New at the Shot Show: Pulsar Thermion XQ50?

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Ernest49

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Buonasera a tutti i cacciatori professionisti notturni Americani. Vorrei sapere se è vero che Pulsar ha presentato al Shot Show un nuovo cannocchiale termico Thermion XQ50 con sensore FPA microbolometrico al silicio amorfo non raffreddato con pixel pitch di 17µm e NETD (Noise Equivalent Temperature Difference)da 40mK (valore eccezionale, più è basso il valore, migliore lo strumento....) rispetto ai 70-50 mk dei modelli precedenti. I sensori con un migliore valore NETD consentono ai dispositivi termici di funzionare in modo più efficiente in condizioni in cui le differenze di temperatura sono molto basse ed è più difficile per le termocamere riuscire a distinguerle, per produrre immagini ben contrastate e dettagliate.

Good evening to all American night professional hunters. I would like to know if it is true that Pulsar presented at the Shot Show a new Thermion XQ50 thermal rifle scope with uncooled amorphous silicon microbolometric FPA sensor with 17µm pixel pitch and NETD (Noise Equivalent Temperature Difference) of 40mK (exceptional value, the lower the value, better the instrument ....) compared to 70-50 mk of the previous models. Sensors with a better NETD value allow thermal devices to operate more efficiently in conditions where temperature differences are very low and it is more difficult for thermal imaging cameras to distinguish them, to produce well-contrasted and detailed images
 
They talked about it, but I didn't see one on display. Hopefully shipping sometime in the summer timeframe. It is based on their new sensor and will be 17 microns.
 
Quindi questo fantomatico Pulsar Thermion XQ50 dovrebbe avere presumibilmente queste caratteristiche:
Sensore da 17 µm
384x288 pixel
Lente F50/1.2
Crop Factor 1.67
FOV 7.4 x 5.6
ID = 874 pixel/yard quadro
Ingrandimento ottico minimo 3.4X
NETD 40mK
Zoom digitale 3.4 - 13.6

Speravo invece che Kirsch ci desse la notizia più attesa: la presentazione del PULSAR THERMION XP75..... pazienza ! Vuol dire che lo vedremo il prossimo anno....

So this elusive Pulsar Thermion XQ50 should presumably have these features:
Sensor 17 µm
384x288 pixels
Lens F50/1.2
Crop Factor 1.67
FOV 7.4 x 5.6
ID = 874 pixels / square-yard
Minimum optical magnification 3.4X
NETD 40mK
Digital zoom 3.4 - 13.6

I hoped instead that Kirsch would give us the most awaited news: the presentation of the PULSAR THERMION XP75 ..... patience! It means that we will see it next year ....
 
Originally Posted By: Ernest49So Kirsch you have no anticipation on the Pulsar Thermion with 75 mm optics? Do you think it is still in the planning stage? I haven't heard any rumors of a 75mm version. They haven't gone past a 50mm in the last few versions of their scopes, so it would be surprising to me. I know many European hunters look for a lot magnification for long range hunting applications. For the US market, it would be really limited. They already have high base magnification that with the XM50. The main reason I would doubt this is the larger the Germanium lens is, the more expensive the scope is to produce.
 
Originally Posted By: old cat
varminter .223 said:
Not sure why anyone would need a 75 mm for shooting predators. Fov would be way to small. [/quot
I have no problem with 75mm lens. It is a combination of micron size, focal length, and resolution. For older model scopes, the manufacturers had to use large diameter objectives which lead to longer focal lengths to give them The necessary magnification and field of view.
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I am perfectly aware that you, American professional night hunters, prefer to have a very large FOV. But I have the Pulsar Accolade XP50 LRF thermal binoculars for scanner, observation and telemetry. So I don't need to have a thermal riflescope with a wide FOV. On the contrary, I need a large magnification because foxes and jackals are always small and distant targets.
 
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I like the fov for finding scattering running coyotes after our first non suppressed shot. Killing runners is half the reason our kill #s are up this year. My partner has saved our butt a few times lately. Seems I will get on a roll then fall off the bus about the time he gets on.
 
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Good morning Korey, I still steal a moment of your patience. You have Helion XP38 and I have Accolade XP50 LRF. Helion 2 will soon be available (with NETD
 
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I would expect there will be an improvement. The question is how much. The image was fantastic when I looked through both the new Trail2 and the Helion2 XP devices at Shot Show. However, this was in a climate controlled building with almost no humidity.
 
Mmmmm! I understand your message .... It is better to immediately put my Pulsar Accolade XP50 LRF on sale ..... because version 2 will surely arrive ..... I will sell it for $ 5350.

(be careful ... in the usaoptics.net website there are errors ... they indicated that the Pulsar Trail XQ LRF models have the 640x480 sensor. Instead they have the 384x288 sensor)

http://usaoptics.net/pl76518.html
 
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