Thermal Madness

[weblyish]

Been considering a new thermal - I have a decent set of Habroks but found the 4x base mag made the field of view quite limiting - a friend lent me their 35mm Pulsar unit for a stalk.
very nice - big wide FoV but also good resolution and detail - Most importantly the depth of field seemed way better than anything I'd used previously - you didn't have to fiddle with the focus all the time everything between 30 and 90m was decently sharp

Oooh says I "I'll keep an eye out for a deal on a similar unit on SD"

quick rummage on the internet and a bit of a head scratch Pulsar do 4 thermals with 35mm lenses and very similar names
which one was i using? which is the good one? etc

Hik also have 2 lines with 3 lens sizes and some in the new V2 and others not everything from £300 to 2.5k
which is the one that's about the same as the pulsar unit?
that's before you get to other manufacturers

So I tried to put some order on it with a spreadsheet and have only succeeded in wasting a morning

some of you may find this useful or not up to you -
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1HuAD4ya_VlAu65UsdCi6kQUrbXFL-yaqf3zexNHMY-w/edit?usp=sharing
if you spot anything missing or wrong, well done you, I really don't need to know

 

[Foxyboy43]

Been considering a new thermal - I have a decent set of Habroks but found the 4x base mag made the field of view quite limiting - a friend lent me their 35mm Pulsar unit for a stalk.
very nice - big wide FoV but also good resolution and detail - Most importantly the depth of field seemed way better than anything I'd used previously - you didn't have to fiddle with the focus all the time everything between 30 and 90m was decently sharp

Oooh says I "I'll keep an eye out for a deal on a similar unit on SD"

quick rummage on the internet and a bit of a head scratch Pulsar do 4 thermals with 35mm lenses and very similar names
which one was i using? which is the good one? etc

Hik also have 2 lines with 3 lens sizes and some in the new V2 and others not everything from £300 to 2.5k
which is the one that's about the same as the pulsar unit?
that's before you get to other manufacturers

So I tried to put some order on it with a spreadsheet and have only succeeded in wasting a morning

some of you may find this useful or not up to you -

if you spot anything missing or wrong, well done you, I really don't need to know

Wow!
I take it that you have had a lot of very heavy rain the last week or two?

 

[1894]

Fantastic! Brilliant piece of work.

 

[Mike1979]

Been considering a new thermal - I have a decent set of Habroks but found the 4x base mag made the field of view quite limiting - a friend lent me their 35mm Pulsar unit for a stalk.
very nice - big wide FoV but also good resolution and detail - Most importantly the depth of field seemed way better than anything I'd used previously - you didn't have to fiddle with the focus all the time everything between 30 and 90m was decently sharp

Oooh says I "I'll keep an eye out for a deal on a similar unit on SD"

quick rummage on the internet and a bit of a head scratch Pulsar do 4 thermals with 35mm lenses and very similar names
which one was i using? which is the good one? etc

Hik also have 2 lines with 3 lens sizes and some in the new V2 and others not everything from £300 to 2.5k
which is the one that's about the same as the pulsar unit?
that's before you get to other manufacturers

So I tried to put some order on it with a spreadsheet and have only succeeded in wasting a morning

some of you may find this useful or not up to you -

if you spot anything missing or wrong, well done you, I really don't need to know

Would it have been easier to ask the person who let you borrow theirs Nice spreadsheet though lol

 

[Christoff90]

Habroks have changed the game for me I’ve got the 35mm pro the day vision isn’t as good as glass but I’ve got a ZEISS v8 on the top of my rifle and if it’s something of interest the rifles on the sticks ready to go so I use that for identification and if it is what I want it to be the cross hairs are somewhere close!

 

[weblyish]

Habroks have changed the game for me I’ve got the 35mm pro the day vision isn’t as good as glass but I’ve got a ZEISS v8 on the top of my rifle and if it’s something of interest the rifles on the sticks ready to go so I use that for identification and if it is what I want it to be the cross hairs are somewhere close!

I was stalking against a tall bank where deer could be anywhere and really noticed the small Field of View having to scan across and up and down. Vs. a wider field taking it in much quicker

I do like the habroks for the enhanced optical which is incredible in the dusk and the image stabilisation is magic but i just can't work out why you can't get a lower base magnification in them. Something about physics I'm sure, but very annoying anyway

 

[mealiejimmy]

Magnification in an NV/ thermal is mainly down the physical size of the sensor and the focal length of the objective lens, where small sensors and/or long focal length lenses result in higher magnifications.
Since the manufacturer decides both sensor and the lens to be used - you're stuck with whatever they think is best for their sales
Cheers

Bruce

 

[Dave Scott]

Magnification in an NV/ thermal is mainly down the physical size of the sensor and the focal length of the objective lens, where small sensors and/or long focal length lenses result in higher magnifications.
Since the manufacturer decides both sensor and the lens to be used - you're stuck with whatever they think is best for their sales
Cheers

Bruce

Fairly new to the market, but has anyone had any experience with the new Pulsar Oryx LRF XG35? Like the OP I’m in the market for a thermal…..

Cheers,

Dave