Description:
AVAILABLE - September 2026
The Night Pearl STRIX 35 MAX-R is a handheld thermal monocular with a built-in laser rangefinder, tuned for close and mid-range work where field of view matters more than raw magnification. Its 35 mm F/0.8 lens runs 1.5× native optics with a 63 ft field of view at 100 yards, so you find animals fast in timber, over a feeder, or along a field edge — then step through 1.5×–12× effective magnification to identify them. The laser rangefinder returns distance out to 1,094 yards, which turns a guess into a number before you commit to a shot. The 640×512 px, 12 µm VOx sensor with ≤15 mK NETD holds fine contrast in rain and fog, the 60 Hz refresh keeps running game smooth, and shutterless calibration means no click and no frozen frame at the wrong moment. Detection reaches 1,970 yards.
F/0.8 GLASS — THE SPEC THAT MAKES THE PICTURE
Aperture is the number nobody reads and everybody feels. An F/0.8 germanium objective lets over 40 % more thermal energy reach the sensor than the F/1.0 glass most handhelds ship with — same core, noticeably better image. That margin shows up exactly where thermal usually falls apart: rain, fog settling into a bottom, heavy humidity after a warm day. It is the difference between a washed-out grey field and an animal with edges you can read.
SHUTTERLESS. NO CLICK, NO BLACKOUT.
Most thermals recalibrate by closing an internal shutter — the image freezes for a moment and the device makes an audible click. It always happens at the wrong time: the animal steps out, the shutter fires, and you lose both the picture and the element of surprise. The STRIX 35 MAX-R calibrates without a mechanical shutter. No click, no frozen frame, no blackout while game is moving. It also means one less moving part to fail in cold, wet or dusty conditions.
0.49″ OLED — THE SCREEN YOU ACTUALLY LOOK AT
Every spec on the sensor side ends up on one small screen, and that screen decides what you really see. This one is a 0.49-inch OLED running Full HD — 1920 × 1080. OLED means each pixel makes its own light, so black is genuinely black instead of grey haze, and the contrast between a warm animal and cool ground snaps out instead of washing together. At this pixel density the image fills your eye without visible structure, and the field in front of you stops feeling like a picture on a screen. You stop looking at a display and start looking at the country.
BUILT TO RUN IN GLOVES
Three controls, and that is the whole interface: power button, rotary knob, photo/confirm button. Every one of them is sized to be found and worked with gloves on — no fingernail-sized buttons, no press-and-hold combinations to remember, no menu diving. You can tell them apart by feel in the dark, which is the only test that matters at 3 a.m. in November. Switch it on, turn the knob, take the shot. Your eyes stay on the field instead of on the device.
STOP GUESSING THE DISTANCE.
Thermal flattens depth. A hog at 180 yards and a hog at 320 look closer than they are, and holdover based on a guess is how animals get wounded. The built-in laser rangefinder reads out to 1,094 yards, so the number in your eyepiece is a measurement instead of an estimate. One button, one press, before the shot rather than after it.
STRIX 35 MAX-R — Wide Field, Ranged, Fast
The Night Pearl STRIX 35 MAX-R is built for close and mid-range hunting: a wide field of view for fast target acquisition, 1.5×–12× effective magnification for the ID, and a 1,094-yard laser rangefinder for the number that decides the shot.
Technical Highlights & Key Features:
Optical System & Imaging Performance
- 35 mm F/0.8 germanium objective — over 40 % more thermal energy in vs. F/1.0
- 640×512 px, 12 µm uncooled VOx sensor, ≤ 15 mK NETD
- 0.49″ OLED Full HD display (1920 × 1080)
- 1.5× native optical magnification · 1.5×–12× effective (1×–8× digital)
- 60 Hz refresh rate
- Shutterless calibration — no click, no game spook
Ranging, Field of View & Range
- Built-in laser rangefinder to 1,094 yards
- 63.0 × 52.5 ft at 100 yards (12.0° × 10.0°)
- Detection range up to 1,970 yards
- 1–8 cm eye relief — full field of view with glasses on
- Manual focus
Power, Storage & Connectivity
- Swappable 18650 Li-ion battery, up to 5 hours per charge
- 64 GB internal storage — onboard photo and video
- Wi-Fi with mobile app — live view, media export, firmware updates
Durability & Handling
- 19.5 oz (554 g) · 7.91 × 3.86 × 2.48 in
- Shock resistance up to 1,000 G
- IP67 — dust-tight and waterproof
- Glove-friendly scroll wheel, separate confirm and photo/video buttons
The Night Pearl STRIX 35 MAX-R is the handheld for hunters who work timber, feeders and field edges — wide enough to find game fast, ranged so the shot is a decision rather than a guess.
5-year extended warranty upon registration (standard warranty 3 years). The sensor and core module are excluded from the extension.
STRIX 35 MAX-R — Specifications
| Detection range | 1,970 yds |
| Laser rangefinder | up to 1,094 yds |
| Optical magnification | 1.5× (native) |
| Effective magnification | 1.5× – 12× (1×–8× digital) |
| Field of view | 63.0 × 52.5 ft at 100 yds (12.0° × 10.0°) |
| Objective | 35 mm F/0.8 |
| Sensor resolution | 640 × 512 px |
| Core type | VOx, 12 µm |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz |
| NETD | ≤ 15 mK |
| Spectral range | 8–14 µm |
| Display type | 0.49″ OLED, 1920 × 1080 (Full HD) |
| Calibration | Shutterless (silent) |
| Focus | Manual |
| Eye relief | 1–8 cm |
| Color palettes | Multiple (White Hot, Black Hot, Red Hot, etc.) |
| Storage | 64 GB internal — photo & video |
| Wi-Fi | Yes — Night Pearl app |
| Take photos / videos | Yes |
| Operating time | up to 5 h per battery |
| Battery | 18650 (swappable) |
| Dimensions (L × W × H) | 7.91 × 3.86 × 2.48 in |
| Weight | 19.5 oz (554 g) |
| Shock resistance | 1,000 G |
| Water resistance | IP67 |
| Warranty | 3 years (register — 5 years; sensor & core excluded from extension) |
| App support | Yes — iOS / Android |
Service center in USA (Sarasota, FL)
Warranty 3 + 2 years
For more info contact: (941) 310-2501 or sales@nightpearl-usa.com
Built by Hunters. For Hunters.
We didn’t build Night Pearl in a boardroom. We built it in the field — because we’ve been hunters our whole lives and we know exactly what you need out there. Every season, we listen. Every season, we improve. That’s our promise to this community.
Built by Hunters. For Hunters.
We didn't build Night Pearl in a boardroom. We built it in the field — because we've been hunters our whole lives and we know exactly what you need out there. Every season, we listen. Every season, we improve. That's our promise to this community.
