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Product Description
There is no way around the Leica Ultravid HD-Plus models if you expect a lot from your binoculars. They turn every moment into an unforgettable experience and love for details into passion. Fluoride lenses ensure brilliant color fidelity and perfect, optimum brightness and sharpness. Stray light is kept at a minimum which ensures perfect contrasts. The focusing mechanism of the Ultravid binoculars runs smoothly and takes less than two full turns from the minimum close-up to infinity, making focusing safe and quick. Thanks to their robust construction, the Ultravid HD-Plus binoculars are ready for use in all weather conditions. The chassis is made of a lightweight yet durable magnesium alloy, with a wear-resistant titanium center hinge axle. Moreover, these models are sealed to make the binocular submersible to 16.4 ft. The AquaDura® coating reliably protects the lenses against water and dirt.
Building on the success of the original Ultravid HD, Leica's 8x50 Ultravid HD-Plus Binoculars add improved technologies and materials to create an optic with bright and clear images across the entire field of view. The full-size HD-Plus binoculars deliver enhanced contrast and true color fidelity, with virtually zero distortion, even in low-light conditions.
Leica uses specially formulated SCHOTT HT extra-low dispersion (ED) glass, which increases light transmission especially in the blue-violet light band, improves color fidelity, and enhances low-light performance. Scratch- and abrasion-resistant High Durable Coating (HDC) and hydrophobic AquaDura coating on the outer lenses protect surfaces and cause water and oil to bead off for easier cleaning and clearer vision. The roof prisms feature P40 phase correction and proprietary High Lux System (HLS) coatings. These coatings virtually eliminate chromatic aberration for enhanced color rendition and increased contrast and overall image sharpness.
Complementing the optical performance are uncompromising construction details. To reduce user fatigue during long glassing sessions, the chassis is made of a lightweight yet durable magnesium alloy, with a wear-resistant titanium center hinge axle. The optical tubes are nitrogen filled for fogproof performance and sealed to make the binoculars submersible to 16.4' or 0.5 bar of pressure. Ergonomic thumb indents on the bottom of the binoculars coupled with protective rubber armoring provide a comfortable slip-resistant grip. A lubrication-free focus system provides fast and precise focusing, with PETP-Discs to provide smooth movement throughout the broad operating temperature range.
Optical Performance
- 8x magnification
- 50mm objective lens
- Roof prism optical path
- SCHOTT HT extra-low dispersion glass increases light transmission, especially in blue-violet band, improves color fidelity, and enhances low-light performance
- P40 phase-correcting and proprietary High Lux System (HLS) prism coatings reduce internal light scatter for sharper images with improved contrast
- High-temperature plasma lens coating depositing system for precise optical coating placement
- Scratch- and abrasion-resistant High Durable Coating (HDC) and hydrophobic AquaDura coating on outer lenses protect surfaces and cause water and oil to bead off lenses for easier cleaning and clearer vision in bad weather
- 274' field of view at 1000 yards
- Wide apparent angle of view
- Long 17mm eye relief
- Comfortable 6.25mm exit pupil
