Pixfra Arc LRF
The one-handed ranging thermal monocular with a 1,000 m laser rangefinder, from $1,990.
The thermal monocular that does the finding for you.
A thermal monocular is the most useful single tool a hunter can carry after dark — and the Arc LRF is one of the best-value ways to own one. It’s not a riflescope and it’s not mounted to anything; it’s a compact handheld device you raise to your eye to scan, search and locate. Sweep it across a paddock and every warm-bodied animal glows brightly against the cooler background, straight through grass, shadow and light scrub.
What sets it apart from a plain thermal monocular is the built-in laser rangefinder. The moment you find an animal, a press of a button tells you exactly how far away it is — out to 1,000 m, accurate to about a metre. No guesswork, no separate rangefinder, no taking your eye off the target. Find the animal, range the animal, plan the shot — that’s the Arc LRF.
Built for one hand.
Out in the field a hunter’s hands are rarely free — one is on the rifle, a torch, or steadying you through scrub. A scanning tool that demands two hands stays in the bag. The Arc LRF is built from the ground up for one-handed operation: compact and genuinely light, from around 370 g, with the controls under your fingers and thumb.
Carry your rifle ready in one hand and the Arc LRF in the other; raise the monocular, find and range your animal, then bring the rifle up — smooth, fast, and without ever putting a piece of kit down in the dark. And because it’s small and light, it actually gets carried.
The integrated 1,000 m laser rangefinder.
A plain thermal monocular shows you an animal is out there. It can’t tell you how far away it is — and in the dark, distance is the hardest thing of all to judge by eye. The Arc LRF solves that: put the reticle on your target, press the button, and the precise distance appears on screen, out to 1,000 m and accurate to roughly a metre.
That number changes the next move. It tells you whether an animal is in range or whether you need to close the gap, and lets you plan a stalk with real information instead of a guess. Transfer to your rifle and you already know the exact range — so your hold, or your dial, is right the first time.
Compare the Pixfra Arc LRF range
Side by side, nothing buried. With NETD, a lower number is better.
Which Pixfra Arc LRF is for you?
New to thermal? Here’s how a thermal monocular works.
If thermal is new to you, this is the section to read.
A thermal monocular doesn’t amplify light the way traditional night vision does — it reads heat. Every living animal radiates infrared heat, and the Arc LRF’s sensor turns that into a clear image on its display. That’s why thermal works in total darkness: it isn’t using light at all, so there’s nothing for the night to take away.
In practice, a warm pig, fox or deer shows up brightly against a cooler background — even bedded in shadow, in long grass or screened by light scrub. Thermal cuts straight through the camouflage game relies on, and it works by day as well as by night.
A few numbers matter most. Sensor resolution — 384×288 or 640×512 — sets how much detail you see; a 640 resolves a clearer, more identifiable shape at distance. NETD, in millikelvin, is thermal sensitivity, and a lower number is better — the Arc LRF runs a sharp ≤20 mK. And the lens — 25, 35 or 50 mm — sets your reach, with the 50 mm model detecting heat out to 2,600 m. A monocular is a detection tool, not an aiming device — the perfect partner to a riflescope, and for many hunters the first thermal they buy.
A complete scanning tool, honestly priced.
Full technical specifications — all three models
Where a value is shared across the range it spans the row. Where it differs, each model is listed left to right.
Specifications are supplied by the manufacturer and may be revised without notice. Thermal detection distance refers to a large heat source under favourable conditions and will vary in the field; the laser rangefinder operates to 1,000 m on every model.
The Arc LRF against the big names
Rangefinding thermal monoculars are a premium category, and the established brands price like it. Here is how each Arc LRF stacks up against the closest laser-rangefinder monoculars from HikMicro, Pulsar and Nocpix — on the specs that matter, and on price.
Competitor models, specifications and pricing are indicative Australian retail at the time of writing, drawn from publicly listed figures, and will vary between retailers and over time — confirm current detail with the relevant seller. Comparisons are provided in good faith to illustrate value; competitor models may differ in sensor resolution and other specifications as shown.
Where the Arc LRF earns its keep
The first thing out of the bag, and the last thing back in it.
The Pixfra optics lineup
The Arc LRF is part of the Pixfra optics range — thermal and digital day/night riflescopes, thermal monoculars and a multi-spectral binocular. Here is the rest of the lineup.
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Find it, range it, hunt it.
Genuine stock, backed by C.R. Kennedy — and if it ever needs attention, it’s serviced here in Australia, never sent overseas.