Zulus Initial Thoughts

Well, first run out with the non LRF Zulus last night. For a start its no secret ive been at the opposite end of the scale with @mealiejimmie and @RussDouglas222 over their enthusiasm for the Pard DS scopes and i still stand by my opinion, so admit i was a little sceptical with the Zulus. But...

airgunforums.co.uk

 

[Nick703]

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Footage dropping in January 9th, possibly before just waiting on marketing allowing me to release...

I'll share a range of footage from night/day and product overview when permitted...

HikMicro Alpex 4K LRF A50EL Day Night Optical Scope

HikMicro Alpex 4K LRF (A50EL) delivers ultra-HD day and night imaging, excellent low-light performance, with laser rangefinder and ballistic calculator.

www.blackwoodoutdoors.co.uk

Do you sell the exact same mounts as in the picture,quick release ?

 

[Blackwood Outdoors]

Do you sell the exact same mounts as in the picture,quick release ?

You searched for innomount - Blackwood Outdoors

www.blackwoodoutdoors.co.uk

 

[Blackwood Outdoors]

 

[Andyquadra]

The Alpex 4k looks rather good!

 

[beanieboy]

Yes, the Alpex looks superb. I'm somewhat surprised how ordinary the Arken image is. Given the hype, I somehow expected more.

 

[Clive Ward]

Yes, the Alpex looks superb. I'm somewhat surprised how ordinary the Arken image is. Given the hype, I somehow expected more.

The IR on the ZULUS is in line with the scope, so the image looks completely flat. The bounce back of moisture in the air isn't helping either. The IR for the ALPEX is quite far off axis so there is no direct reflection back from atmospherics and with it being off axis everything has a visible side shadow, giving the image far more depth to it.

I dare say if the location of the IR was reversed in relation to the scopes, the ZULUS would look better than the ALPEX.

It's that same situation when two mates go out shooting with their NV and each claim the others illuminator is better than theirs when sat a metre or two apart.

Ideally any comparison should be done with identical IR illuminators, mounted to the individual scopes being compared.


Cheers




Clive

 

[Foxyboy43]

The IR on the ZULUS is in line with the scope, so the image looks completely flat. The bounce back of moisture in the air isn't helping either. The IR for the ALPEX is quite far off axis so there is no direct reflection back from atmospherics and with it being off axis everything has a visible side shadow, giving the image far more depth to it.

I dare say if the location of the IR was reversed in relation to the scopes, the ZULUS would look better than the ALPEX.

It's that same situation when two mates go out shooting with their NV and each claim the others illuminator is better than theirs when sat a metre or two apart.

Ideally any comparison should be done with identical IR illuminators, mounted to the individual scopes being compared.


Cheers




Clive

Interesting - I have made this comparison a few times and always concluded mine was deficient!

 

[BenBhoy]

Yes, the Alpex looks superb. I'm somewhat surprised how ordinary the Arken image is. Given the hype, I somehow expected more.

@Pellet Pinger has posted some arken on another forum which looks lot better.

 

[Blackwood Outdoors]

The IR on the ZULUS is in line with the scope, so the image looks completely flat. The bounce back of moisture in the air isn't helping either. The IR for the ALPEX is quite far off axis so there is no direct reflection back from atmospherics and with it being off axis everything has a visible side shadow, giving the image far more depth to it.

I dare say if the location of the IR was reversed in relation to the scopes, the ZULUS would look better than the ALPEX.

It's that same situation when two mates go out shooting with their NV and each claim the others illuminator is better than theirs when sat a metre or two apart.

Ideally any comparison should be done with identical IR illuminators, mounted to the individual scopes being compared.


Cheers




Clive

So what your saying Clive is the Arkens own IR is as much use as a chocolate fireguard ? As it’s utilising its own IR .

That’s like saying a 75mm lens wont work with a 12 micron thermal, who would state such a thing, I mean even after extensive testing ?

 

[Blackwood Outdoors]

HikMicro 4K User
theres more footage here..