Blr243 wrote:I have not heard of it being a problem with the gsci units. I have heard some pulsar units had a problem..I never had a problem with mine. Sometimes when I turn on my scope and connect it via wifi to my iPad a message comes up DOWNLOAD LATEST UPDATES I have also heard bug fixes can be downloaded ..... I’m not aware of if the poi problem can be resolved by downloading an update ......if there is a problem with poi in my scope I’m not aware of it because I’m usually shooting pigs close range. I do miss 10 per cent of my long range foxes ...... if you are going to be shooting cats foxes and dogs at 200 m it’s well worth investigating to be sure the poi problem is solved before u fork out the bucks
Grandadbushy wrote:Brinny Is this POI problem in all thermals or just the Q50 and is it still a problem and can it be fixed? I've started saving for one and wonder which one to get when and if I get enough it'd be good for what I do , I've used one a couple of times that belongs to the farmer but it's not like having your own and not sure he set it up right I haven't shot anything with one as yet.
TassieTiger wrote:I wonder if there is still room for these thermals to improve - I mean clearly, they are bloody good - are they at their limit? .
Blr243 wrote:For a while now I have had an idea .......I wish there was satellites constantly useing thermal cameras to identify ferals and if you paid 1000 bucks a year subscription u can log in with your phone and they could send you thermal images and coordinates of a mob of pigs or a big solo boar ( anything within two kilometres ) ....I don’t need this in the open farmland I normally hunt because I can already see 1500 m in any direction with my thermal binos ...... but the scrub paddocks next to it has grass at least three feet tall ....and it’s absolutely chokkas full of pigs. This is where I need thermal from above ....... so for now I need to save up to have a thermal camera fitted to my drone ...... because of the drought so far I have only seen bare paddocks over the entire farm ..... but now that crops are being planted it will be interesting to see if the thickness of the crops conceals my pigs and makes life hard for me ......since it’s not melon hole country and the modern varieties of wheat tend to be shorter than years ago I’ll probably be able to see most pigs when crops have reached full head .....and if they graze the fresh green of newly planted wheat I’ll see them piece of cake ......I have heard that because a sewn chick pea is so big compared to a sewn grain of wheat , it’s attractive for pigs to walk along the rows and root them up ..... time will tell I suppose
Blr243 wrote:I not sure if my drone can lift my binos I know my binos can send a wifi signal to my iPad Done it plenty times quick and simple but not sure of the range it can send a signal Also 2500 dollar drone with 7500 dollar binos is not good to lose in the bush at night
Blr243 wrote:I not sure if my drone can lift my binos I know my binos can send a wifi signal to my iPad Done it plenty times quick and simple but not sure of the range it can send a signal Also 2500 dollar drone with 7500 dollar binos is not good to lose in the bush at night
Stix wrote:Almost sounds like some of you guys are wishing away the joy of hunting...
While id love to have a thermal for foxes, i really enjoy the search & the challenge of getting them with a rifle & light, by way of firstly being that search, then the fact that all time stops for me for as soon as i see those reflector eyes for how ever long it takes to either get it, or have it get away...
I can only imagine it would be the same for the guys that track & hunt deer on foot...
When im spotlighting...say ive looked at the clock at 10pm, & im on the chase & by the time its all over i swear it must be 12.30, & its only 10.30 i get such a buzz & hope i get another 4 of them for the night...other times im so engrossed & guess it must be getting on midnight & its bloody 2.30am...!!
I love that...!!...& as such i just cant imagine that having satellite &/or drone technology to bluetooth coordinates of said foxes to my transporter & go & zap them with my flux drive laser blaster would be anything more than a buzz-kill...
In only 200 years time--maybe even less, people will look back & think how lucky we were to not only have the game we have available with the technology we have, but at the same time not have too much technology that busting ferals just equates to being a low paid mundane job with a tracker implanted under your skin ...
Little addition...
That set-up looks like a winner Brinny...if you ever need to know if it will work as effectively in SA, you let me know & ill send you the address to where you can have it delivered for thorough testing...
Stix wrote:Almost sounds like some of you guys are wishing away the joy of hunting...
While id love to have a thermal for foxes, i really enjoy the search & the challenge of getting them with a rifle & light, by way of firstly being that search, then the fact that all time stops for me for as soon as i see those reflector eyes for how ever long it takes to either get it, or have it get away...
I can only imagine it would be the same for the guys that track & hunt deer on foot...
When im spotlighting...say ive looked at the clock at 10pm, & im on the chase & by the time its all over i swear it must be 12.30, & its only 10.30 i get such a buzz & hope i get another 4 of them for the night...other times im so engrossed & guess it must be getting on midnight & its bloody 2.30am...!!
I love that...!!...& as such i just cant imagine that having satellite &/or drone technology to bluetooth coordinates of said foxes to my transporter & go & zap them with my flux drive laser blaster would be anything more than a buzz-kill...
In only 200 years time--maybe even less, people will look back & think how lucky we were to not only have the game we have available with the technology we have, but at the same time not have too much technology that busting ferals just equates to being a low paid mundane job with a tracker implanted under your skin ...
Little addition...
That set-up looks like a winner Brinny...if you ever need to know if it will work as effectively in SA, you let me know & ill send you the address to where you can have it delivered for thorough testing...