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Pentax PF-80ED Spotting Scope with Field Case
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Brand | Pentax |
Age Range (Description) | Adult |
Special Feature | Fog Proof, UV Protected Lens, full-size, waterproof, zoom |
Objective Lens Diameter | 80 Millimeters |
Magnification Maximum | 8 x |
About this item
- Original High-End-Produkt von Ricoh
- Item Package Quantity: 1
- Country of origin:- Japan
- Colour: black
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Type | Porro Prism Straight Type | Porro prism Angle Type | Porro Prism Straight Type | Porro prism Angle Type | Porro Prism Straight Type |
Objective lens diameter | 65mm | 65mm | 80mm | 80mm | 100mm |
Objective lens structure | 3 groups 5 elements | 3 groups 5 elements | 3 groups 3 elements | 3 groups 3 elements | 3 groups 3 elements |
Minimum focusing distance | 5m | 5m | 5.8m | 5.8m | 8.5m |
Eyepiece type | Collet | Collet | Collet | Collet | Collet |
Eyepieces attachment size | 31.7mm(1.25inch) | 31.7mm(1.25inch) | 31.7mm(1.25inch) | 31.7mm(1.25inch) | 31.7mm(1.25inch) |
Length | 270mm | 270mm | 397mm | 415mm | 510mm |
Height | 115mm | 120mm | 120mm | 135mm | 134mm |
Width | 85mm | 85mm | 98mm | 100mm | 117mm |
Weight | 1050g | 1070g | 1,400g | 1,600g | 2,600g |
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Product information
Product Dimensions | 15.55 x 4.72 x 3.86 inches |
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Item Weight | 3.09 pounds |
ASIN | B00009XVOR |
Item model number | 70930 |
Customer Reviews |
4.3 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #187,791 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors) #69 in Spotting Scopes |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Date First Available | June 17, 2003 |
Department | unisex-adult |
Manufacturer | Pentax |
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Product Description
The PENTAX PF-80ED Spotting Scope enables hours of comfortable viewing without distortion or chromatic aberrations and with maximum resolution. An ED large objective lens of 80mm diameter, lenses of lanthanum glass, BaK4 prisms and an SMC multi-layer coating of the lenses ensure an absolutely bright and clear image. The sum of all these high-end components is our contribution to this high-end spotting scope.
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Customers like the quality, clarity, value, brightness, ease of focus, and material of the telescope. For example, they mention it's an excellent scope, delivers great views, and is incredible for the price. Some appreciate the 65 mm objective lens and the wide field of view. That said, they're happy with the material.
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Customers are satisfied with the quality of the telescope. They mention that it provides bright, clear viewing at 39X. The construction is excellent, and the glass is outstanding. Overall, customers are happy with their purchase and recommend it to others.
"The Pentax PF 80 ED is a surprisingly nice scope at a very reasonable price...." Read more
"...The black rain-weather case that came with it is very durable, and OK - but I would have preferred one with a velcro patch to get the fat 80 mm..." Read more
"...Wonderful scope. Waterproof no less. I grabbed it on Amazon for under $700 which is a steal for this calibre scope in my opinion...." Read more
"...are large and heavy, but they give a very bright, sharp and wide field of view (68 degrees) and better eye relief than zoom lenses, but I still like..." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the clarity of the telescope. They mention that it has a crystal clear view, excellent lighting, and good vision through the scope. The baffling works well and the images are bright and crisp. The eye relief is good, and the ED glass yields astounding images. The scope is incredibly crisp and is very clear at long distances.
"...The lighting and clarity thru the scope are excellent - about half the price (or less) than Swarovski or Kowa, and to my subjective eye - equivalent..." Read more
"Had this and my Skywatcher 80ED side by side and I was stunned at the visual images...." Read more
"...The internal baffling works well and the images are bright and crisp...." Read more
"...I have the SMC-XW 20mm eyepiece to go with it and it is a crystal clear view...." Read more
Customers find the value of the telescope incredible for the price.
"The Pentax PF 80 ED is a surprisingly nice scope at a very reasonable price...." Read more
"...at the time it was great for the price there were others similar but way out of my budget." Read more
"...at night, the quality and sharpness of this scope is just incredible for the price...." Read more
"...I think this hits a great sweet spot price and performance wise." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the brightness of the telescope. They mention that it is very bright, sharp, and has a wide field of view. The 65 mm diameter is adequate for most lighting situations.
"...Both eyepieces are large and heavy, but they give a very bright, sharp and wide field of view (68 degrees) and better eye relief than zoom lenses,..." Read more
"...Minus 1/2 of a star.The glass is extremely bright. I am going to wait until dusk for another test...." Read more
"...The 65 mm is adequate for most lighting situations...." Read more
Customers find the telescope easy to focus. They mention that it has a 68-degree field of view and better eye relief than zoom lenses.
"...bright, sharp and wide field of view (68 degrees) and better eye relief than zoom lenses, but I still like to take off my glasses...." Read more
"...Easy to focus, very high quality - no, it's not Swarovski but I doubt I'd know the difference unless I ran them side by side...." Read more
"...Image is sharp to the edge. Focus very good for just one focus knob. Quality build and is certainly a "Best Buy"...." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the material of the telescope. They mention it has great glass, excellent design, and optics.
"...The eyepiece is *much* nicer than the Celestron 24mm eyepiece I got with my 10" Meade telescope...." Read more
"Great Glass..." Read more
"Excellent design and optics..." Read more
Customers like the weight of the telescope. They say that it is small and relatively light.
