Owl Optics and Outdoors

Owl Optics and Outdoors

We Own The Night and you will soon see from our videos that we really do.

Watch how we hunt at night using Night Vision Goggles, Thermal UAV's, Electric UTVs and Thermal/Night Vision Scopes - Typically we are after Pigs and Deer.

We are the PARD Distributors for New Zealand and we also use Subsonic Bullets and the 8.6 Blackout

We are specialist Night Hunters. Based in Whangarei New Zealand.

We have been operating since 2011 with a mindset of being experts in our field and providing the best systems and service to our clients.

PARD HM5 Overview

PARD HM5 Overview

Review of the PARD 009

Review of the PARD 009

PARD 007 SP Overview

PARD 007 SP Overview

Kangaroos Boxing at Night

Kangaroos Boxing at Night

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  • @greenslur5138
    @greenslur51388 сағат бұрын

    Thanks for the review. Been running with the DS-70 for well over a year now and I'm very happy with it. Was thinking of going to the hikmicro 4K but after talking to the lads at the shooting range today i was informed that PARD now has a 4K variant. Couple of questions. Can the Pard DS Gen 1/2 obtain the 22 zoom with a firmware update? and when recording video footage with the 4k does it display the picture in picture if its being used when recording?

  • @owlopticsandoutdoors
    @owlopticsandoutdoorsСағат бұрын

    Excellent - no it’s more than software update - don’t think so others didn’t so doubt this will - my video was from a photo attached to eye piece

  • @Paul-rp7uh
    @Paul-rp7uhКүн бұрын

    And no mention of setting the gyroscope?

  • @owlopticsandoutdoors
    @owlopticsandoutdoorsКүн бұрын

    No maybe in another video - just keeping it to the point and to shooting

  • @Paul-rp7uh
    @Paul-rp7uhКүн бұрын

    @@owlopticsandoutdoors is it critical to do the figure of eight motion,mines 14 to 15 inches low at 25 metres and the Y axis can't reach the point of impact?

  • @owlopticsandoutdoors
    @owlopticsandoutdoorsКүн бұрын

    If it’s sitting flat and reading 0 degrees leave it Nothing to do with zeroing Talk to who got it from for zeroing advice though

  • @Full_Pack_Adventures
    @Full_Pack_Adventures2 күн бұрын

    Nice , what's the head torch ?

  • @owlopticsandoutdoors
    @owlopticsandoutdoors2 күн бұрын

    It’s a armytek wizard WR - has red and white light built in

  • @Full_Pack_Adventures
    @Full_Pack_Adventures4 күн бұрын

    Thanks Fraser , nice bit of info

  • @Full_Pack_Adventures
    @Full_Pack_Adventures4 күн бұрын

    Any ideas when the new hand held thermal will arrive ?

  • @owlopticsandoutdoors
    @owlopticsandoutdoors4 күн бұрын

    @Full_Pack_Adventures very soon, have some units to look at and film just arrive this week but they arrived after we left for field days

  • @owlopticsandoutdoors
    @owlopticsandoutdoors4 күн бұрын

    @Full_Pack_Adventures very soon - the first ones arrived this week just after we left for field days for me to look at and film

  • @mr.channel6467
    @mr.channel646711 күн бұрын

    Could’ve gave a comparison between what it looks like through night vision and what it looks like through normal eyes.

  • @owlopticsandoutdoors
    @owlopticsandoutdoors11 күн бұрын

    On that night nothing Was dark Will do a comparison between technologies sometime soon This video was just about showing then IR illuminators

  • @MrSebipeti
    @MrSebipeti11 күн бұрын

    Hi, thank you for your video. I would like to ask you about the ' field of view '. Is it more or less the same or the 4K has larger / bigger field of view ?! Kind regards, Péter

  • @owlopticsandoutdoors
    @owlopticsandoutdoors11 күн бұрын

    Basically the same Looked and couldn’t see much diff The 50mm will have a bigger field of view and be 4-16 We will use the 50 on our work rifles

  • @MrSebipeti
    @MrSebipeti10 күн бұрын

    Thank you very much for your reply 😊

  • @brucemcpherson8832
    @brucemcpherson883212 күн бұрын

    What type of IR does it have, LED or vcsel?

  • @owlopticsandoutdoors
    @owlopticsandoutdoors12 күн бұрын

    For our market in nz it’s vcsel

  • @ryusutakusu
    @ryusutakusu13 күн бұрын

    You don't happen to have any ATN product to compare it to by chance?

