Is This a Gamechanger for Wildlife Photography? | Lynx Pro LH19

HikMicro sent me the Lynx Pro LH19, a thermo monocular that I have used to see wildlife at night and also to find animals that are difficult to find during daytime - is this a gamechanger for my wildlife photography?

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0:00 - Intro
0:37 - Trying the thermal monocular night
1:35 - How to use the Lynx Pro LH19
4:31 - Seeing a tawny owl at night with Lynx Pro
6:25 - Seeing a deer at night with Lynx Pro
7:00 - Seeing a beaver at night with thermal monocular
7:32 - Trying the thermal monocular during the day
8:23 - Deer during the day with thermal monocular
8:56 - Spotting a weasel with the thermal monocular during the day
10:04 - Spotting a woodcock during the day with thermal monocular

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[michaelingledew]

Absolutely changes things. I just bought one as I photograph small woodland creatures. I’ve used it already to identify where mice/voles run. Setup my camera with a remote and already getting better images. Unlike trap photography I can watch until the subject is exactly where I want it and take the image. And works in the day too, it’s awesome.

[broodjebeeld]

Thanks for this very great review. You give real information, instead of boring unboxing which is totally useless. You show how it works and what the possibilities are. And the quality. Thanks a lot!

[Bernies-Naturfilm]

This is exactly the kind of device that all wildlife filmmakers and photographers have been waiting for. Seeing the game before it sees humans and having time to align the lens. Thank you for your very informative video and yes, such a thermal imaging camera it is a game changer in wildlife photography. It was worth it just for the photo of the weasel, otherwise you would never have noticed it, let alone photographed it. Best regards from Germany, Bernd

[JPWaldron]

Love the Steelers lanyard. The thermal scope would be a game changer for finding wildlife, having a hard time with the cost, who knows I might have in my hands someday.

[gordonmcintosh]

As usual, I really enjoy your enthusiasm. Unfortunately it is a bit out of my budget range, but maybe one day.

[mm]

I have an LH15, which is the same but a bit wider field of view and no manual focusing. And it also allowed me to spot logs of animals, some of which were hiding in plain sight in daylight in front of me, and I didn't spot them because of their natural camouflage. Where it often fails is in snow, as everything's white in the image, though red hot mode might help. And sometimes foliage in direct sunlight gets so warm it's hard to distinguish from animals in the shadow. Still, a very nice tool.

[keithholland]

I've been wanting something like that for a long time. Back when I was in college, one of my classmates was a volunteer firefighter and sometimes they would take the fire department's thermal imager outside and she said you could see every bird and every squirrel in the forest and I always thought that would be super useful, but back then, I think they cost $20, 000 or something like that. It's good to see that the prices are coming down now.

[stephenelderphoto]

I have one of these and it is amazing in low light, but it also works in the summer when the bird/creature is in a shaded environment where the temperature difference between animal and environment is still different enough. One thing I was disappointed about was that I thought I would be able to use it to spot birds in my garden through the window. The system doesn’t work through glass - who knew! It also does not work if the bird is deep in cover so that it could not be seen by the naked eye. The creature’s body has to be at least partially visible as the device can’t detect heat behind obstacles. I still love it though, as long as you are aware of the limitations of the technology.

[alancampbell]

great tool I use a night vision most night checking on foxes

[edwardrussell]

I would also be interested in use for summer time, it can see it is a great tool and tempted.

[arunasstaponas]

Thank you so much for this wonderful review about this product. I was actually looking for a wildlife photographers perspective. This was in my mind before buying it and now since I’m waiting for it to come and i also saw your video, it’s clear some fun is coming soon! Thanks again for honest thoughts.

[phootoz]

i’ve been trying to get one for a few weeks now, but since i’m in california there is such a fine line on what i can or can not have.

[jabbafatt]

The device seems interesting enough, but I couldn't help but to notice the Steelers lanyard. That makes it 2x better.

[samknight]

I've been really into the idea of picking up a thermal monocular for wildlife photography after doing a stalking weekend last year when they used thermals to scan for deer. Really great to see its actually very useful!

[CheikoSairin]

After watching the entire video, I can imagine that this thermal monocular is very helpful for finding wild animals that sometimes hide behind trees or bushes in the night or day. Great shared. Thanks. Big LIKE from Singapore.

[cynvs]

Got the new 2.0 version today. Might have been because it was about 23°C today, but when using "red hot" all trees are white (warm) and birds in the trees are also white. Not sure if this is because of the sun and warm weather, or because the sky often was in the background, which is shown as black (cold), but for that it was pretty useless today. Don't think you can really spot owls very well with it, but I'll keep it just for deers and other mammals. It'll probably be more useful during the cold months.

[penmar]

Great Vid Aspen, I’ve got one coming, can’t wait, I’ll be using it to find a very difficult to find tawny that I hear most nights and I think it’ll be invaluable to find its roosting hollow👍🏻

[simoneardley]

Nice one Espen, what a cracking little device.Amazing whats under your nose that you cant see. Like you say its going to give you so many extra opportunities for shots that you normally wouldn't have got. The Woodcock was a perfect example, the amount of those that I've flushed over the years!!! They always sit really tight till youre nearly tripping over em. Good review Espen, catch ya soon 👌

[StevePorter_au]

We recently got a SiOnyx Aurora night vision camera second hand and it's fantastic to play around with, to the point my wife told me to make sure I leave it where she can find it. It looks like the bottom of the range Lynx costs the same new as I paid for the SiOnyx. Very tempted. 😀

[KGsPhotography]

Great video Espen. I was with someone yesterday and we were talking about that type of kit. Really could have done with it to spot the Short Eared Owl that was only 20m away and didn't know it was there until it flew...lol.... Thanks for sharing cheers Keith