the rabittonator 15 Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 Hi all Going to buy an ir illuminator at the weekend to work alongside my sony camcorder Iv narrowed it down to 2 or 3 options Either the very popular N1000 Or the 300ir made by nite-hunter Or i have seen a yukon ir for sale quite cheap(second hand) They both cost roughly the same price but the latter of the 2 seems to be fairly new to the market..Or am i just slow :-) Anyway have any of you lot used both and have an opinion before i purchase 1..?? Thanks in advance.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BooMster 11 Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 (edited) As far as i'm aware the IR300 is not out of stock until another week or so. I use the N1000. I would have had the IR300 to test the other day but the guy who makes them needed it to test onother project/s. If its air rifle ranges then there is nothing wrong with the N1000 to be honest. I'd swerve the Yukon. Edited January 19, 2012 by BooMster Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sako 23 Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 The best IR illuminator is debatable for individuals with different needs or purposes with it. If it's only going to be used with a camcorder you need more powerful IR illuminators like as you suggest the N1000 or the Nite Hunter 300. In my experience for greatest distance with a camcorder the 300 wins hands down but as Boomster states the N1000 will do all you need for airgun ranges. If you may go down the nv route in the future like an add on etc then at the moment the N1000 would be the best choice as you can get variable power with the N1000ap which works well for close or long range but there is going to be an aftermarket dimmer available for the 300. Pays your money and takes your choice..... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dogvixen01 34 Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 the man who sells the 300 told me it was specifically built to cater for camcorders.i have seen one in action and it produces a square light beam and it does work very well with the camcorder .there is however plans to bring out bigger models.what he also said that you have to be careful with gen 2 and 3 as these brighter beams may damage their tubes.you might be better to wait for these new designs to come out and be reviewed before rushing out to get one.imho.like previously said if you want one for a specific purpose ,like an airgun ,rifle etc , you need to get the one that best suits your purpose.,otherwise you may endup buying more than one.atb, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the rabittonator 15 Posted January 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 Cheers guys.. Its being fitted to an FAC superten Anyone have either of the ir illuminators for sale please.? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
azz22 2 Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 i use the nite hunter 300mw ir with my camcorder setup and it works great would reccommend it. there's some footage i made using this laser on the 300mw ir thread in the n/v section atb mark Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the rabittonator 15 Posted January 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 Cheers azz I'll have a look Seems to me the ir300 is taking over the n1000 !! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
psm 43 Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 n1000ap but odi-force are good, all depends on what your using it with ,not all illuminators work good on different nv ,but both mentioned work well on sony cams, bigger the mw the less the battery lasts and stronger the beam, some quarry seems to be spooked by this so do your home work , id be looking for an adjustable power if its for air rifle use a 200mw is more than efficent Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Metalman2 45 Posted March 3, 2012 Report Share Posted March 3, 2012 Hi all Going to buy an ir illuminator at the weekend to work alongside my sony camcorder Iv narrowed it down to 2 or 3 options Either the very popular N1000 Or the 300ir made by nite-hunter Or i have seen a yukon ir for sale quite cheap(second hand) They both cost roughly the same price but the latter of the 2 seems to be fairly new to the market..Or am i just slow :-) Anyway have any of you lot used both and have an opinion before i purchase 1..?? Thanks in advance.. Tried to pm about ir300, box must be full, cheers Rich Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bunnybrown 2 Posted March 4, 2012 Report Share Posted March 4, 2012 Or how about the 400 ir SB from nite hunter.Its super bright and has a dimmer.Thats what im going for. Then if the nite hunter nv ad on goes on sale im half way there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
adesaxo31 0 Posted March 6, 2012 Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 (edited) Iv found an illuminator on odicforce website not sure what they are like but you can get a 200mw for 40 quid im going order one next week Edited March 6, 2012 by adesaxo31 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Metalman2 45 Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 I think Snappy on this forum has ir300 for sale, only used twice Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sweeney-Todd 208 Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 I think Snappy on this forum has ir300 for sale, only used twice I thought you were selling yours Quote Link to post Share on other sites
19powell90 89 Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 Nite-Hunter ir300 is far better than n1000ap Quote Link to post Share on other sites
camo304 3 Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 Nite-Hunter ir300 is far better than n1000ap Well that depends, me i don't like having wire's hanging around so a N1000/2000 suits me fine. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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