FOG HORN June 2021

Twobirds Flying Publications

Yes I Can…
LIEMKE KEILER 35 PRO (2020)

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LIEMKE KEILER 35 PRO (2020) – an upscale
thermal monocular for the affluent hunter

By: Sal Palma

Several features account for this level of fidelity.

LIEMKE chose a large 35mm objective which is
manually focusable and has a 13 meter field of view
at 100 meters. The ocular is also adjustable
producing a very crisp display. LIEMKE quotes a
detection range of 1818 meters for a 1.7 meter
target.

In 2021, American hunters will have more choices in

thermal imaging accessories. LIEMKE, a German
manufacturer of high quality thermal imaging
products and part of the German owned Blaser
Group, will be offering thermal imaging technology
that will help hunters tag that prize winning game.

I want to thank the folks

at LIEMKE for the
opportunity to test drive
their Keiler 35 PRO
(2020) thermal
monocular; Impressive as The Keiler 35 PRO monocular uses a 384 x 288
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a standalone tool but ceramic VOx (vanadium oxide) thermal detector
formidable when translating to a massive 110,592 pixels with a 12µm
combined with the pixel pitch. Adding to that formula is its new 1,280 x
Infiray IOS or Android 960 LCOS (liquid crystal on silicon) display, an
app. advanced technology used on high end
projectors.
The hallmark of the LIEMKE thermal devices is their
image quality, which is excellent.

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Vanadium oxide, along with other materials, is
commonly used in uncooled thermal imaging
applications.

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 LIEMKE KEILER 35 PRO (2020) 2021
The Keiler supports white hot, black hot, red hot
and color mode; each serves its purpose in
assisting you to detect and identify your target.

Color Mode

In addition to the customary thermal imaging

features, the Keiler-35 PRO (2020) provides ranging,
direction of fire, cant and inclination angle data.
White Hot
The Keiler monocular offers a heat source tracking
mode that further enhances a hunter’s ability to
locate and track game. It marks the heat source with
a red box that moves with the heat source so you
won’t be losing that buck in the brush.

Black Hot

Direction of fire,
cant and inclination
angles are menu
item toggles; when
set to on, they
display regardless of
the mode you’re in.
As you can see from
the display, I have a steep negative inclination and a
slight cant as I faced to the north east.

Ranging is accomplished by bracketing your target

Red Hot using the adjustable T’s at the center of the display.

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The Keiler monocular was not designed to be a In the picture above you’ll notice I bracketed an SUV
tactical tool but you can get some fairly accurate and obtained a range of 247 meters. Since SUVs are
ranges. I’ll run you through an example. on average are 69 inches high, it closely matches the
1.7 meters that Keiler uses as a default target height,
Let’s assume that you want to range a structure so I use the range indicated next to the male figure.
that’s out in the middle of a field. If you bracket the The difference between the range indicated and the
structure from the ground to top you’ll get an LRF range was 15 meters; accurate enough to put a
erroneous range; instead, you want to range your round on target.
target by using one of three fixed references.
LIEMKE has an opportunity that I’d like to see them
The male figure is a 1.7 meter reference, the boar explore. As you’ve seen, the monocular provides
0.9 meters and the rabbit 0.2 meters. To get an reasonable range estimates, magnetic direction of
accurate range you’ll want to decide what your fire, cant and inclination angle; with Bluetooth
reference will be and bracket your intended target pairing to a Kestrel AB meter it could display
using that reference. elevation and windage data on its LCOS display;
however, as of this writing, the Keiler meter does
Let’s assume that you are
not offer Bluetooth support; in its place, it has a Wi-
going to use the
Fi hub feature.
structure’s entry door to
range the structure, and During my familiarization and
that you’ve decided to use testing, I was able to obtain
the boar as the reference best results when the
target height. Doors are monocular was tripod mounted
generally 80 inches in using its 1/4x20 mount; it’s at
height, so you would this point that the InfiRay app
bracket the door as shown comes in very handy.
then read the range value
displayed at the boar’s Your smart device connects
image. to the Keiler via Wi-Fi.
Using the InfiRay app you
If you decide to use a 1.7 meter reference you would can take pictures and
bracket 69 inches of the 80 inch door and read your videos. The app also lets
range at the male figure. you look through remote
folders and their contents.
A remote folder is one that
resides on the Keiler; they
are created when using the
Keiler as a standalone
device. The app will also
allow you to download
video and pictures as well as share them to social
media or via email.

While connected to your smart device, the Keiler will

stream what the thermal detector sees so it’s a very
convenient way to observe the surroundings.

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 LIEMKE KEILER 35 PRO (2020) 2021
Manufacturer Specifications

Resolution, pixels 384×288

Pixel Size, μm 12
NETD, mk ≤40
Frame Rate, Hz 50
Objective Lens, mm 35
Field of View 7.5°×5.7°
Display 1280×960 LCOS
Optical Magnification, x 3.5
Digital Zoom, x 2/4
Max. Battery Life, h 7
16
Image folders can be opened; photos and videos Amount of built-in memory, GB
viewed, downloaded and even shared via the InfiRay Dimension, mm 186×65×64
app. <420
Weight, g

The Keiler 35 PRO is powered by an internal lithium Detection Range, m 1818

battery that is USB rechargeable, or using the

(Target size:1.7m×0.5m,P(n)=99%)
provided AC adapter. I was surprised at how power
thrifty the Keiler is; the manufacturer cites 7 hours
of run time but as with all battery operated
accessories, your mileage will vary with changes in
environmental conditions.

The USB charging port is

located under the
monocular body and
cohabitates with a video
out jack that can be used
to connect to an external
monitor.

The LIEMKE Keiler 35 PRO (2020) is an exceptional

thermal monocular but undeserving of its owner’s
manual which is poorly written; lacking clarity and
detail, but other than this minor frustration, this
German supplier has a winner on its hands. LIEMKE
delivers superb performance and quality in a
monocular that will give the hunter a measurable
edge day or night.

-SP

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