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ZEISS DTI thermal imaging cameras. For more discoveries at night, and during the day.

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  1. Vollmeise

    Thermal "spotting scopes" - the experience thread

    the mounting rail is around 30 cm long. Arca-Swiss is a dove-tail shaped system which enables mounting those parts directly on top of a dedicated tripod header without any further accessories. Anyway, You can choose any mounting rail You lke. A leveling device is a kind of very flat ball head...
  2. Vollmeise

    Thermal "spotting scopes" - the experience thread

    Well, as shown in some of ghe images I mounted both the scope and the thermal imager on an Arca-Swiss mounting rail. As a fine alignment of the thermal and scope's image center is compulsory, the thermal itself is mounted on a leveling unit. The alignment is done by centering a landmark with...
  3. Vollmeise

    Thermal "spotting scopes" - the experience thread

    Stuarta, the used rig is an arca-swiss compatible rail w/ two quick release bases mounted on top. The thermal scope is mounted on a leveling cap (kind of a flat bowl head), so that You can both sync the center view of your spotter and thermal once before first use. Once the center of those...
  4. Vollmeise

    Thermal "spotting scopes" - the experience thread

    Right, we had a beautiful week there, with very mixed weather impressions :-) I could find three common snipes in that area (Hallig Hooge), without the thermal imager we definetly had not seen one of them. I hoped to find Jack Snipes, but had no luck. When searching birds within far distances...
  5. Vollmeise

    Thermal "spotting scopes" - the experience thread

    Here some more images, a grey heron searching for food and in flight seen in the nighttime and some barnacle geese in daylight. Each photo made wih 28mm lens attached.
  6. Vollmeise

    Thermal "spotting scopes" - the experience thread

    Hi etudiant, temperature was around +5°C and birds could be detected both in cloudy and sunny periods of time, as long as the habitat’s surface was homogenous. If there are lots of bird sized heights in the terrain (soil, stones), the sun will heat these protunding parts and finding birds is...
  7. Vollmeise

    Thermal "spotting scopes" - the experience thread

    At the next location, just some hundred meters further on, you can see the overview first, followed by a thermal image using the 28mm lens (large green rectangle). Almost 40 tiny white spots can be seen there. The next image is made with the 50mm 5ermal lens (smaller green rectangle) and the...
  8. Vollmeise

    Thermal "spotting scopes" - the experience thread

    Next location. I just scanned the grassland and could find another tiny white spot with the thermal spotter (center of the thermal image). First: overview, second image: thermal image (green rectangle), third image: a resting common snipe (red rectangle). The thermal imager and the spotting...
  9. Vollmeise

    Thermal "spotting scopes" - the experience thread

    Thermal spotter in daily use: some samples Hi there again, meanwhile I could try out my new toys during a one week trip along the German North Sea coast. The following posts will show three images each: an overview made by my iPhone first, the view through the thermal imager (green rectangle)...
  10. Vollmeise

    Thermal "spotting scopes" - the experience thread

    Pulsar Helion with 28mm and 50mm lenses - trying out at home Well, though there are some sources describing the different lenses, I was very curious about the shorter lens' look and feel and it's possible uses. First I took an electronic scale to compare the weight of the devices by my own...
  11. Vollmeise

    Thermal "spotting scopes" - the experience thread

    Helion 28mm lens, unpacking! This morning the ordered 28mm lens arrived, so let's share my very first impressions with some pictures. Shown is the 28mm lens in its case and it's dimensions compared with the Pulsar Helion XP body and 50mm lens. Cheers :-)
  12. Vollmeise

    Thermal "spotting scopes" - the experience thread

    Me too, the 28mm lens is ordered and maybe on 27.12. the first comparisons can be made. Cheers :-)
  13. Vollmeise

    Thermal "spotting scopes" - the experience thread

    Here are some more quick and dirty photos, showing its size in my hand and its mounting thread (1/4"). Some more photos, especially the lining up with a spotting scope side by side on a tripod You'll see in one of the next posts. The ordered accessory parts for the setup above just were...
  14. Vollmeise

    Thermal "spotting scopes" - the experience thread

    First impressions with the Pulsar Helion: Part I As written in another thread, my first serious interest in using a thermal imager side by side with traditional sport optics aroused by Suan Hsi Yong's infrared-birding blog. I just can say "Thank You" for his commitment...
  15. Vollmeise

    Thermal "spotting scopes" - the experience thread

    There are several older and some newer posts in different categories of the forum relating to thermal imagers and their possible benefits for birder's needs. I read lots of could-ones, would-ones and should-ones but also found valuable hints and information here and there. Precisely because...
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