Rangefinder Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 Hi, please advise on pros and cons XQ38 & XQ50 thanks jimmy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix Posted February 21, 2017 Report Share Posted February 21, 2017 XQ38 - less magnification, less detection range, more field of view, lower price tag XQ50 - more magnification, more detection range, less field of view, bigger price tag Both units are identical apart from the focal length of the objective lens (38mm V 50mm) Cheers Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mini Magnum Posted February 21, 2017 Report Share Posted February 21, 2017 Having owned both, I found the XQ50 field of view was too tight, when scanning or vehicle mounted. The XQ38 is a good compromise between field of view and magnification, plus its cheaper, it would be the one I'd choose regardless of cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rangefinder Posted February 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2017 Thanks I'll probably go for the XQ38 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSOK Posted February 21, 2017 Report Share Posted February 21, 2017 You could hold fire as the new Helion is due out April ish , I've just sold my XD50 and pre-ordered the Helion. OSOK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix Posted February 21, 2017 Report Share Posted February 21, 2017 The new Helion won't give any better performance (the thermal core and lens focal lengths are unchanged from the XQ series), but it will have a colour display, better battery pack and wi-fi streaming to a smartphone or tablet. I believe the lenses will be interchangeable. Cheers Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT3_richy Posted February 21, 2017 Report Share Posted February 21, 2017 Having owned both, I found the XQ50 field of view was too tight, when scanning or vehicle mounted. The XQ38 is a good compromise between field of view and magnification, plus its cheaper, it would be the one I'd choose regardless of cost. I was going to say the same - I have an XQ50 and find the fov a bit tight for my use, a 38 would be a good compromise; I also have a Ward WT37 and that makes quick scanning/spotting a lot easier personally for my usage, The downside of the WT37 is, being its basically indestructible - its weight i.e. a load more compared to the Pulsar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
varmint hunter Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VAHdSYakGM&t=39s saw this at the BSS big improvement over the old kitt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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