Swarovski ATM-65- HD Spotting Scope

by Swarovski Optik

Product Features

• New Magnesium technology means lower weight and maximum stability
• Fluoride HD Lenses minimizes color fringing
• Outstanding optical quality and ergonomic function
• Dustproof and watertight with protective rubber armoring
• Light, precise and rugged

Product Description

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With Swarovski Optik spotting scopes, you'll always have a balcony view. The Swarovski ATM 65 HD spotting scope, for instance, offers such features as outstanding long-distance focusing, high light transmission, and high magnification power, turning every observation into an adventure. The ATM 65--which is made using state-of-the-art magnesium technology--features a 65mm objective lens diameter, letting you observe objects in razor-sharp detail. The scope also offers excellent light-gathering qualities, which work beautifully even at high magnifications and in low-light conditions. Best of all for viewers on the move, the scope's magnesium housing is unusually lightweight and extremely rugged, making it a great choice for birdwatchers or travelers who frequently change locations.

The ATM 65 is outfitted with fluoride-containing HD lenses, which minimize color fringing (chromatic aberration) and deliver high-contrast images with precise outlines. The HD lenses are terrific for regular viewing, but they're particularly valuable for digital photographers who want to take pictures through the spotting scope (a process known as digiscoping). Observers will also love the scope's angled design, which lets you comfortably watch birds soaring in the air or hanging out in trees without twisting your neck.

Every spotting scope in the Swarovski Optik collection is well built and protected from scratches or dents. Swarovski scopes' enhanced Swarodur or Swarotop coatings guarantee lifelike color reproduction and outstanding image brightness even at dusk. The scopes also feature a nonstick Swaroclean coating on the outer surface of each lens. The coating--which helps extend the lifespan of your lens--is particularly effective when you need to remove dried-on mineral residues (such as water marks from condensation), insect repellents, and tree resin. Finally, each Swarovski scope boasts a rubber armoring that protects against shock and noise. Dustproof, waterproof, and submersible to 13 feet, the ATM 65 HD spotting scope carries a lifetime warranty. Swarovski eyepieces are sold separately.

Specifications:

• Objective lens: 65mm
• Shortest focusing distance: 10 feet
• Dioptric correction: Greater than 5
• Objective lens filter thread: M67x0.75
• Length: 12.8 inches
• Weight: 36 ounces
• Warranty: Limited lifetime

About Swarovski Optik
Although founded in 1949, Swarovski Optik's roots actually trace all the way back to 1895, when Austrian Daniel Swarovski--who invented the world's first electric grinding machine for jewelry stones--established the family-owned Swarovski Crystal in the province of Tyrol. Since then, the name Swarovski has become synonymous worldwide with the clearest crystal, precision grinding, and a brilliant spirit of innovation, as the original enterprise continued branching out into additional lines of business.

Swarovski Optik owes its rise to Wilhelm Swarovski, son of the original founder and an avid hobby astronomer, who decided to build his own improved binocular in 1935 at a mere 17 years of age. With access to the specialized glass production and finishing technologies already used to manufacture jewelry stones in his father's factory, Wilhelm managed to develop a novel prism fabrication and grinding process that he applied in constructing his first 6x30 binocular. Wilhelm went on to found Swarovski Optik KG in Absam, Tyrol, in 1949, thus laying the foundation for a sports optics company with a global reputation. His company's first serial product, the Habicht 7x42, is still an industry standard in the field of hunting optics and continues to be produced in the best tradition of its founder.

Product Description

Swarovski Optik HD observation spotting scopes will impress with their brilliant performance, fine resolution, extremely ergonomic design and unique functionality. These HD spotting scopes have a complex high grade optical system which allows for very detailed observation with high contrast images right up to the periphery and with total color fidelity even in poor light. Digiscoping (photography through spotting scopes) accessories are available. Spotting scope bodies are sold separately from the eyepiece, an eyepiece is necessary for viewing.

Product Details

• Item Weight: 3.6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B001RCM08U
• Item model number: 49714
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #86,786 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning optics, great ergonomics, ruggedly built, July 21, 2011

By 

Peter E. Hart (Menlo Park, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Swarovski ATM-65- HD Spotting Scope (Sports)

You can find detailed technical reviews of high-end spotting scopes on several websites (my personal favorite is the Scopes Advisor page on Birdwatching.com), so here I'll offer the purely subjective, non-technical opinion of an amateur birder.

I've used this scope for about a year and a half now, pairing it with the Swarovski 25-50-xWW Eyepiece. The combination delivers big, bright, beautiful images with no perceived geometric distortion from edge to edge. Focusing is fast and easy, even when wearing gloves on a chilly morning, thanks to the big focusing barrel. Aiming an angled scope is a little awkward if you've never done it before, but you get reasonably proficient with just a little practice. One advantage of the angled scope is that people of different heights can rotate it to eye level without changing the aiming point. It's also easier on the neck than a straight scope in many viewing situations.

Birding with friends and guides, I've had opportunities to compare this combination in the field with several other 65 mm high-end scopes/eyepieces, often looking at the same bird in quick succession through two different scopes. I haven't seen anything that can touch this combination, not even the same Swarovski scope with older-model eyepieces. Friends who have done the same experiment with me have come to the same conclusion; you might, too.