Leica Televid HD 82 Spotting Scope

Leica Televid HD 82 Spotting Scope Summary

The Leica Televid HD 82 Spotting Scope is a premium 45º angled spotting scope for wildlife observation and digiscoping at the highest standard. With an 82mm front element, fluorite glass, and Leica’s High Lux Pro (HLP™) lens system, this model offers the brightest image in its class. Whether watching birds during golden hour or identifying fine plumage details from long range, the Televid HD 82 delivers consistently sharp, colour-neutral results even in poor light.

An achromatic lens construction creates true-to-life colour and contrast, which is aided by AquaDura® coating for excellent performance in rain, spray or dust. The internal focusing system incorporates Leica’s patented dual-focus mechanism for quick coarse adjustments and ultra-fine control when you need to fine tune the focusing.

The angled scope is housed in a weather-sealed magnesium body with shock-absorbing rubber armour, and is lightweight and field-ready, while the rapid-change bayonet mount allows for quick swaps between eyepieces. It’s fully compatible with Leica’s modular digiscoping system, with smartphone adapters and Leica camera mounts. This makes the Televid HD 82 perfect for users who want a rugged system for both observing and capturing wildlife imagery.

This high-end scope is made in Leica’s Portuguese facility, with premium materials that are made to last. Its design and optical performance make it equally suited to fieldwork, scientific applications and advanced nature observation, especially for professionals and serious enthusiasts who want to keep observing even when the light begins to fade.

Leica Televid HD 82 Key Features

• 82mm front lens for high light intake and field performance
• Achromatic lens with fluorite glass for colour fidelity
• Leica High Lux Pro (HLP™) and AquaDura® coatings
• Patented dual-focus mechanism for fast and precise focus
• Bright, sharp and high-contrast images, even at high magnification
• Close focus down to 3.9m
• Fully weather-sealed, nitrogen-filled magnesium body
• Compatible with digiscoping accessories including Q, SL and Ollin smartphone adapters
• Sliding lens hood with sighting aid
• Tripod base supports ARCA-Swiss and Manfrotto 200PL plates

Leica Televid HD 82 Spotting Scope in More Detail

Brightness and Detail, Even in Low Light

The Leica Televid HD 82 delivers class-leading image brightness and clarity, which is especially useful when light levels drop. Its large 82mm front lens, paired with fluoride glass and the High Lux Pro (HLP™) coating system, ensures high-contrast viewing with excellent colour neutrality. The HD version features an achromatic lens system, which provides sharp detail with natural colours, which is ideal for observing birds, wildlife and natural subjects from long distances.

Compact Durable Design

This angled spotting scope features Leica’s new patented dual-focus system, which combines rapid coarse adjustment with a fine focus wheel for precise focus control. The scope housing is made from magnesium for optimal strength-to-weight and is fully rubber-armoured for use in tough outdoor conditions. It is also nitrogen-filled and waterproof to a depth of 5 metres, which provides full weather protection for year-round use.

Modular Design for Digiscoping

As part of Leica’s modular Televid system, the HD 82 integrates seamlessly with a variety of digiscoping accessories. Leica’s camera adapters allow attachment of the Leica Q, M or SL systems, as well as other mirrorless cameras via T2 mount. For mobile phone digiscoping, the Ollin magnetic smartphone adapter adds easy image capture capabilities, and all images can be reviewed and shared using the very advanced Leica FOTOS app.

Eyepieces and Accessories

This scope is compatible with Leica’s premium Vario eyepieces, and the Televid HD 82 works with the 25-50x WW ASPH. for a wide field of view or the 20-60x version for greater magnification. An optional 1.8x extender increases reach further and Leica also offers dedicated tripods, weather-resistant ever-ready cases, and other accessories to complete the setup for serious wildlife observation and scientific use in the field.

What’s in the box

• Leica Televid HD 82 Spotting Scope
• Front and rear caps

Leica Televid HD 82 Spotting Scope Specifications

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