Thermal imaging camera comparison: seek vs flir

Right, I'm finally investing in a decent thermal camera for investigations and I'm torn between the Seek CompactPRO (about £350) and a used FLIR C2 I found (about £300, bit older but specs look solid).

I've been using a basic infrared temp gun for ages but I want to actually document temperature variations across a space, not just point readings. Problem is neither camera's cheap and I want to make sure I'm getting something that actually works for ghost hunting rather than just... a thermal camera that happens to be owned by someone interested in ghosts.

Has anyone used either of these? Are they actually useful for paranormal investigation or is thermal imaging more of a novelty on investigations?

I've got the Seek and honestly it's brilliant. Clear image, battery life is solid, intuitive software. Used it at Pendle and Pendle Forest (both places!) and definitely found temperature anomalies that would've been missed with the basic temp gun. Whether those anomalies were paranormal is another question, but at least you get good data.

The FLIR's older but probably more robust. Seek's more trendy but the build quality on FLIR is genuinely better. Depends if you want newer tech or something more reliable. If the C2's in decent condition, that's probably the better buy tbh. But check the battery first - they degrade.

is thermal imaging more of a novelty on investigations?

It's genuinely useful as part of a broader investigation. Cold spots are a famous paranormal indicator, so being able to map thermal variations is methodologically sound. That said, cold spots have environmental explanations too - draughts, old windows, etc. You need baseline data to know what's normal.

I've used thermal on about thirty investigations and I've found exactly zero inexplicable temperature anomalies. Lots of explainable ones (exposed walls, windows, pipes). Doesn't mean ghosts don't exist, just means I haven't found thermal evidence for them. Still useful to have though.