Pixfra Mile 2
The compact, all-day-carry thermal monocular, from $690.
Real advice from Australian thermal shooters
The most affordable way into thermal.
Thermal has a reputation for being expensive — and plenty of hunters who'd love a thermal monocular have been quoted a price that sent them back to a spotlight. The Mile 2 ends that. From $690 it's the most affordable thermal Pixfra Australia stocks — and, crucially, a genuine one. Not a watered-down toy at a low price: a real vanadium-oxide sensor, a crisp OLED display, six colour palettes and 8× zoom, with WiFi and onboard recording.
It's made for the hunter coming to thermal for the first time — the budget-conscious buyer, the one who wants to dip a toe in, the shooter who's heard what thermal can do and wants to find out first-hand. It detects the heat of pigs, foxes and deer through grass, scrub and total darkness, exactly as thermal should — and it's backed properly, with a 3-year warranty and C.R. Kennedy support here in Australia.
Small, light, and always with you.
A thermal monocular only earns its keep if it's with you when the animal appears. A big, heavy unit gets left in the truck. The Mile 2 was designed to be carried — genuinely compact and light, from under 300 g, with a slim shape that drops into a jacket pocket or chest rig and is forgotten until you need it.
One-handed to raise and use, quick to power up, intuitive to operate — it comes out the moment something needs a closer look, and goes away just as fast. No laser rangefinder, no clutter, no bulk: the Mile 2 keeps it lean, and that's what keeps it light, simple and affordable.
Compare the Pixfra Mile 2 range
Side by side, nothing buried. With NETD, a lower number is better.
Which Pixfra Mile 2 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 Mile 2'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, standing 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.
When you compare monoculars, two numbers matter most. Sensor resolution — 256×192 or 384×288 — sets how much detail you see; a 384 resolves a clearer, more identifiable shape at distance. NETD is thermal sensitivity in millikelvin, and a lower number is better. The Mile 2's 384 models run a sharp 25 mK; the entry 256 model runs 35 mK — both perfectly capable of the core job, which is finding warm animals in the dark. A monocular is a detection tool, not an aiming device — the perfect partner to a riflescope, and for most hunters the very first thermal they buy.
Entry price, real capability.
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. Detection range refers to a large heat source under favourable conditions and will vary in the field.
The Mile 2 against the big names
Here's the Mile 2's real story. Set its three models against the closest thermal monoculars from HikMicro and Pulsar — same sensor class, same job — and the whole Pixfra lineup sits below where the established brands even begin. Genuine thermal capability, at a fraction of the 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. Comparison is provided in good faith to illustrate value. The Mile 2's keen price is not a sign of a corner cut: it is a genuine vanadium-oxide thermal monocular, kept lean and supported by C.R. Kennedy in Australia.
Where the Mile 2 earns its keep
An affordable first thermal that pulls its weight from night one.
The Pixfra optics lineup
The Mile 2 is the entry point to the Pixfra optics range — thermal and digital day/night riflescopes and a multi-spectral binocular. Here is the rest of the lineup.
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Choosing your first thermal monocular
Where the Mile 2 sits in the range, and the ideas worth understanding before you buy.
Your affordable way into thermal.
Genuine stock, backed by C.R. Kennedy — and if it ever needs attention, it's serviced here in Australia, never sent overseas.