I think that as thermal spotters become more mainstream/accepted, and better, these smaller binos will become more practical and popular.
Liked On: 05-11-2023, 09:01 PM
188317 Stars are where i have camped. Highlighted where we saw deer / heard lots of roaring. This was about 12 years ago now but there should be good numbers in there as there is a lot of bush.
Liked On: 05-11-2023, 05:25 PM
A few photes from this year's game bird, been on upland a lot as missed the early ducks, due to work, also dry season so upland is in great condition lots duck slough's are dry. 235621 sharptail...
Liked On: 20-10-2023, 10:10 PM
5 weeks from application to receival for a visitors licence, they ask for 4 month lead time though - included 2 changes 1 in week 2 of application- change of firearm caliber another change in week...
Liked On: 09-09-2023, 04:51 PM
I use 15 year old pair of canon 8x25 when not carrying my loopies
Liked On: 09-09-2023, 04:08 PM
I have a set of 12x30 Cabela's brand They are made in Japan and I suspect by Nikon. Great little glasses for when you don't want to carry big binos. When I bought them twenty years ago, 12 was a...
Liked On: 09-09-2023, 04:07 PM
I have a pair of 10x25 Leica's, call them my fishing or my pocket bino's. Excellent glass, lightweight and easy to fit in to your pocket. Seen plenty of animals with them.
Liked On: 09-09-2023, 04:06 PM
I have a pair of Swarovski's 9x25. I would prefer x8 due to the limitations of the tiny objectives. They are ultra clear but not easy to use. An alternative is the 7x26 Bushnell Elites which are...
Liked On: 09-09-2023, 04:06 PM
I'm pretty sure Rain x is alcohol based so it's going to ruin any existing lens treatment if you use it, but if the scope doesn't have any to begin with then nothing to lose haha. I learnt the hard...
Liked On: 30-07-2023, 09:50 PM
I thought I would put this guide together to answer common questions about the terms, tech and misconceptions around thermal technology. First step in buying a thermal is to decide what kind of...
Liked On: 30-07-2023, 06:56 PM
I use pards have the original scope it’s smaller in size and weight compared to a comparable pulsar and a fair bit cheaper. Can detect animals from k’s away can I.d them from roughly a k. The new...
Liked On: 29-07-2023, 11:47 PM
Sika show in a couple of months will be your best opportunity to compare makes and models, features and price. Thermals are like scopes. They are all different, lens size affects resolution FOV and...
Liked On: 29-07-2023, 11:46 PM
Used the Hikmicro Falcon 50 ($5000)and compared it to the same size Pulsar ($7500) couldn’t see any difference and Hikmicro runs off single 18650 battery. Can carry spares in your pocket or pouch...
Liked On: 29-07-2023, 11:46 PM
Difficult to say exactly. Depends a bit on conditions but at 500m you can see if it is a pig or a deer. Where I use it I just need to identify it is an animal and then I will get closer to properly...
Liked On: 29-07-2023, 11:46 PM
i had a pulsar hd38s viewer and it was the shizzle in its day . replaced it with a conotech tracer lrf35 and its been awesome .big step up. also have a burris bts30 on a 22 and a bts50 on a 223 ....
Liked On: 29-07-2023, 11:46 PM