New Snypex Knight T80mm ED APO Spotting Scope Announced

Article | Posted by Best Binocular Reviews

May 2014

About SNYPEX, LLC
Based in the US (New York), Snypex sports optics produce a range of mid to high end Sport Optics including spotting scopes, binoculars, accessories for digiscoping and laser range finders. More Info: About Snypex Optics.

It has not been long since the announcement of the new Knight ED binocular series, but Snypex LLC have now just also announced the release of their Snypex Knight T80mm ED APO (20-60x80mm) Spotting Scope which as the name suggests uses high end Extra-Low Dispersion (ED) fluorite glass within their 80mm APO (Apochromatic Lens). Designed to correct color fringing by eliminating chromatic aberration, it is said to produce an image that is true to life with incredible clarity and color accuracy.

Main Features & Highlights

Large 80mm Objective Lens
20-60x Included Eyepiece
Apochromatic Lenses
Extra-Low Dispersion (ED) glass
Bak4 prisms
Duel Speed Focussing Mechanism
Waterproof & fogproof (Nitrogen Filled)
Fully multi-coated optics
Weight 2.083kg
16-25mm of Eye-Relief
FOV: 78.5ft – 57.6ft @ 1000yds.

The Snypex Knight T80mm ED-APO (20-60x80) Spotting Scope has a straight through body design that is O-ring sealed and filled with nitrogen making them both water and fogproof. The included zoom eyepiece offers magnifications from 20x to 60x and the twist-up eyecup allows for a generous 25-16mm of eye-relief.

This Snypex spotting scope has a dual speed focusing mechanism that has a low gear of 1:10 to make fine-focusing more accurate.

Snypex also offer have a number of adapters for digiscoping and the Knight T80 also comes with a portable and convenient soft carry bag.

Reviews

Snypex Knight T80 ED APO Spotting Scope Review

Prices & Where To Buy

The Snypex Knight ED Spotting Scope is currently available at $949.00 USD – As it is still very new, I have only thus far seen it listed on Amazon or they can be purchased directly from the Snypex website: