Leica Binoculars

More Information  · Supplied Accessories Price $1,499.00 $1,895.00 SAVE: $396.00 (20%) List Price $2,275.00 Optical Type Roof Prism Field of view 7.4° Field of view 1000 yards 390' Exit Pupil 5.25mm Relative Brightness 27.56 Twilight Factor 18.33 Eye Relief 15.5mm Interpupillary Distance 55-75mm Close Focus 9.8' Weight 27.8 oz. Height 5.6" Armored Yes Waterproof Yes Number of optical elements 9 per side Warranty “No-Fault” Limited Lifetime

The focus wheel is perfectly positioned so that both index and middle fingers fall right on target. Focusing is also fast. Less than three quick pulls of the fingers (one and a quarter turns of the focus knob) move this Leica 8 x 42 from a 10’ close focus out to the horizon and beyond. With the fast focusing and a good 7.4° field, you won’t miss finding and focusing on a fast-moving life bird with this Leica 8x42.

Coated in durable black armor, sealed and nitrogen-purged to be waterproof and fogproof, the 8x42 Ultravid will take the worst climate extremes in stride. Whether you’re birding in shadowed woodlands or viewing across open meadows and shorelines, in bright sunlight or under foggy or overcast skies, the Leica 8 x 42 Ultravid will show you all the color and detail in nature that there is to see.

Features of this binocular . . .

• H-body roof prism with internal center focus. The two halves of the focus knob pull apart to adjust the eyepieces individually to compensate for eyesight differences, then snap together to lock in the diopter correction. The diopter setting is visible in a ring-shaped window in the focus knob. This lets you easily return to your individual setting should someone else use your binocular and adjust the diopter correction to suit his or her eyes.
• Lightweight and rugged die-cast magnesium body with noise- and shock-absorbing black soft touch rubber armor. Thumb rests molded into the underside of the barrels allow a comfortable and slip-free grip. The body’s center shaft is made of titanium for both light weight and long life. At 27.8 ounces, the 8 x 42 Ultravid is three and a half ounces lighter than its predecessor, the highly-respected (and still available) 8 x 42 Trinovid. The 11% lighter weight makes it even easier to carry this superb binocular for all day birding.
• All optics are fully multicoated with seven to ten layers of unique Leica HDC (High Durable Coating) antireflection coatings per surface for maximum light transmission. Each vacuum-deposited anti-reflection layer is a mere 0.000125 millimeters thick, about 1/500th the thickness of a human hair. External lens and eyepiece surfaces have additional special hard coatings for added protection from the environment – from scratches, dings, acid rain, enraged warblers . . . all the hazards today’s birders face.
• Nitrogen-filled and O-ring sealed to be fogproof in all temperature extremes and waterproof to a depth of 5 meters (16.5 feet) for a period of one hour. Inert nitrogen filling also prevents the internal formation of fungus in high humidity climates, such as rain forests. Designed to operate reliably over a temperature range of -13 degrees to +131 degrees Fahrenheit – from the cold of Attu to the heat of Death Valley, from the dry Serengeti Plains to the rain forests of Costa Rica.
• HLS (HighLux System) coated roof prisms for superb light transmission. The mirrored surfaces of the binocular’s roof prisms are dielectric coated with 42 microscopically-thin layers to increase the reflectivity to more than 99.5% – higher even than silver, the former reflectivity leader. The result is an extremely bright image, with neutral and realistic color rendition.
• P40 phase-correcting prism coatings provide very high contrast and resolution, particularly visible when looking sunwards, where more color and detail is clearly visible in the shadowed areas of backlit or silhouetted birds.
• Twist-up soft rubber-rimmed eyecups retract into the binocular body for eyeglass use, rather than rolling down. It takes only a matter of seconds to switch from unaided eye to eyeglass use.
• About one and a quarter turns of the comfortably-large ribbed rubber central focus knob moves from near focus of 10’ out to the horizon and beyond.
• Supplied accessories include a wide and comfortable cloth-wrapped neoprene neck strap, an eyepiece rainguard, and tethered (but removable) objective lens covers. A padded Cordura nylon storage case is standard. The case is designed primarily to store the Ultravid when it is not in use, so no shoulder strap is provided, although one can be added later, if desired.
• This genuine Leica 8 x 42 Ultravid import qualifies for the unique Leica Lifetime Sport Optics Passport Plan available only to registered owners of Leica products that have been legally imported by Leica USA. In essence, the Passport Plan says that if you register your Leica product with Leica, no matter what happens to that product for as long as you own it, you can send the pieces back to Leica (including the piece with the serial number) and they will repair it or replace it for only a $35 shipping and handling charge. Certain restrictions apply. Click on the “Warranty Information" link to the left and then click on the “Leica" link in the warranty page that opens up for the full details of the Leica Lifetime Sport Optics Passport Plan.