Took it to the range today, shot some steel.

Clarity is very good, no noticeable zero shift, can pick up a 6 inch plate very easy at 100m.

Tried it with 4 different optics.

TA44s: My favorite of the 4, very nice field of view, very very clear with this optic.
TA31: Works very well with this one as well, wide field of view, pretty clear, but obviously not as clear as on the 44s. This was a buddies riffle, glad I got a chance to try the 31.
TA33: Field of a view a bit limited, other than that ok.
XPS3: Works surprisingly well, since you can get it pretty close to the optic window you don't really lose that much of the window, not nearly as good as the magnified optics, but better than I expected.

I had a T-1 out but didn't bother, window would be too small, it might be workable with a full sized aim point.






Video out works:



Ill post a further review when I go shoot some critters with it. Very happy with it so far.

Looks like a lot of fun!!

Not bad. Even looks good enough for identification, up close.

I could probably detect that a human was a human out to 500-600m depending on conditions.

I could probably ID them if they had a distinct body type out to 150-200ish

Facial ID probably at most 30m or so.

Another Major KUDOS to TNVC and Company, the brown truck delivered this nice thermal instrument today, a FLIR T-50.

So far I am running it on one rifle behind an Eotech 552NV and 3X Eotech Magnifier, but will be using it on a variety of rifle combinations.

Surprised at how light weight it is and how nice it functions. It was a cinch to co-witness the Eotech with the internal reticules inside the FLIR.

Will be out looking for song dogs tonight after dark!







Backyard Game Cam tree @ 175 yards looking directly into the setting sun:

Here is the 175 yard game cam tree at night:



Here is the inverse:



This thing is so freakin' kewl it even picked up Dr. Who landing in the Tardis!


Here is a day pic for reference:

How does the image clarity compare to your ps32. To me that bigger lens on the t50 looks like it would perform better overall

terry1, one other thing is that this civvvy FLIR does not have the IR laser intergrated into it, so having the DBAL-I2 or the DBAL-D2 (when I get mine) mounted in front of it allows all my buddies using their helmet mounted NVOs to see what I am targeting too!

Nice.

Wow thats great that the T50 clarity is much better than the PS32. I have looked at the T50 and expected it to produce a better image clarity mainly just do to the much higher grade lens vs the 19mm in the PS32 which makes a big difference in thermal performance. That said I didn't know what to expect 10% better or 300% better. I have been learning just how much a difference a good/big lens makes on a thermal system even with the 320 or 640 imager spec being the same. On the PS32 I love the instant red settings it makes the PS32 a king for detection which is my 1# need in a thermal viewer. I wish FLIR would include the instant red mode in their higher end units its just a great mode for hunters and the thermal hunting market seems to growing rapid with the entry of lower priced thermal systems hitting the shelfs lately.

This FLIR T-50 thermal definitely is a keeper.

Have only had it three days and already took out four coyotes with it to 225 yards.

What a major game changer this instrument is for night hunting.

It works absolutely fantastic with an Eotech and 3X magnifier.

This one checked out at 190 yards and the Barnes 70 grain TSX went right through his shoulder where I was aiming.

Well, that answers my question of just how closely these things maintain boresight. It would be extremely interesting to see where on a paper target the rounds strike w/ and w/o the clip-on at various ranges. I've wanted a clip-on thermal since I first saw the CNVD-T, when I graduate next June I'm going to get one. Hopefully the 640x480 units will be available and cheaper by then.

Thank you guys for the pictures, this is simply painful to look at and not have one. If I had the time to use one, which I currently don't, I'd likely just pull the trigger. Well done on the marksmanship BTW, my longest kill at night w/ an NVD was just under 100 yards w/ my trusty Ruger 22 mag, and my buddies w/ me (no NVDs for them at that point) were just stupified by the feat given that they couldn't even see me sitting 10 feet away from them. Shooting at night is just completely different IMHO. I've "killed" lots of milk jugs at 200 or so, but that was a known target at a known range, not realistic conditions by any means. But 200+ yards at night in real-world hunting conditions... again, well done. If you ever need someone to shoot w/ at night in FL (Tampa area), I'd cancel pretty much any plans to participate in such a thing, albeit w/ lowly I^2 technology

I can report that the FLIR T-50 easily picks up smaller animals that my FLIR PS-32 misses.

Cottontail rabbits, armadillos, bobcats, possums, raccoons, and even bats stand right out to 250 yards that the PS-32 does not even see at all.

Hogs, deer, and coyotes are piece of cake to see at that distance, they stand out like a sore thumb on a total pitch dark night.

The only problem I am having is adapting the RS-170 video cable to my micro digital video recorder. The video cable is setup like an coaxial antenna for video output.

The T-50 video cable is a mil-spec cable with a small female 1/4" BNC type input into the camera and a large standard BNC male output connector to hookup to a recorder or other player. This works fine in the house connected to the BNC jack on the rear of the HDTV or video monitor in real time, but I need to adapt this BMC Male connector to a Male RCA input for my micro DVR recorder for use in the field while hunting.

Adapting a 75 Ohm male BNC video output to match up to an RCA video input is quite a hassle, I almost have it working (taking individual photos but not streaming video) but have now ordered a number of male BNC-> female BNC->male RCA jacks from a number of sources with haphazard results so far.

I even took it down to Radio Shack yesterday to see if they could provide me with some kind of BNC to RCA video adapter connector and they said it is obviously a military setup that is not used in commercial civilian wiring interfaces, and they have thousands of connectors, but none of them work? No one there had ever seen the 1/4" BNC jack that fits into the cameras video output.

So, am waiting to try out some other obscure BNC female to RCA male jacks I ordered from Amphenol and see if I can get a matchup.

So far, this site has the best looking jacks that I need, will see if they work when I get them next week:

http://www.eyespyvideo.com/BNC-RCA2.html

If anyone else has a solution to the correct BNC male to RCA male connector, let me know please....