Over 70mm

More Information  · Supplied Accessories Price $489.95 List Price $838.95 Magnification 20x-60x Field of view 1000 yards 105' @ 20x Near Focus 27' Eye Relief 18mm @ 20x Exit Pupil 4mm @ 20x Twilight Factor 40 @ 20x Weight 3.6 lbs. Aperture 80mm Length 16" Armored Partial Waterproof Yes Warranty Limited Lifetime Photographic Focal Length 480mm Photographic Focal Ratio f/6

Whether you’re looking to extend your life list at remote birding hot spots, or just looking at the feeders and nests in your backyard, the Ultima 80 ED gives you more optical performance than you’d expect at the price. Compared to other premium 80mm ED and fluorite scopes, it is a surprising bargain.

Optical features of this scope . . .

• 80mm objective lens gathers over 77% more light than a 60mm scope for superior low light performance.

• An extra-low dispersion ED glass element in the objective lens combines high light transmission with very low chromatic aberration. This gives markedly reduced color fringing at the edges of the field when compared with conventional crown and flint glass optics, plus excellent color fidelity and saturation across the field. The optical performance is reminiscent of the best fluorite lens systems, but at less than half their cost.

• The optics are multicoated for good light transmission that complements the excellent color fidelity.

• The standard equipment 20-60x multicoated zoom eyepiece has a soft rolldown rubber eyecup for eyeglass use. The eye relief is specified at a generous 18mm at 20x. While this is technically correct, the actual usable eye relief of this and all other spotting scopes typically measures a mm or two less due to the recessed location of the eyepiece. There will be some minor vignetting of the field for eyeglass wearers at 20x. The specifications to the right are for the zoom set at 20x. At 60x, the field is 53’ at 1000 yards.

• The scope close focuses down to 27’. Through the scope, looking at a bird at this distance at 20x would effectively be the same as looking with your unaided eye from only 1’ 4" away.

• The body is coated with a rubberized black paint for a secure grip in wet weather.

• The scope’s long focusing knob is semi-recessed to resist snagging on clothing or carrying case and is grooved for a sure grip. It is located at the top right front of the prism housing to allow precise focusing with either hand, even while wearing gloves or mittens. Focusing is quite brisk, with less than five turns of the focus knob needed to move from one end of the focus range to the other.

• The Ultima ED’s 45° viewing angle is generally more comfortable than a straight-through model for watching treetop activity or for extended observing from a blind or back porch. It is also more convenient for observing couples of varying heights who must share a single scope, as there is little need to constantly raise and lower the tripod to reach a comfortable observing height for each observer. If you are tall, you won’t have to crouch over to see through the Ultima 80, as you would a straight-through scope, thus saving you from a possible literal pain in the neck.

• A sighting tube built into the left side of the body allows fast centering of the scope on possible subjects.

• Mounts on any photo tripod having a standard 1/4"-20 thread mounting bolt.

• The prism housing is lightly rubber armored to help shock-proof the optics.

• A water-shedding stay-on soft case is standard equipment. The case has zippered fold-back flaps so you can use the scope on a tripod while it is still in its case. The case has an adjustable length shoulder strap for carrying.

• The eyepiece is shipped in a protective hard plastic screw-top case. A separate zippered soft case (with snap-ring for attaching to a D-ring on the scope case) can hold the eyepiece, if desired. However, since the scope case is shaped to fully cover the scope when its angled zoom eyepiece is attached, you may find that the separate eyepiece case is redundant.

• A snap-in camera-type lens cover protects the objective lens.

• For photography, removing the soft rubber eyecup from the eyepiece exposes standard photographic T-threads. You can attach a 35mm camera to the scope simply by threading an optional inexpensive T-ring onto these threads and connecting your camera body to the T-ring. You need no separate camera adapter. With your 35mm camera body attached, the Ultima 80ED is transformed into a 480mm telephoto lens with a fast f/6 focal ratio. The image quality is very high, thanks to the ED glass optics, rivaling the color saturation and fidelity of many dedicated telephoto lenses from camera manufacturers.

• A limited lifetime warranty is standard.