Thermal scopes comparison thread - what do you have and what do you like/dislike?

[Tahr]

Ive got a Sytong XS06-50 hand held. And it's good. Fantastic picking up wallaby night and day. Exceptional detail. You get to figure it all out through experience for daytime hunting. No range finder but that doesn't bother me. The 35mm and down Sytongs have range finders. I had a Guide 50 before that and it was good but not a patch on the XS06. Ive tried a XS06-35 and it was perfect for deer but the 50 had better definition for the wallaby.

A couple of days ago in the evening I asked an experienced mate of mine how many deer he could see through his binos in a pine block about 700 yards away. He scanned for a few minutes and said "2". I ran my Sytong over the block for about 30 seconds and said "17". True story.

Ive also got a Sytong XM03-50LRF thermal scope. Now thats just plain cheating. It's got a range finder tied to the ballistics. I have no problem using it on wallaby during the day (best if it's a bit cooler or overcast) but certainly a few hours before dark in almost any conditions it works. On deer for "meat collecting" and culling it is next level. In fact it scares me a bit it's so efficient. It's not something you would pick up if you want to have a sporting evening pitting yourself against the deer. But it has its place.

Don't buy a thermal without talking to someone who knows about sensor size and focal length and a bit of the techo stuff. Its complicated. Thats why I went to Sytong 'cos I got what seemed like good advice. Im sure there are others' too.

@Jukes These new combo night vision/thermal things look like a compromise to me. Not going to excel at anything??