So firstly ignore all the videos online with the so called promotion staff, videos are VERY deceiving and they do not paint the full picture..
A few of us all tested various products in field Finder FL25R / FH25R , Connotech TI 35 LRF, Axion XQ38, Accolade XQ38 LRF, Accolade XP50 Pro LRF
What you will notice with the finder is up close the image is very good, this is what screws a lot of people over as they look out of a shop or around people, hard objects and they are wow'd by it, but at a distance it's a totally different story. The finder is super tiny, which is a plus point for them, they also have recording/wifi. The downsides being they have a fixed internal battery so if you run short in the field your done unless you take a power bank, battery life will vary from 4hr-5hr , you have no control of brightness/contrast, the range finder is the worst I have used in a thermal unit, it's only 500m and very slow to respond / hit and miss , build quality is ok better than the rest of the models, although be warned the metal serial plate fell off every unit I used, so glue it on or use clear sellotape to prevent this, as its the only serial on there ! Eye display is fine but the rubber does protrude in your eye and we noticed considerably more eye strain on this display if viewing over a night than other models.
In comparison the Connotech looked good up close, but fell off after a little bit further than the finder, the rangefinder is double the power and more accurate, battery life easy 10hrs, but again its fixed internal, also the unit is literally double the side of the finders.
Axion XQ38LRF "up close" the image was probably the least impressive, but at a distance over 100m and on actual terrain/game it was "much" better than the Finder or the Connotech hence my reason you have to test these units in the field alongside, do not just look through one and make an impulse decision, it also has full control of gain modes, brightness/contrast , replaceable battery, eye display produced less eye strain, much better build quality magnesium unit , the LRF is very good, 1000m, yd/m, very responsive, clear readout with THD also. Like I say up close put against a finder and you would say the finder easy... but longer ranges the Axion leaves them both and in all other aspects..
Accolade XP50 Pro LRF ... what can I say, amazing image up close and at a distance that <25mk 640 sensor pulls out all the detail and is so in your face with the natural image associated with Pulsars over the washed out backgrounds in some, again replaceable battery, brilliant immersive dual display, Pulsar responsive LRF so much better than all the others, ok yes, an Accolade Pro your going to have to sell an organ or one of the kids to buy it, so just don't go using one if your not wanting to do that...but being serious the Accolades upto now have all sold out before I even got them in stock, demand is so high... whilst the finders just sit waiting for homes even when heavily discounted..
They will all spot quarry for you, they will all range find, they are all functional, but there is a clear difference on performance, function, build quality and residual value.
Just some info that might give you a bigger picture from someone who uses the kit in the field himself and likes to give a truthful opinion, some like that , others don't ..if it saves someone throwing there hard earned on the wrong product or if theres better for the money, then thankfully someone has benefited..
