Dnt thermals

[cyknife]

I recently purchased some DNT scopes; zulus 3-12 v1 lrf and zulus 5-20 v2 non lrf. They share similar 60 htz refresh rates but seem to process the picture differently. I prefer the v1 over v2.

Going forward to the thermal scopes, it looks like the 225 and 335 lrf models incorporate aspects of v1 and v2. I'm considering the 335 for mice/rats but it looks like the v2 product that I'm skeptical of. Anyone pleased with the 225 for such small targets? Perhaps the 325 Hydra and forego lrf.....

 

[imtrigerhapy]

I am pleased with my 225 it picks up so much on thermal. My long shot on mouse is 65 yards with a vulcan 3hp .30. 59 gr zan at 970fps. The thermal is a game changer. I leave it in thermal to spot and find then switch to day or ir. I can scan my shooting area in seconds. Ive seen rabbits out to 300 to 400 yards. Yotes to half mile it picks up cars 3 to 4 miles. Although you cant id targets with the thermal it does pick up the heat signatures well. I prefer black hot I like the comtrast. I would imagine the 335 and 635 are better but I have not seen or touched them.

 

[MartinT]

I have a Zulus V1, a 225 and a 635. First I had the Zulus. Then came the 225. Resolution wise it is (quite) a step back from the Zulus V1, (you can see the individual pixels! ) but as an entry level thermal it was nice anyway!

But because of the low res thermal forget using it to ID an animal. It will tell you just that: -“There is something there inside the tree leaves”…
Now with the 635 it’s a totally different ball game, the view quality in day/night mode is comparable to the Zulus, (but I like the menu layout and presentation much better on the 635) but the thermal compared to the 225… Day and night! it’s going like from your old seventies NTSC aerial TV to a 4k screen! The thermal view (resolution) is nothing short of amazing!

So if you need to choose between a 225 and a 335, and you can fork out the money… Get the highest res you can, the pain of spending is felt only once, whereas the joy of owning remains!