Thermtec wild 650L spotter
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A friend who is a professional pest controller with a mix of Hik,Nocpix Pulsar and Thermtec kit,has one and really rates it. I had a look through it on Sunday night and was impressed.
HonestJohn
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Great great unit! Only let down by the joystick, which if slightly bumped whilst
Stalking means younger no idea which pallette it’s on when you put it up to your eye
Stalking means younger no idea which pallette it’s on when you put it up to your eye
6mmarc
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Ask @Farmergiles87 on here I’m sure that’s what he uses daily I’ve looked through his and it’s really good
Iv3 got one of their thermal scopes and love it apart from no LRF built into it
Iv3 got one of their thermal scopes and love it apart from no LRF built into it
Hopefully trialling the Wild 650 DL very soon. It does look a great piece of kit and I can vouch for the thermal technology within the Hunt 650 Pro clip-on unit.
I collected the Wild 650 DL last week. I will be stalking with it on Tuesday morning and will share my initial thoughts here on this thread - note, it is the DL = Dual Lens version. First impressions - it seems very well built (just like the Hunt Pro clip on) and you get everything you need in the box. It is a bit of a unit but I guess with increased features ( and two lenses) you get increased weight........Watch this space!
First stalk this morning with the ThermTec Wild 650 DL. It was a terrible morning for trialling a thermal, started out damp with a lot of moisture in the air and then turned to continuous fine drizzle for the rest of the morning. Below are my main observations for day 1;
1.) The first thing I noticed and probably its best feature - so far - is the intuitive design. Having the focus wheel right where your fingers are, as opposed to on the objective lens, is a real plus point, and the joystick makes it really easy and fast to zoom, change colour palettes and use LRF
2.) It feels very solid and well-built.
3.) It is chunky and weighs 740g with battery in and neck strap attached.
4.) Image quality - good considering drizzle. Will update Thursday - should be clear.
5.) LRF is really easy to use and seems accurate but will cross-reference with another LRF and also measure distances.
6.) I was out stalking for 3 hours and battery not quite down to half capacity - which I thought was pretty good. To be fair, I was stalking a specific buck, hence not messing around with LRF/buttons etc.
7.) Mainly used the 25mm lens this morning and can see that being the norm for most of my stalking. I would imagine the 50mm will be great for foxing or finding roebucks wandering the distant field margins
So far - impressed.
1.) The first thing I noticed and probably its best feature - so far - is the intuitive design. Having the focus wheel right where your fingers are, as opposed to on the objective lens, is a real plus point, and the joystick makes it really easy and fast to zoom, change colour palettes and use LRF
2.) It feels very solid and well-built.
3.) It is chunky and weighs 740g with battery in and neck strap attached.
4.) Image quality - good considering drizzle. Will update Thursday - should be clear.
5.) LRF is really easy to use and seems accurate but will cross-reference with another LRF and also measure distances.
6.) I was out stalking for 3 hours and battery not quite down to half capacity - which I thought was pretty good. To be fair, I was stalking a specific buck, hence not messing around with LRF/buttons etc.
7.) Mainly used the 25mm lens this morning and can see that being the norm for most of my stalking. I would imagine the 50mm will be great for foxing or finding roebucks wandering the distant field margins
So far - impressed.
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Just a brief update from this morning. I won't get technical and start quoting figures.
The image quality (or what I see when I look through the eye-piece) is good, no fog nor drizzle this morning and, on the current settings, it is certainly on par with the ATN BlazeHunter 635 LRF, possibly with more definition/sharpness on static inanimate objects. However, I am still fine-tuning the diopter adjustment as this is a little odd in that it doesn't seem to have stops and turns 360 degrees. I think these should have reference marks so that you can instantly tell when it is at your preferred set point. This morning I could easily identify a muntjac walking the opposite side of a hawthorn hedge - I managed to call it through, but the wind was wrong, and it clocked me before I had a chance for a shot.
In my opinion, the joystick is a brilliant idea, so simple to flick the LRF on, and the continuous LRF is really good and appears accurate. On other thermal monoculars, I have found that the LRF can eat into battery life, but so far, this hasn't been the case with the ThermTec Wild 650 DL. As said before, zooming in and out and flicking through colour palettes - all by one finger on the joystick is a big plus for me. Likewise, the focus dial, situated just in front of the joystick is very ergonomic.
Re the dual lenses - again I hardly took it off 25mm but that might just be down to the landscape on my stalking ground - for open country and hill, I can see the 50mm coming into regular use.
I'll take a tripod out and get some videos within a week or two.
The image quality (or what I see when I look through the eye-piece) is good, no fog nor drizzle this morning and, on the current settings, it is certainly on par with the ATN BlazeHunter 635 LRF, possibly with more definition/sharpness on static inanimate objects. However, I am still fine-tuning the diopter adjustment as this is a little odd in that it doesn't seem to have stops and turns 360 degrees. I think these should have reference marks so that you can instantly tell when it is at your preferred set point. This morning I could easily identify a muntjac walking the opposite side of a hawthorn hedge - I managed to call it through, but the wind was wrong, and it clocked me before I had a chance for a shot.
In my opinion, the joystick is a brilliant idea, so simple to flick the LRF on, and the continuous LRF is really good and appears accurate. On other thermal monoculars, I have found that the LRF can eat into battery life, but so far, this hasn't been the case with the ThermTec Wild 650 DL. As said before, zooming in and out and flicking through colour palettes - all by one finger on the joystick is a big plus for me. Likewise, the focus dial, situated just in front of the joystick is very ergonomic.
Re the dual lenses - again I hardly took it off 25mm but that might just be down to the landscape on my stalking ground - for open country and hill, I can see the 50mm coming into regular use.
I'll take a tripod out and get some videos within a week or two.
ThermTec got straight back to me regarding the diopter adjustment. It actually turns five full revolutions....not known that before.
Some 'real-world' unadulterated footage from lunchtime today. 20c temp in the deer park and it has been mild for a few days. I could have taken a video in 'ideal' conditions on a colder day at dawn but.....we don't always hunt in 'ideal' conditions. I have also left the unit set to 'factory' settings and have not buggered about with it.
I've been really impressed by it and, today was showing it at its worst, as you can imagine, the image quality on a cold morning is excellent.Thanks for sharing. Looks decent quality
I still have my XQ38F ... when that gives up the ghost I think I will be in for a nice surprise in terms of what's out there.Similar threads
