Premium optical elements and a versatile zoom range make the Pentax PF-85EDA 85mm Spotting Scope and 8-24mm Zoom Eyepiece Kit a solid choice for watching wildlife, spotting at the range, or exploring the night sky. The large objective lens delivers a bright, sharp image for everything from birding to stargazing. Extra-low dispersion glass and antireflective coatings provide color and contrast and the 45° angle makes for comfortable use.
The large objective lens of the Pentax PF-85EDA 85mm Spotting Scope delivers bright, sharp images for everything from birding to stargazing. Extra-low dispersion glass lens elements with multiple full antireflective coatings minimize aberrations while maximizing light transmission, increasing color fidelity and contrast, and improving clarity and resolution. This model is offered without an eyepiece, but accepts standard 1.25" telescope eyepieces.
Optimized for your viewing comfort, the eyepiece holder is set at a 45° angle to the body and the tripod mount collar allows the body to rotate. These two features allow you to precisely place the eyepiece in a comfortable position that requires the least amount of head movement during use whether you are standing, sitting, or lying prone. An objective lens shade is built into the front bell, which further enhances image contrast and clarity by keeping glare off the lens.
- 85mm objective lens produces a bright and clear field of view
- Collet-style press-fit eyepiece holder holds the eyepiece firmly in place and optically centered
- High-resolution extra-low dispersion (ED) glass elements deliver sharp, high-resolution images with minimal chromatic aberrations
- Multilayer coatings on lenses maximize light transmission to produce accurate color fidelity with improved contrast and clarity
- 5-element/4-group lens configuration optimizes image quality by reducing lens-edge distortion
- Eyepiece holder is set at a 45° angle to the body, placing the user's head in a comfortable viewing position whether they are standing, sitting, or lying prone
- Rotating 1/4"-20 tripod collar allows the user to adjust the orientation of the eyepiece holder to the tripod head to achieve optimum viewing comfort
- Built-in lens shade cuts excessive light from causing lens flares on the objective and helps to prevent rain and other weather elements from interfering with view
- Accepts all standard 1.25" telescope eyepieces, allowing a wide variety of fixed and zoom options
- Dust-shielding glass element in the eyepiece receptacle maintains JIS Class7 waterproof rating
- Submersible to 3 feet deep, but not intended for underwater use
- Filled with nitrogen gas to prevent internal fogging when moving through extreme temperature changes
Constructed with high-refraction, low-dispersion, multi-coated lanthanum glass optics, the SMC 8-24mm Zoom Eyepiece fits all Pentax spotting scopes for terrestrial viewing, and can also be used with telescopes with 1.25" focusers. It offers generous 18-22mm eye relief for comfortable viewing and an apparent angle of view as wide as 60°. Built to Japanese Industrial Standards Class 4, it is weather resistant.
- Pentax PF-100ED, PF-80EDA, PF-80ED, PR-80EDA, PR-65EDA, PF-65ED(A)II spotting scopes
- Apparent angle of view 38-60°
- Long 18/22mm eye relief accommodates eyewear
- Magnification: 26-78x with 100mm scope, 21-63x/20-60x/20-61x with 80mm scopes, 16-46x/16-48x with 65mm scopes
- USA Standard 1.25" eyepiece threading diameter
- Waterproof & fogproof (JIS Class 4-rated)
- Multi-layer coated optics
- High-refraction, low dispersion lanthanum glass
- Accepts conventional 1.25" diameter filters for astronomical and terrestrial applications