Nice! And 56mm objective?It clears an 5-20 ultra short on a 1.5 inch mount with plenty of room.
The question now is, does changing the focus change the POI? I have to test that, unless you know.Yep, I will rig one up later tonight.
More thoughts on comparison to LWTS ?
Sure thing. Please consider the fact that it has now been 4+ years since I've looked through the LWTS that I owned, so take the below with a grain of salt.More thoughts on comparison to LWTS ?
That would be stellar. My LWTS is one of my favorite thermals of all time.Sure thing. Please consider the fact that it has now been 4+ years since I've looked through the LWTS that I owned, so take the below with a grain of salt.
I loved my LWTS but felt the performance for IDing to be lacking compared to what I was expecting. It wasn't my first thermal by a long shot, but I was hoping for more in the details at distance. Perhaps that was just me having unrealistic expectations. The POI/POA was off by more than what I was expecting, so it went back to L3 since it needed a firmware update anyways. When it came back it was fine, but image was still not what I was hoping for under magnification. I sold it because I moved and could no longer hunt hogs. This image, to me (not side by side), is AT LEAST as good as the LWTS. It may even be a bit better, but that is going off of memory. It cost me a small fraction of what the LWTS did, so this device has wildly exceeded my expectations. I like the metal housing also, and the fact that the removable battery is rechargeable. The LWTS functioned better as a handheld than the C35 I think, but that is subjective. Both have intuitive controls so that is a wash for me. The pic and video capability of the C35 makes it a lot more fun to use since you can instantly capture what you are seeing. Both devices are wonderful, but so far I'm glad I've got the C35 and it does everything for me that the LWTS did except for the stand-alone gig that I rarely used anyways.
Also, and probably one of the biggest things so far, I love the shit out of being able to adjust screen position and having X/Y coordinates for that position. LOVE IT. Offer these with a 75mm or 100mm lens, I'll buy that too.That would be stellar. My LWTS is one of my favorite thermals of all time.
Had zero poi poa shift with mine and great image / detection
Is it possible for you to get some through the reticle video footage (side shot/phone scope/tactacam/etc...)? With your footage and mine I could put some really good side by side comparison juiciness together. Direct comparisons with split screen would be helpful for new entrants into the NV/Thermal game.Grabbed one my second as well. I'll compare it to the pulsar fxg 50, voodoo, and yoter c
Thats what I specialize in actually. For example:Is it possible for you to get some through the reticle video footage (side shot/phone scope/tactacam/etc...)? With your footage and mine I could put some really good side by side comparison juiciness together. Direct comparisons with split screen would be helpful for new entrants into the NV/Thermal game.
1.5 inch mount, 4-28x56 Steiner M7Xi, plenty of clearance
Focus at “infinity” and you’ll be good for anything 50-5,000,000,000 yards.I mean like change from 50-100 yards or from 5-500. Basically I’m thinking nvg type focus where basically I only touch it when I want to focus on something close/ back to distant otherwise the focusing changes I made looking further away are working from walking distance too as far as I can see.
On the thermal are you constantly fiddling with it to better resolve your image like when shifting from a 75yd target to a 100yd target or are you only making changes when zooming/reducing the day scope or making large changes in target distance?
Same question I had, sent email to them and will post when I receive their reply.Anyone know if the blems are covered by the same warranty?
Someone emailed and they said yesAnyone know if the blems are covered by the same warranty?
So if you only had one clip on, 27 or C35?Anecdotal notes from looking around tonight at 25-300 yd with my PVS-27 and C35 viewing through the same day optic (PST gen 2 3-15 FFP):
1. The PVS-27 is still the king (of stuff I've looked through, at least) of identification and higher usable magnifications are possible with it. I was looking at the eyeball of a mallard a few minutes ago 75 yd away at 15x. It is not a bright night. This should be fairly obvious, the I^2 system has a much higher max resolution.
2. While the C35 doesn't see the feathers on the mallards like my 27 does, it does see that it is a duck and not a goose. The details that this thermal is able to resolve still astonishes me, especially in the sub $10k price range.
3. The C35 may be considered large by some, but it is lighter AND a lot smaller than a PVS-27
4. PVS-27s are pure sex, prove me wrong.
From a pure practical usefulness standpoint, I'd have to say the C35 would be the keeper. I'm keeping both, but for the guy looking for a very versatile AND extremely cost effective option, the C35 is one holy hell of a winner so far.So if you only had one clip on, 27 or C35?
From my experience, you'll mess with the focus at really short distances but, it's not such a big deal as you start extending range. Likely this is the case because the percentage different that 450yrds is different to 350yrds versus the difference between 2yrds and 30yrds is pretty vast. I almost don't ever shoot anything closer than about 500yrds so it doesn't really affect me other than for using as a scanner.How often does one need to refocus the thermal clip on ?
Yes. I've run it up to 25x. It can be used but the amount of pixelation is severe so the target size and target lethal zone has to be pretty large. I would call ~15x really the upper end of the very useful range.I plan on putting the C35 on my AI ATX. Currently I have a ATACR 7-35 on there and the lower end magnification of the scope will be at the upper end of usable magnification for the C35. I’ll test it out, but suspect I’ll have to switch to a lower magnification scope like the ATACR 4-16 or 4-20. No big deal, as I have a ATACR 4-16. But, has anyone tested these out with a higher magnification scope?
Anyone using a Anker battery pack on these? Any recommendations?
As far as a battery charger, any recommendations?