Use and Handling
- Lubricant-free center focus system with PETP-Discs provides smooth movement throughout the operating temperature range
- 58-74mm interpupillary adjustment range
- ±4 right-eye dioptric correction
- Locking center diopter adjustment wheel
- Twist-out two-stage click-stop eyecups
- Tripod mountable with optional adapter
Construction Details
- Light and durable magnesium chassis
- Titanium center hinge axle
- Slip-resistant protective rubber-armored body
- Nitrogen filled, fogproof and watertight to 16.5' (5m)
- Flip-down tethered objective lens caps
- Broad -13 to 131°F operating temperature
- Ergonomic thumb rests for added comfort and a better grip
What's in the Box
Specifications
| Model | Ultravid 8x32 HD-Plus | Ultravid 10x32 HD-Plus | Ultravid 7x42 HD-Plus | Ultravid 8x42 HD-Plus | Ultravid 10x42 HD-Plus | Ultravid 8x50 HD-Plus | Ultravid 10x50 HD-Plus | Ultravid 12x50 HD-Plus |
| Magnification | 8x | 10x | 7x | 8x | 10x | 8x | 10x | 12x |
| Lens Diameter | 32 mm | 32 mm | 42 mm | 42 mm | 42 mm | 50 mm | 50 mm | 50 mm |
| Exit Pupil | 4mm | 3.2mm | 6mm | 5.25mm | 4.2mm | 6.25mm | 5mm | 4.2mm |
| Twilight Factor | 16 | 17.9 | 17.15 | 18.33 | 20.5 | 20 | 22.36 | 24.5 |
| Geometric Light Value | 16 | 10.24 | 36 | 27.56 | 17.64 | 39.06 | 25 | 17.64 |
| Field of View | 135 m/1000 m 7.7° |
120 m/1000 m 6.8° |
140 m/1000 m 8° |
130 m/1000 m 7.4° |
110 m/1000 m 6.3° (wide-angle) |
115 m/1000 m 6.6° |
115 m/1000 m 6.6° (wide-angle) |
100 m/1000 m 5.7° (wide-angle) |
| Close Focusing Limit (at 0 dioptr.) | approx. 2.20m | approx. 2.10m | approx. 3.30m | approx. 3.10m | approx. 2.95m | approx. 3.60m | approx. 3.35m | approx. 3.25m |
| Exit Pupil Longitudinal Distance | 13.3mm | 13.5mm | 17mm | 15.9mm | 15.8mm | 18.1 mm | 14.6 mm | 13.2mm |
| Eye Relief | 13.3mm | 13.2mm | 16mm | 15.5mm | 17mm | 17 mm | 15 mm | 13mm |
| Adjustable Interpupillary Distance | 52-74 mm | 52-74 mm | 55-75 mm | 55-75 mm | 55-75 mm | 58-74 mm | 58-74 mm | 58-75 mm |
| Type of Prism | Roof | Roof | Roof | Roof | Roof | Roof | Roof | Roof |
| Coating on Lenses / on Prisms | High Durable Coating (HDCTM) and hydrophobic AquaDura coating on outer lens surfaces High Lux System (HLSTM) and phase correction coating P40 |
High Durable Coating (HDCTM) and hydrophobic AquaDura coating on outer lens surfaces High Lux System (HLSTM) and phase correction coating P40 |
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| Diopter Compensation | ±4 Dioptr. | ±4 Dioptr. | ±4 Dioptr. | ±4 Dioptr. | ±4 Dioptr. | ±4 Dioptr. | ±4 Dioptr. | ±4 Dioptr. |
| Operating Temperature | -25° to +55° | -25° to +55° | -25° to +55° | -25° to +55° | -25° to +55° | -25° to +55° | -25° to +55° | -25° to +55° |
| Storage Temperature | -40° to +85° | -40° to +85° | -40° to +85° | -40° to +85° | -40° to +85° | -40° to +85° | -40° to +85° | -40° to +85° |
| Waterproofing | 0.5 bar (up to approx. 5m water depth) | 0.5 bar (up to approx. 5m water depth) | ||||||
| Housing | Magnesium housing with titanium axle / HD-Plus models rubber-armored | Magnesium housing with titanium axle / HD-Plus models rubber-armored | ||||||
| Dimensions (W x H x D) | 117x55x119mm | 117x55x119mm | 121x67x142mm | 121x67x142mm | 121x67x147mm | 125x70x183mm | 125x70x178mm | 125x70x183mm |
| Weight | approx. 560 g | approx. 595 g | approx. 765 g | approx. 790 g | approx. 765 g | approx. 1010 g | approx. 1010 g | approx. 1050 g |
Note: Dimensions above assuming a 65mm IPD and with eyecups screwed in