  • @owlopticsandoutdoors
    @owlopticsandoutdoors13 күн бұрын

    No sorry - don’t believe in a lot of comparisons it’s too easy to present one better than another

  • @D.Airguns
    @D.Airguns16 күн бұрын

    Yes. There is better image quality in the Night Stalker 4k

  • @PaulSmith-gw9ri
    @PaulSmith-gw9ri16 күн бұрын

    Personally I don’t think there’s much in it whatsoever and some stills the 2k looks better but marginal 🤔.

  • @owlopticsandoutdoors
    @owlopticsandoutdoors16 күн бұрын

    The stills were in high wind too - the video is better - see other video for some. Plus the higher power magnifications which the ds35 can’t do

  • @PaulSmith-gw9ri
    @PaulSmith-gw9ri16 күн бұрын

    The higher mag is great it’s just a shame in the UK the IR changed from Vicsel to LED range is greatly reduced

  • @fortunechen0826
    @fortunechen082616 күн бұрын

    nice video explains the difference between 2K and 4K

  • @stihl888
    @stihl88818 күн бұрын

    Excellent target ID out to 500

  • @darylstephens7446
    @darylstephens744619 күн бұрын

    any idea on how much recoil it can withstand?

  • @owlopticsandoutdoors
    @owlopticsandoutdoors18 күн бұрын

    Oh a lot - our ds35 (same thing) has had 350 plus rounds of 338 lapua imp on it and will have a 100mm version of this on it soon as we get one - the 100mm of eye relief make this possible

  • @darylstephens7446
    @darylstephens744617 күн бұрын

    thanks! got one on the way!

  • @michaelauddino3432
    @michaelauddino343219 күн бұрын

    Thankyou!

  • @dodgyass11
    @dodgyass1119 күн бұрын

    cheers

  • @D.Airguns
    @D.Airguns19 күн бұрын

    The Night Stalker 4k looks good. Thank you for sharing the review

  • @mikehenry5961
    @mikehenry596123 күн бұрын

    Awesome, I’ve just bought one from you. The two o-rings, what are they for? Doesn’t seem to be any reference to them in the manual.

  • @owlopticsandoutdoors
    @owlopticsandoutdoors22 күн бұрын

    Are to keep the adaptor tight to the 007 Will be one there already

  • @gasmangasssssss2836
    @gasmangasssssss283625 күн бұрын

    Brilliant video !!!!!!

  • @phil6732
    @phil673226 күн бұрын

    what did you end up adjusting the BC to ?

  • @owlopticsandoutdoors
    @owlopticsandoutdoors26 күн бұрын

    Really only valid for our rifle and setup - velocity, twist etc all have effects

  • @gomdsahn4199
    @gomdsahn4199Ай бұрын

    I have the FT34, love it except for 1 thing: no customizable reticles. That alone would add so much more value than a tiny flashlight

  • @johnsitanggang
    @johnsitanggangАй бұрын

    In what range you zero your rifle?

  • @owlopticsandoutdoors
    @owlopticsandoutdoorsАй бұрын

    100m

  • @brett5649
    @brett5649Ай бұрын

    Can the lrf be used as a standard lrf without using thermal?

  • @owlopticsandoutdoors
    @owlopticsandoutdoorsАй бұрын

    you’ll need to see where it’s being aimed - but it works day or night

  • @Scotch_Egg_Shooting
    @Scotch_Egg_ShootingАй бұрын

    I would like to see more footage. The British suppliers haven’t stocked this scope saying there hasn’t been any interest. I see pard a bringing out 4k to the range. Will be interesting. I love my DS35/70

  • @owlopticsandoutdoors
    @owlopticsandoutdoorsАй бұрын

    Working on some how too videos shortly - I do use it when sitting and watching and sometimes from a vehicle - yeah we are looking forward to seeing them soon

  • @topdog250
    @topdog250Ай бұрын

    At 6:21 he's in Ballistic Data, and says "if you wanna get out (unintelligible)" Can anybody tell me what he says there? Lowers voice, must be assuming we know, but navigation in the menus is a real bear for me.

  • @owlopticsandoutdoors
    @owlopticsandoutdoorsАй бұрын

    It’s the wifi button which is also the LRF button

  • @topdog250
    @topdog250Ай бұрын

    At 4:00 he says (mutters, really) something about A and B, evidently two different sets of parameters (?). What's that about? I've played it over and over and can't make it out. Nothing like it in the user manual.

