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

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  1. Stonefaction

    Night vision equipment for mortals

    Looking up into trees for owls with a thermal imager is almost as 'hit and miss' as using your eyes. I have managed to see one or two - that I've heard first, but in general either the 'heat' of the sky or of the tree itself will make picking out a bird very difficult.
  2. Stonefaction

    Night vision equipment for mortals

    I stumbled across the FQ50 recently and being a Hikmicro owner (Lynx L15) I'm tempted by the FQ50 as an upgrade. The price puts me off but the more I read/see, the more tempting it looks.
  3. Stonefaction

    Night vision equipment for mortals

    Recently bought a small Nightfox Cub scope to use alongside my HikMicro Lynx L15 Thermal Imager on my walks to work on dark mornings. Managed to find a Tawny Owl in a cemetery around 50 minutes before dawn on a cloudy morning (to give you some idea of light levels) and shot a video using the...
  4. Stonefaction

    Night vision equipment for mortals

    Figured the moon was/is showing as it was very cold, but was surprised the sensitivity of the scope allowed it to be detected and appear on the screen/photo. Having said that I have managed to 'see' jet airliners around 30 miles away and 6 miles up in the air using the scope.
  5. Stonefaction

    Night vision equipment for mortals

    Given the distance involved, I was surprised that the moon showed up at all.
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