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This has been out for a while but I only heard about it today. It's a red dot combined with a thermal scope. Half my battle when playing in woodland is finding the campers hiding in a bush! This one is $10k but surely someone is going to clone this at some point? I thought it looked cool anyway. Definitely a pay-to-win option.

 

https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2021/02/19/friday-night-lights-steiner-cqt/

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  On 28/10/2023 at 05:48, Daveoc33 said:

This has been out for a while but I only heard about it today. It's a red dot combined with a thermal scope. Half my battle when playing in woodland is finding the campers hiding in a bush! This one is $10k but surely someone is going to clone this at some point? I thought it looked cool anyway. Definitely a pay-to-win option.

 

https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2021/02/19/friday-night-lights-steiner-cqt/

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That's a nice nit of kit but a hefty price tag. 

I think that even if it is cloned it's still gonna be very pricey.

 

I need to invest in an ice suit and refrigerated helmet that'll  mess with it.😂

 

 

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I'm still sorely tempted to take my FLiR i7 thermal camera I use for work....its fits nicely in one of my pouches.

 

It's just a shame you can't use lense protectors with it though.  Which is what's stopped me so far.   Would certainly help finding those Bush Wookies.

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  On 28/10/2023 at 20:35, Dan Robinson said:

I'm still sorely tempted to take my FLiR i7 thermal camera I use for work....its fits nicely in one of my pouches.

 

It's just a shame you can't use lense protectors with it though.  Which is what's stopped me so far.   Would certainly help finding those Bush Wookies.

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try using mesh. sure it will lower the visibility, but if you position the mesh just right, the lens might Aline with the gap in the mesh. 

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  On 28/10/2023 at 20:35, Dan Robinson said:

I'm still sorely tempted to take my FLiR i7 thermal camera I use for work....its fits nicely in one of my pouches.

 

It's just a shame you can't use lense protectors with it though.  Which is what's stopped me so far.   Would certainly help finding those Bush Wookies.

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Get a germanium lens protector.

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  On 28/10/2023 at 20:35, Dan Robinson said:

I'm still sorely tempted to take my FLiR i7 thermal camera I use for work....its fits nicely in one of my pouches.

 

It's just a shame you can't use lense protectors with it though.  Which is what's stopped me so far.   Would certainly help finding those Bush Wookies.

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many plastics are IR transparent, including acrylics I believe. Germanium blocks visible light, but I think that was a bit of a joke...

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  On 31/10/2023 at 07:35, Sewdhull said:

many plastics are IR transparent, including acrylics I believe. Germanium blocks visible light, but I think that was a bit of a joke...

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Germanium is what they use for thermal lenses , it’d likely cost you as much as the unit to have one fabricated .

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  On 31/10/2023 at 00:50, Dan Robinson said:

A link would be appreciated LOL

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;)

 

 

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  On 31/10/2023 at 15:21, hitmanNo2 said:

Not really. You can get them fairly cheap from China. 

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Define "cheap".

 

All the small round protectors I can find run between £250 and £300!

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many plastics are IR transparent, including acrylics I believe. Germanium blocks visible light, but I think that was a bit of a joke...

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Wouldn't be an issue. The thermal lens isn't the bit you look through.

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  On 01/11/2023 at 11:24, hitmanNo2 said:

About £30 from AliExpress 

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For an uncoated piece that will be scratched to all fuck before you know it...

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  On 01/11/2023 at 12:14, hitmanNo2 said:

What on Earth are you doing with your thermal if it has the opportunity to get so fucked up lol

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Well...the obvious thing would be bolting it onto an airsoft gun. Yes, you could probably use an uncoated protector on a piece of test gear that goes back in it's cosy little cover once you've finished with it but if you're planning on running around the woods with a piece of gear that costs several thousand pounds, I'd want a bit more protection.

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  On 01/11/2023 at 13:06, hitmanNo2 said:

I do frequently run around the woods with several thousand £ worth of gear. Protectors are disposable. I'd rather bin 8 uncoated protectors than 1 £250 protector...

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Fair do's. You pays your money and all that.

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