  • @owlopticsandoutdoors
    @owlopticsandoutdoorsАй бұрын

    If ya in New Zealand give us a call - I said you need to make sure that the profile you are editing is the right one - ballistics A to zeroing A - pointless zeroing in say B and adjusting the ballistics under A they need to match as that’s how it knows

  • @topdog250
    @topdog250Ай бұрын

    My Parameters screen doesn't display a "Ballistic Data" profile. It looks just like the pic on p.32 of the User Manual, top line is Velocity. I understand that's a glitch awaiting an update, but I'm curious how the screen in your videos, made a year ago, has the Profile line? My version is 7/17/2023, GK384#QTDGTF0509. I see there is a 3/28/24 update available, but the manual says "Upgrading firmware may cause damage to the equipment" so . . . if that's so, maybe I'm better of living with what I've got?

  • @owlopticsandoutdoors
    @owlopticsandoutdoorsАй бұрын

    @topdog250 what country are you in - I can’t give advice on something I can’t fix - not that I think something can go wrong, but I don’t know everything I need to about your scope - so can’t risk it if I can’t simply get the scope myself

  • @drdimasadrianto
    @drdimasadriantoАй бұрын

    How to use optical zoom in pard 007sp?

  • @owlopticsandoutdoors
    @owlopticsandoutdoorsАй бұрын

    You use the optical zoom on your rifle scope as normal

  • @malin7919
    @malin7919Ай бұрын

    I want to use it as a handheld monocular. Don't need the laser range finder. Add thermal instead and I will buy one tomorrow.

  • @owlopticsandoutdoors
    @owlopticsandoutdoorsАй бұрын

    The FT32 is the thermal version

  • @malin7919
    @malin7919Ай бұрын

    @@owlopticsandoutdoors Looking for a combo of optical night vision and thermal. Thermal for spotting and optical scope for ID. For border security application, for example, laser range finder is not needed. It seems like they are only catering to hunters/shooters. For other applications, laser range finder just adds unnecessary weight, size and price. Instead of LRF, I'd rather have 2 IRs (both 940nm and 850nm). That way, 940nm IR can be used for short to medium range discreetly and simply switch to 850nm IR for long range.

  • @owlopticsandoutdoors
    @owlopticsandoutdoorsАй бұрын

    @malin7919 watch this space for most of that

  • @its_domi_b
    @its_domi_bАй бұрын

    Pard ds lrf or 008sp2 lrf?

  • @owlopticsandoutdoors
    @owlopticsandoutdoors26 күн бұрын

    Sorry missed this - DS for sure - 100mm of eye relief along makes it so nice to use and natural like glass scopes

  • @its_domi_b
    @its_domi_b26 күн бұрын

    @@owlopticsandoutdoors on which is better field of vision?

  • @owlopticsandoutdoors
    @owlopticsandoutdoors26 күн бұрын

    Depends on the model - they different lenses - we don’t have the 008 anymore - ds has circular eye piece as well - specs and figures don’t tell the real story for usability

  • @its_domi_b
    @its_domi_b26 күн бұрын

    @@owlopticsandoutdoors web says ds 35 70 59m/1000 m, NV008SP2 80/1000m

  • @jnhorton07
    @jnhorton07Ай бұрын

    Shouldn't a lower bc cause the bullet to drop more?. If a 6.5 creedmore has a bc over .5 it is much more efficient than a .243 win that is going faster at the muzzle but has a lower bc of some where in the low .4's depending on the bullet of course. That's why a 6.5 creedmore stays super sonic longer and is more effective at longer ranges.

  • @owlopticsandoutdoors
    @owlopticsandoutdoorsАй бұрын

    Its a factor of both - MV is easy to measure, BC requires either Truing or specialist equipment to get the actual figures - in the video we are talking about truing it at a certain range

  • @richardt.4224
    @richardt.4224Ай бұрын

    Hi there, I bought a PARDTA32-25LRF and love it🙂. I had a Pulsar Axion XM30S before and the PARD knocks spots off it. I have a question on the PARD clip on! As a clip on, can it be used without a retical? Reason I ask is, my scope already has an illuminated reticle.

  • @OrionsAdventures
    @OrionsAdventures2 ай бұрын

    How is that Pard? Here in the States, there doesnt seem to be a lot of action with them, but I like what Im seeing. How does it handle bigger recoil?

