Zulus or cheater

[villaman]

I already have the Arken Zulus which I find excellent. Looking at buying another , but looking at the hik cheater , which looks good as well . Do I keep to what I know or is the cheater any better ?

 

[BenBhoy]

I'm sensing lots of Zulus votes!!

Tbf I've not looked though the arken but have looked at cheetah & very underwhelming.

 

[villaman]

I'm sensing lots of Zulus votes!!

Tbf I've not looked though the arken but have looked at cheetah & very underwhelming.
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What are you sensing for the lottery numbers for tonight?

 

[mealiejimmy]

Buy another Zulus - the HIK Cheetah isn't in the same league
The Cheetah has lower base magnification so suffers more from pixellation as the magnification is increased
The LED based IR is very poor compared to the laser IR on the Zulus
The Cheetah does produce a usable colour image deeper into dusk than the Zulus, but the Zulus in NV mode without IR is pretty damn good
The 25Hz frame rate on the Cheetah compared to the 50Hz on the Zulus can make the Cheetah image appear very laggy when the scope is panned around
There's a reason why the Cheetahs are frequently heavily discounted - it's because they don't sell well

Cheers

Bruce

 

[Smellydog]

I'd have another Zulus anytime.

 

[villaman]

Buy another Zulus - the HIK Cheetah isn't in the same league
The Cheetah has lower base magnification so suffers more from pixellation as the magnification is increased
The LED based IR is very poor compared to the laser IR on the Zulus
The Cheetah does produce a usable colour image deeper into dusk than the Zulus, but the Zulus in NV mode without IR is pretty damn good
The 25Hz frame rate on the Cheetah compared to the 50Hz on the Zulus can make the Cheetah image appear very laggy when the scope is panned around
There's a reason why the Cheetahs are frequently heavily discounted - it's because they don't sell well

Cheers

Bruce

Great Bruce thanks for that
Just a thought about the hik, but looks like everyone’s opinion is go for another Zulus , which I must admit was my thoughts

 

[BenBhoy]

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[Blackwood Outdoors]

Zulus and Alpex 4K are the best from the current night vision models on the market.....older models like the Pulsar Digex C50 and Pard DS35 are still decent also....

 

[villaman]

Just had a look at my mates new cheater this morning. I will definitely keep to DNT Zulus

 

[coley]

If I bought again I would buy Zulus, considering Aloex 4k lrf now largely as I have lynx spotter and it’s easy having one style of interface / app