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

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    Anybody tried night vision IR googles for wildlife watching?

    Head mount really means helmet, the head strap option is probably referred to as a “skull crusher” for a good reason. Walking about with 1x is fine. I have mine on a binocular strap so I can swing it up and down as needed, or use a wrist strap so I can use it when needed. Gen3 has existed for...
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    Anybody tried night vision IR googles for wildlife watching?

    You only really need one eye, keep the other dark adapted to avoid falling over on the dark, unless you are using a 1x monocular in which case you can navigate about in perfect safety. Big vision forums are the best for specific models. Digital mainly need an illuminatkte which needs to be...
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    Anybody tried night vision IR googles for wildlife watching?

    Define “IR”. Proper night vision uses an image intensifier (the sparkly, grainy image you see in the movies... though it’s less grainy and a blue white colour now), these amplify a wide range of colours from green to into the near infrared. They’ll blow your socks off with what they’ll show...
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