  • @owlopticsandoutdoors
    @owlopticsandoutdoors2 ай бұрын

    They are brilliant - the thermal and NV combination is awesome - we use ours on this rifle, a 308 and a 6.5 PRC - the ds35 is similar design and sits on our 338 LM

  • @OrionsAdventures
    @OrionsAdventures2 ай бұрын

    @@owlopticsandoutdoors thank you!

  • @RRYANWATT
    @RRYANWATT2 ай бұрын

    Hey there. I keep getting my trail cameras stolen. Can the trail camera IR be seen by IR hunting scopes.

  • @owlopticsandoutdoors
    @owlopticsandoutdoors2 ай бұрын

    Yes they can

  • @oleab1175
    @oleab11752 ай бұрын

    Super Good !

  • @andrejspaimetovs6742
    @andrejspaimetovs67422 ай бұрын

    is it posible to ajuste the eyepiece.I trying to use it as a ragefindre/monokular but when i look tro it its blure

  • @owlopticsandoutdoors
    @owlopticsandoutdoors2 ай бұрын

    Yes it’s a diopter so turn to focus it while looking at menu

  • @arbralouve
    @arbralouve2 ай бұрын

    Would you detect a duck, rabbit or a pheasant at +/- 80 yards with such clip on?

  • @owlopticsandoutdoors
    @owlopticsandoutdoors2 ай бұрын

    Yes - rabbits easy Ducks are quite insulated with their feathers/wings so their feet and head glows more than body Not sure what pheasants look like under thermal, potentially similar to ducks - have them at home but just never looked at them with thermal They will be visible just not bright white like the rabbits

  • @ConditionZero76
    @ConditionZero763 ай бұрын

    Why does the image not look as clean as clear as other 384x288 sensors? Thanks

  • @owlopticsandoutdoors
    @owlopticsandoutdoors3 ай бұрын

    Way too many factors to actually properly compare images - they must be done at the same time and place and you can spend a lot of time making them the best you can; focus won’t be perfect and looking at a massive monitor it will show up vs the eye piece - in effect marketing rubbish; - we just film real world as you should

  • @espanolbueno7307
    @espanolbueno73073 ай бұрын

    Good video. Thanks

  • @espanolbueno7307
    @espanolbueno73073 ай бұрын

    2. What's your oppinion between Pulsar FN455 vs Pard FD1??? Which is better?

  • @owlopticsandoutdoors
    @owlopticsandoutdoors3 ай бұрын

    Yet to see a pulsar beat a PARD; not personally used one - look at the size of it … plus they use their own battery types which are expensive you don’t want a huge scope hanging off the end of your glass scope

  • @espanolbueno7307
    @espanolbueno73073 ай бұрын

    out of size and battery (expensive but very very long time usefull), what about the image quality? @@owlopticsandoutdoors

  • @owlopticsandoutdoors
    @owlopticsandoutdoors3 ай бұрын

    No have seen lots of pulsar users running back to utes to charge their batteries - all fail in time you can buy a many 18650 for the money and use them in torches and other items as well - a 007 has the best image quality due to how it works - I won’t video compare brands it’s not possible to be objective and too many videos out there are skewed results these days - they are sponsored or given items not exactly impartial … the distributors should take real field videos like we do - things like batteries etc are obvious

  • @espanolbueno7307
    @espanolbueno73073 ай бұрын

    1. The sensor that the FD1 has is worse than the NV007sp, but the screen has a better resolution. Will the FD1 support optical magnification of the viewfinder???.

  • @owlopticsandoutdoors
    @owlopticsandoutdoors3 ай бұрын

    It’s a good scope - just reading pure specs often doesn’t tell the real story - optically zooming on a TV screen isn’t going optically improve the image (any brand) you are looking at pixels - The 007 will use optical zoom of your scope typically out to 14x

  • @n1wh4
    @n1wh43 ай бұрын

    "This is the equivalent of needling 5 hands," 😂 Nice simple video

  • @juanjosegonzalez9793
    @juanjosegonzalez97933 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for the answer. Just one more question. Does the pard nv007 change POI that you have seted in the scope? I don't want to zeroing my scope all time when i use the pard.

