TalionXG35 vs TalionXQ35 pro

Two red stags fighting during the rut, out at about 80m away. Both footage have been minimized to 80% for being able to be in frame.
The Pulsar Talion XG35 with its 640 chip does a really good job, though the Pulsar Talion XQ35 looks like it is very close to the XG, it is not as good. Note that the XQ35 has 17 micron, vs 12 microns on the XG, and that the XQ has senitivity down to 25 mk vs 40 in the XG. Every half a zoom makes also a great difference. The XG has a wider zoom range from 2, and the XQ from 2.5. That said, there are more than only chip size that creates the result, it is the overall setup. Choosing one for the other depands on hunting style, and your most common hunting situations. The XG for the short to a little longer range vs the XQ is perfect for the short to medium range.

[@NightVisionViking]

Thanks Jon, interesting fight.

[@TheRockAdventure]

How much better will the xg35 be in foggy conditions? and after a day of raining in fall. And is it much sharper when looking in it? thinking of changing my talion xq38.

[@jonrunargudjons]

Thank you, that are some good questions. The XG35 is better with its 640 chip and it looks better in the scope itself. Identifying out on longer ranges is much easier. Though I do not send bullets out to more than about 100m in darkness. The XQ38 and XG35 have similar mK, sub 40. But the XQ38 has 17 sensor vs 12 in the XG, giving the XQ more to work with in hard conditions, like fog and rain. For the harder conditions the XQ35 pro has sub 25mk, and 17µm, which makes it even better to see thermal signal at a low contrast conditions. To sum it, I would look at the XQ35 pro for harder conditions and the XG35 for the little longer range

[@ngaoutdoors4157]

Very well said! I own both now and owned the xq38 talion previously and it suffers in high humidity. To be honest if your not shooting past 150 yards the xq35 pro 100%, I have not had any subpar conditions yet with either scope to compare but I would say the xg will show some weakness in high humidity conditions. I make shots with xg35 250-300 often with zero issues. Hopefully will start posting videos here soon.