Now you can experience the fascination of the world of birds and animals for yourself - very close up! With the APO Televid series, Leica is setting new performance standards in the compact spotting scope market. The 82 model with its 3 in.(82mm) front lens and the even more compact 65 model with its 21/2 in. (65mm) lens diameter both offer impressive brilliance and colour fidelity. These innovative new models, with their complex apochromatic lenses, use new fluoride glass (FL) for improved image quality. Leica Televid APO 82mm The APO-Televid 82 delivers superb optical performance for brilliant insights into nature that are rich in detail and contrast - from dawn until dusk. The combination of the apochromatic optics with their new FL glass and the 82 mm front lens diameter increase the light yield, compared to the previous models, by more than 6%! The eye piece is fast bayonet mounted and has a magnification of 25x to 50x. It has a very wide angle viewing area, which gives the user a unusually wide field view. The object you are viewing is not only magnified, but also the surrounding area and thus its context can also be observed exactly. You can now also take a ""scoped"" photo of your favourite subject easily using an adapter designed specifically for the LEICA D-LUX4 digital camera The key benefits of the APO-Televid 82: * innovative four part, new flouride glass, lenses for ideal colour fidelity and contrast * optically neutral front lens glass protects the APO optics * precise focusing is easy with the dual focus system including microfocusing * very short focal length of 12.8ft (only 3,9m) * water and dust repellent AquaDuraTM-coating * highly robust, rubber armoured, magnesium housing * waterproof to a depth of 17ft (5m) * new variable wide-angle zoom eyepiece 25-50 x WW ASPH (not included) * Sold as Body Only - Eyepiece Sold Separately * 82mm APO Fluoride Glass * Straight Body design * Waterproof and Fogproof * Pull-Out Sunshade