My Wildlife Photography Toolkit SECRETS Part 2: INFRARED CAMERA Liemke Keiler 35Pro
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- Опубликовано: 1 окт 2024
- Last week I showed you my first secret weapon when it comes to wildlife photography, a wildlife cameratrap. This week I am going to show you another secret weapon which has been incredibly useful in spotting wildlife. This one prevented me spooking away a lot of wildlife before I even got the chance to seeing it in the first place. It is my infrared camera Keiler Pro35 from the company Liemke.
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Those monoculars use an uncooled microbolometer. And they see the world in the 8-14μm wavelength. Which is often referred to as the LWIR or Longwave infrared. There is no range limit (you can see the sun and moon), it's just limited by angular resolution, so the numbers they usually publish are the distances where you can detect, identify and recognize vehicles or humans.
Have you ever considered using it for more than just a photographic helper, and instead using it as a camera? It's quite low resolution (usually something like 384x288, some 640x512 and very few going up to 1024x786). I know of a single device that breaks the 2 megapixel barrier with 1920x1200 pixels, it's the Sierra Olympic Vayu HD and it cost somewhere north of 35thousand USD.
I do have a few cameras which I found as ebay bargains, as well as lenses. Including a really really big and heavy 150mm lens (thermal lenses are usually f/1.0 or f/1.2), but I took it apart to take the focus motor out and make it manual focus... But haven't put it back together or adapted it to a lens mount. My goal was to turn them into filmmaking tools which could also be used for photography.
to get around those limitations one could use photographic tricks like stacking and stiching or try their luck with digital tricks like the topaz suite. As long as your model allows for raw digital out (which I am struggling with).
To me this wavelength is really really interesting, as living beings are turning into light sources. You see emission, not reflection. so it really gives a unique view. Only some art projects like Richard Mosse managed to turn this into successful art projects.
I wondered how you would forget to check your trail cam batteries. I've done the same - but its worse. Mine was completely dead when i set it. Anyway, these have been some colourful vlogs. A lot of work, i can see, but worth it.
Packing stuff for the kids, food, etc. And then no time to pack a proper bag... Hence also that recent 'whats inside my camera bag' vlog. It made me clear I had to fix the problem of forgetting things...
I am working on the colours. Trying to cut down on production time by getting everything 'right' in-camera. Afraid there will be a bit more experimentation in the future :D
Wow I want one, I am colour blind and rely on my partner to point out birds to me sometimes, It could double up as a central heating failure detector , heat leakage in a roof on house too, in preparation for winter now that gas prices have gone through the roof.
I don't think it will work well to detect heat leaks. I hoped I could find animals inside holes for example by their heat, but that did not work at all...
But I am sure it will be a big help for you spotting wildlife!
Hi Jeroen. I've been thinking about buying an infrared camera since you posted this video. I've been holding off on one hand due to the price, and on the other hand due to the fact that I can't decide on the best field of view (for my use). I see yours has a field of view of 13m at 100m distance, which is comparatively narrow. Obviously good for horizontal scanning at longer distances in open areas, but how do you find it in the woods? One "local" distributor recommends something like a 25m field of view at 100m for general use to limit the amount of vertical scanning (in addition to horizontal scanning), and range isn't likely to be an issue in the woods. Do you find the relative narrow field of view to be a limitation, or perhaps an advantage? One other advantage is that prices tend to reduce for wider field of views, but I don't want to simply save money and end up wishing I had more range.
I hate decisions like this! I usually end up with the right device the third time around.
Step
Mine is indeed a bit narrow. So on close distance I need to move around a lot more before I scanned everything...
I am afraid this really depends on the distances you will most likely use it...
@@weylintracking-worldwide Thank you Jeroen. I've been watching quite a few videos (mostly hunting I'm afraid) and I think about 20-25m at 100m seems quite useful. I'll mostly be using it for badgers, deer, fox etc. in the woods or at relatively close range, but they still seem capable of detecting medium sized animals at longer distances, although you probably need to get closer to actually identify the species. Now I just have to convince myself I really need it!
Many thanks.
Step
does this work during day time ? Thanks
No not really, the sun warns up too many spots. Sometimes when it is cold, winter time, and it is cloudy out works...
Awesome buddy, I’d love one of those 😍
Get one, its well worth it!
Some lovely shots! I revisited some of our local sets a month or so ago and they are all totally overgrown with brambles. I'm sure that wasn't the case a few years ago. It does make it very difficult.
Thanks for field guide reminder - I just placed an order.
Regards, Step
It makes it hard if its all grown over with bramble... Thanks for the order Steph! Did you order it over the photography website? I did not received an order yesterday evening I think...
@@weylintracking-worldwide Yes, I ordered via your web site and received a confirmation e-mail. Order #1326.
I saw it indeed! It is on its way@@CNCTurboStep :) Thanks so much!
Yet another fantastic photography vlog! Love your toolkit secret item! 👍
Thanks JC!
Great video
Thanks Matt!
I love having the time to watch your blogs your enthusiasm is fantastic makes me want to just jump up with my camera and go for a scout.
Going outside with your camera is what it is all about Andy! :)
Brilliant as usual Jeroen and I really love the infrared camera. That is a great bit of kit to see stuff that would normally be invisible. Loving the Roe Deer too which would have been almost impossible to see without the Infrared. Would imaging that would be an amazing tool to use looking for owls. Cheers Keith
Yeah it has so many used Keith. Works the whole day, also during the daylight hours. Great to spot well camouflaged animals :)
Hi Jeroen - great video as always! It would be really helpful if you did a video with more detail about your infra-red spotter. You mentioned that it might be available as a generic item from other brands so it would help if you would tell us what specifications to look for in local stores/websites. I did find yours online but it would be nice to see if there was something available in the UK (for me). Maybe you could even post the specs of your scope on your site instead of a video? Thanks Jeroen.
Good points Stephen! Things have been hectic here so I sort of rushed the edit of a video, but lacked the time to expand more on that. In the meantime, if you Google for "Keiler 35pro" you should be able to find this exact model, with its specifications. I also have to be honest and say my model is already old, and so many new models with better specs came out already...
Is it my imagination or did the quality of your vlog camera go up? The "selfie" shots are incredibly sharp! Great video, really enjoyed!
Hmm, these were made on my RX100 pocketcamera, normally I use a APS-C A6600, which should in theory have better image quality. But I am playing around getting things right in camera, as I need to cut down on production time...
Fantastic love your secret weapon and worth every penny to find wildlife in the bushes and grass . All the best Robert G. Scotland .
Thanks Robert!
Thanks for sharing! Can't wait to see the Wolves vlog. Best, J.
Still need to get editing on that vlog... Eventually!
Nice vlog and awesome secret weapon there Jeroen! I feel slightly stupid now because I never realised that these IR devices were useful in the daylight - seems like they work really well and I can see how it could be incredibly helpful for spotting wildlife… I have to admit I kind-of want one now!!
You'll spot abeaver on the water in no-time Geoff. Even across the loch with its head bore and in-between the reeds!
@@weylintracking-worldwide yeah, that’s exactly what I was thinking… or mountain hares when you’re really well camouflaged in the summer…
Exactly @@GeoffCooper :)
Very useful tool...
Nice one Jeroen. A very useful piece of kit.
Helped me out so many times...
Great stuff Jeroen! That looks like a great tool. Wish I had one of those when I was hunting. Thanks and keep up the great job!
I think they are mainly made for hunters. All the marketing arounbd it is made for them. But wildlife photographers can gain so much from using them...
@@weylintracking-worldwide I am finding strong parallels between hunting and wildlife photography. Essentially they do the same thing up until the finale act.
I agree @@joncothranphotography9375 :)