I put my PVS-27 and PVS-30 up against the C35 Friday night. Much was not visible to the thermal that was to the NV. The 27 and 30 were almost identical performance but I could see some things with the 27 that I couldn't make out with the 30 without active illumination. I prefer to have all 3.Anecdotal notes from looking around tonight at 25-300 yd with my PVS-27 and C35 viewing through the same day optic (PST gen 2 3-15 FFP):
1. The PVS-27 is still the king (of stuff I've looked through, at least) of identification and higher usable magnifications are possible with it. I was looking at the eyeball of a mallard a few minutes ago 75 yd away at 15x. It is not a bright night. This should be fairly obvious, the I^2 system has a much higher max resolution.
2. While the C35 doesn't see the feathers on the mallards like my 27 does, it does see that it is a duck and not a goose. The details that this thermal is able to resolve still astonishes me, especially in the sub $10k price range.
3. The C35 may be considered large by some, but it is lighter AND a lot smaller than a PVS-27
4. PVS-27s are pure sex, prove me wrong.
What’s the best place to find extra batteries and cable to run battery pack? I have looked online some, but need to do some more digging. Just getting prepared and waiting for my unit to show up. ThanksAs far as remote battery, that's pretty much what I do anyway. My company had a bunch of 4k milliamp hour swag lithium ion batteries that they no longer give away so I just asked Marketing for some and they gave me a bigass box full of them. Each one gives me ~3.5hrs of additional juice. I velcro them to the side of the thermal.
When I get mine, I'll make a video through it and compare it to the Voodoo S and FXG50.Need more pics through a C35!
I'm right now making an M-Lok mount for 4k mAh skinny flat battery packs. I've been velcro'ing to the side of the C35 but I want to move that to the left side rail. There are battery packs shaped like a flashlight and at least one company makes mounts for those which you could put opposite an actual flashlight.What’s the best place to find extra batteries and cable to run battery pack? I have looked online some, but need to do some more digging. Just getting prepared and waiting for my unit to show up. Thanks
I've been looking around on Amazon for an appropriately-sized battery pack to use w/ these. Some of the ones w/ a built in USB-C cable look promising, but the only experience I have w/ battery packs is the one I keep in my car for jump starting (works great, but way too big). We did pick up a few extra Fitorch protected 18650 flat top batteries from Battery Junction, but those are only ~2600 mAh. They seem to work well so far but obviously won't have very long legs. Any additional thoughts/recommendations regarding a power bank that I can easily strap to the C35 would surely be welcomed. 4-10k mAh would be preferable, it just needs to be small.I'm right now making an M-Lok mount for 4k mAh skinny flat battery packs. I've been velcro'ing to the side of the C35 but I want to move that to the left side rail. There are battery packs shaped like a flashlight and at least one company makes mounts for those which you could put opposite an actual flashlight.
You mean other then recon V and Flir hiss/ INOD?Anecdotal notes from comparison w/ an older AN/PAS-13B(V)3:
I got together w/ some friends a bit ago and compared NV/thermal stuff non-scientifically w/ the help of beer and good weatherSo the old PAS-13BV3 has some weaknesses (holy shit size for small arms, battery, etc), but damn the pure optical horsepower of that gigantic piece of germanium out front certainly pays dividends. The C35 absolutely has a MUCH smoother image, but ~10x optical magnification on the 13B is pretty helpful. The C35 definitely dealt w/ the campfire 250 yd away a lot better than the 13 did. I'd hope so, since this 13 was a little over 17 years old. The convenience of the C35 is amazing, but variable OPTICAL magnification on a thermal is definitely... awesome. Also, the detection range of that older thermal was pretty incredible. This makes me further wonder what in the actual fuck our forces have access to now.
I've heard good things about the Spartan/INOD devices, but I have never looked through them. They seem to be optimized for situations that are well beyond my usual shots. I'd still like to look through them at some pointYou mean other then recon V and Flir hiss/ INOD?
What’s the best place to find extra batteries and cable to run battery pack? I have looked online some, but need to do some more digging. Just getting prepared and waiting for my unit to show up. Thanks
are the basis of the ones I'm using. My company had hundreds of these done up with our logo. They velcro very nicely to the side of a C35. There are more power dense models but I settled on these largely because they fit the physical dimensions, were free to me and they don't take very long to charge. Should be able to get >4hrs from one. If you want a ton more power density then is an option but they take forever to charge.Any additional thoughts/recommendations regarding a power bank that I can easily strap to the C35 would surely be welcomed. 4-10k mAh would be preferable, it just needs to be small.
I just saw a new 1024 resolution thermal core released to the civilian world in a form factor that would allow it to be used in weapon mounted applications. I would be very much surprised if the tier 3 guys were being issued anything more interesting than a 640 but I would also be surprised if somewhere in the land of very secretive squirrels someone isn't using a 1024 core on a weapon mounted device. That said, iRay has a 1280x1024 core that's not been put in their weapon mounted stuff as far as I can tell but the fact that it exists means there's 720p level HD resolution already being made in China which would suggest that full 1080p HD (1920) resolution either will exist or already exists in a weapon sight even if it's only on someone's lab workbench just yet.This makes me further wonder what in the actual fuck our forces have access to now.
These are 1280x960 uncooled cores - https://www.leonardodrs.com/what-we...s/family-of-weapon-sights-crew-served-fws-cs/I would be very much surprised if the tier 3 guys were being issued anything more interesting than a 640 but I would also be surprised if somewhere in the land of very secretive squirrels someone isn't using a 1024 core on a weapon mounted device.