Advertising: last chance for the Thermal Master DV2 camera in the USA (sold out elsewhere))
Last month I reviewed the new Thermal Master DV2 thermal camera. I won’t run through all that again (it is below if you missed it) but I did want to let you know that this new thermal sold extremely well. I guess the combination of the innovative design and price made it very attractive.
People have been receiving their new cameras and so far I have only heard good things from those who have started using them. I took mine to Argentina last month and again found it was very useful in a range of habitats. Using it in tandem with my monocular also works well. For instance I can use the DV2 to scan an area more quickly while walking or from a moving vehicle. But yes this means yet another thing to carry into the forest at night 🙁
This is good news for the people who bought one (even if I know some of your are still waiting for it to arrive). But bad news if you live outside of the USA. The DV2 is now sold our everywhere I am told, other than in the USA where there are fewer than 40 left in the warehouse.
But if you are shipping to the USA you can still get your 10% discount using the ‘mammalwatch1’ discount code. So get in quick if you want one! No idea yet when they will have more stock.
Thermal Review: Thermal Master DV2, with Black Friday discount is just $449
Here is the link: https://tidd.ly/4hUgl62
If you use the discount code “mammalwatch1” at checkout (see the image below) you will get a 10% discount through Christmas.
All the other Thermal Master gear, including the T2 Max and T2 Pro, will also benefit from the same discount and they, unlike the DV2, is available in other countries.
Here are the links for those models, both retailing at $399 before the 10% discount.
T2 Max with laser pointer: https://tidd.ly/42DiWuB (see my review here )
T2 Pro: https://tidd.ly/3Xrt06O (see my review here)
Both these cameras are also available from Amazon in the USA with a discount if you use this link and/or the MAMMALWATCH2 discount code.
T2 Max via Amazon
T2 Pro via Amazon
If you want to buy from Amazon in the UK, France or Germany please see the original review for details.
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Jon Hall
Hi Adit, the camera does have a zoom but I don’t know of anyone who uses the zoom on any thermal scope. The quality of all thermal zooms I have tried – including top of the range Zeiss and Pulsar scopes – is poor. Yes the laser works exactly as you imagine and it works accurately – it makes it much easier to go from seeing the animal on the screen to locating it in the flashlight beam. I use the scope like you say: I go from scope view to flashlight x binoculars to see the animal. Sometimes moving back to the camera to double check I am searching in the right place. It takes a bit of getting used to – and the laser helps – but sadly these cameras don’t come with an extra pair of arms! But once you know where the laser is pointing you can put the camera down and move to flashlight and your bins to find the heat source. Hope that helps!
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charleswhood
You asked how it charges. In the USA-delivered box it comes with a USB A (old style / classic) to USB C (new, small kind) cord that looks like it is about 30 cm long, end to end. So far, using this unit in the back garden with pet dogs, I think it has much better resolution than my first-generation pulsar, but that may just be me convincing myself I made a good choice. My wife agrees it is easier to use, certainly. / Charles Hood
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Adit Nehra
Hello I’m interested in buying this, but it would be my first thermal scope so I have a couple questions. I plan on using it mainly for smaller close-range targets (arboreal rodents/roosting birds in tropical forests but also sometimes terrestrial plains/desert species). This being the case I’m curious how much zoom does the camera get? Looks like the site only mentions a focal length equivalence of “10mm High-Energy Lens≈lens of 14.1mm @17μm”, nothing in the way of magnification.
And how does the laser pointer work? Assuming it directs the laser at whatever is shown on the screen so you can quickly shine a light on it – never seen something like that before but seems useful. My understanding of thermal scopes in general is species are rarely identified from the scope itself, but it allows you to find the animal and then put a light/optics on it to make the ID. I would like to use it in combination with a handheld torch and binoculars, so I’m trying to get an idea of the practicality of flipping between these three in the jungle at night…
Also what type of charging does the battery have (USB A, C, something else?)
Thanks for the review and discount code offer