  • @owlopticsandoutdoors
    @owlopticsandoutdoors3 ай бұрын

    it stays the same, uses your scopes reticle - it’s a good idea to practice with a few shots too

  • @juanjosegonzalez9793
    @juanjosegonzalez97933 ай бұрын

    Hello from Argentina. Thank you so much for the video. I have the pard fd1... i'm disppointed with it. It doesn't retain zero when you take it off and put again. When you zoom with scope the image is horrible.. I wonder if pard nv007 doesn' change zero in your scope. Can you zoom the scope as much you need and getting a clear vision? Thanks in advance

  • @owlopticsandoutdoors
    @owlopticsandoutdoors3 ай бұрын

    They are very different scopes Any front clip on needs to be done with care and testing - mine works fine for hunting with respect but it’s best bolted to rail for retention - watch my video Zooming is just looking into a TV screen on a front - the 007 allows you to optically zoom from the scope and uses your reticle to aim

  • @drefhill
    @drefhill3 ай бұрын

    Does the insects get attracted by the 850 or 940 ? I know the rats can't see above like 500-600nm so even if there is a visible light with 850 the rats dont see it. I'd search gor other animals like rabits and pigeons.

  • @owlopticsandoutdoors
    @owlopticsandoutdoors3 ай бұрын

    Not that I know - certainly not experienced it - a white headlamp attracts them though big time - switch to red and they disappear

  • @shanestamball1886
    @shanestamball18863 ай бұрын

    Anyone know if there's a mount for this device to attach it to a ballistic helmet and use it as hands free

  • @owlopticsandoutdoors
    @owlopticsandoutdoors3 ай бұрын

    Not that I know of - possible though as there is a mount

  • @darylstephens7446
    @darylstephens744624 күн бұрын

    would this be difficult with the base magnification of the unit?

  • @owlopticsandoutdoors
    @owlopticsandoutdoors23 күн бұрын

    Yeah be like wearing binos

  • @13knots52
    @13knots523 ай бұрын

    Great video , really appreciate the time and effort you put into it! Would you recommend it as a clip on for a 3/4k$ budget ? Thanks

  • @owlopticsandoutdoors
    @owlopticsandoutdoors3 ай бұрын

    Yes ideally it needs to be mounted to a front rail (as does any front clip on); depends how you hunt - I prefer it as a pure scope and handheld with the QD mounts

  • @mrwhamisrick
    @mrwhamisrick3 ай бұрын

    So you cant see the I&R light unless youre looking thru the I&R scope?

  • @owlopticsandoutdoors
    @owlopticsandoutdoors3 ай бұрын

    We can’t see the beam like a white torch light

  • @mrwhamisrick
    @mrwhamisrick3 ай бұрын

    @@owlopticsandoutdoors Thank you

  • @VincitOmniaVeritas7
    @VincitOmniaVeritas73 ай бұрын

    Just realized the scope has fixed optic magnification. If they placed the NV screen behind the ocular lens, variable optic magnification would have been possible. But I guess this would increase the price a lot, better keep it simple and 4,5-6,0x (before the 2x digital zoom) should be plenty for hunting.

  • @owlopticsandoutdoors
    @owlopticsandoutdoors3 ай бұрын

    Yeah variable hasn’t made an appearance yet anyway - cost and also I would say complexity to keep the zero which would be the driver there - we have shot 1000 yards with the 5.6x ds35 version

  • @VincitOmniaVeritas7
    @VincitOmniaVeritas73 ай бұрын

    @@owlopticsandoutdoors now I just watched a video on the TD32 on the official Pard channel and it says you can change the optical zoom up to 6.5x in NV and 3x in Thermal imaging (plus the 2x digital zoom for both). Reading their own specs it looks to me it’s fixed magnification just like you said. This might have been a translation error in the script the manufacturers from Asia sent to their American branch, responsible for the KZread channel. Anyway, thanks for the feedback.

  • @HunterA703
    @HunterA7033 ай бұрын

    Hi, is this 850nm?

  • @owlopticsandoutdoors
    @owlopticsandoutdoors3 ай бұрын

    Yes would have been

  • @gibthisozzy
    @gibthisozzy4 ай бұрын

    Hey mate. Just wondering if you have tried any of the bushnell Night vision monoculars and how the Pard compares to them. They are around the same price and just trying to work out which one to get

  • @owlopticsandoutdoors
    @owlopticsandoutdoors4 ай бұрын

    No sorry I haven’t - finding someone who will compare things well is very hard - bushnell people should be showing real video from them - but I can say bushnell isn’t really known for night vision and it will be some rebranded item I would think and not actually made by them. Very little beats a PARD in general for performance or features / price

  • @styger17
    @styger174 ай бұрын

    Can you do a video using the thermal as the primary and do m in for size and clarity?

  • @owlopticsandoutdoors
    @owlopticsandoutdoors4 ай бұрын

    Yep can do that - working on a thermal vs night vision video