I took the plunge recently and upgraded my thermal to a Telos unit. Had a walk during the daytime for the first try out, damp slightly misty conditions and high or ultra contrast setting cut through very well. LRF works as it should, remembering of course that at longer range you need a bigger target; best go for a tree, hedge or building when really reaching out far. Don't faff about trying to ping a deer itself, just go for the nearest object likely to give a good 'return' of the laser. Within the first few hundred meters though, its easy to ping animals.
Popped out Tuesday night and thermal conditions were good, so only used the normal contrast setting. Picture clear and crisp. The battery life is good of course, I dont think I will bother getting a spare; the ability to charge the unit directly from a powerbank which I already have, and carry on scanning is a great idea. I would like to look through some of the other brands on offer, really should get along to a thermal demo night one day.
Overall, I am very pleased with the unit, its as good as it should be at this price. I cant see image quality getting much better than this now. We must be nearing the crest of what is achievable with this technology, civilian units have now caught up with the military kit I was using in a past life.
A lot of the older or less expensive thermals on offer can get a bad reputation, but in reality most are perfectly useable. Its the fine image detail and performance in poor thermal conditions that set the higher end models apart.
Just my brief thoughts. Most of it is stating the obvious, but might be a little help to someone new to thermal spotters?
Popped out Tuesday night and thermal conditions were good, so only used the normal contrast setting. Picture clear and crisp. The battery life is good of course, I dont think I will bother getting a spare; the ability to charge the unit directly from a powerbank which I already have, and carry on scanning is a great idea. I would like to look through some of the other brands on offer, really should get along to a thermal demo night one day.
Overall, I am very pleased with the unit, its as good as it should be at this price. I cant see image quality getting much better than this now. We must be nearing the crest of what is achievable with this technology, civilian units have now caught up with the military kit I was using in a past life.
A lot of the older or less expensive thermals on offer can get a bad reputation, but in reality most are perfectly useable. Its the fine image detail and performance in poor thermal conditions that set the higher end models apart.
Just my brief thoughts. Most of it is stating the obvious, but might be a little help to someone new to thermal spotters?