"...The scope is relatively light (not quite as light as the old Eagle Optics Raven I had before) - comfortable to pack on day hikes...." Read more
"...and weighs less than my water bottle." Read more
"Excelent scope for the money. Small, light weight and very clear image." Read more
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I am confident when I recommend this as a Birding or Shooting scope. Where it doesn't do well is Planetary viewing there will be color fringing errors on the planet edges.
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Ahora bien hay que investigar un poco y elegir bien el ocular.
Pentax ha fabricado 3 oculares para este telescopio en concreto que son el XF 8,5 (46 aumentos) el XF12 (32.5 aumentos) y el XF 6.5-19.5 (zoom de 20 a 60 aumentos).
Como mi anterior telescopio de otra marca tenia un ocular zoom y estaba acostumbrado a él encargué también en Amazon el ocular 20-60 aumentos recomendado por Pentax, no obstante como había leído una reseña de otro comprador que había quedado bastante decepcionado con el ocular zoom de Pentax decidí comprar también al igual que este comprador un ocular chino mucho mas barato (Svbony SV170 de 13-39 aumentos).
Y efectivamente resulta que el ocular zoom de Pentax a partir de los 38-40 aumentos pierde mucha nitidez y se ven bastantes aberraciones cromáticas, mientras que el ocular de marca china que es cinco veces mas barato pero está muy bien construido es igual de nítido que el Pentax hasta los 30-35 aumentos y bastante mas nítido con aumentos más altos.
Incomprensible y decepcionado de que una marca como Pentax haya fabricado un ocular tan malo a ese precio tan alto.
De momento he devuelto el ocular zoom de Pentax y me he quedado con el chino de Svbony mientras sigo investigando si comprar uno de los otros 2 oculares fijos recomendados por Pentax o busco otro ocular fijo de otra marca distinta.
Por otra parte el telescopio esta muy bien construido, el enfoque es muy bueno ni muy duro ni muy suave, el parasol tiene un resalte que te ayuda a localizar las aves muy rápidamente, el movimiento lateral rotatorio del telescopio sobre el trípode funciona con dos "clicks" y esta muy bien pensado al igual que la funda de transporte y uso en trípode incluida en el precio (buen detalle Pentax).
En resumen y tal como indico en el titulo muy buen cuerpo de telescopio pero hay que elegir bien el ocular.
EDITADO A 16/09/2023.
Después de consultar muchos foros de aves compré los dos oculares fijos de Pentax desarrollados para este telescopio, el XF12 (32,5 aumentos) y el XF8.5 (46 aumentos) y no puedo estar mas contento con ellos, así como con el ocular zoom XF 6,5-19,5 (20-60 aumentos) Pentax no ha conseguido hacer un buen producto con los otros dos oculares fijos si que ha hecho un muy buen trabajo.
La nitidez y el brillo son una maravilla en todo el campo de visión, sin rastro de aberraciones cromáticas en el caso del XF12 y apenas perceptibles solo en situaciones de mucho contraste en el XF8.5 de 46 aumentos.
Después de varios días usándolo el único defecto que le encuentro al telescopio es que la goma negra que cubre el cuerpo es un imán para el polvo y las pelusas y tengo que pasarle un paño húmedo cuando vuelvo a casa después de cada uso.
Ahora por poco mas de 1200 euros tengo un telescopio y tres oculares que puedo usar en cualquier situación y que rivaliza en brillo y nitidez con el swaro 65 HD que vale 1000 euros mas (comprobado in situ).
Muy contento con el telescopio.
However, the scope which was sent to me was not new. The seal was broken, and the packaging was damaged inside and out. This is not the first time this sort of thing has happened. So I returned it, and bought it elsewhere.
Wer also bereits ein Teleskop mit guten Okularen besitzt, landet wegen der Kompatibilität mit vielen Okularen fast zwangsläufig bei Pentax.
Ich selbst verwende am Spektiv die Pentax XW-Okulare (5mm, 10mm und 20mm). Absolut begeistert bin ich bei Verwendung des 20mm-Okulares. Das Seherlebnis steht dabei selbst dreifach teureren Hochleistungsspektiven nicht nach. Mit 5 mm ist das Gerät meines Erachtens an seiner Leistungsgrenze, dabei wird aber immerhin eine 104-fache Vergrößerung geboten, welche ich nur bei astronomischen Exkursen zur Planetenbeobachtung nutze. Dafür ist es auch ganz gut geeignet. Am Tage wird das Bild bei dieser extremen Vergrößerung aber schon sehr dunkel und auch etwas flau. Das ist aber auch bei den ganz teuren Profispektiven der Fall, weil die Austrittspupille dann nur noch bei 0,8 mm liegt. Man muss eben bedenken, dass Spektive eigentlich nicht für so hohe Vergrößerungen gebaut werden.
Ergänzend habe ich noch ein einfacheres Explore Scientific Okular mit 26 mm Brennweite in Verwendung, welches eine 20-fache Vergrößerung in wirklich guter optischer Qualität liefert. Die dabei resultierende Austrittspupille von 4mm ergibt auch bei weit fortgeschrittener Dämmerung noch eine gute Sichtbarkeit von herumstreifendem Wild.
Fazit: Ich würde dieses Spektiv wieder kaufen. Noch eine Anmerkung zum Schluss: Solch spezielle optische Geräte kauft man wirklich am besten im Fachhandel, weil man dort beraten wird sowie ausprobieren und vergleichen kann.
Nun zur Bildqualität, sie ist überragend mit dem XW 14 mm und XW 7mm. Mit dem XW 3,5 ist sie immer noch sehr gut, auch wenn die Bildhelligkeit etwas leidet. Aber wir sprechen hier von 144X Vergrößerung, das bietet kein anderer Hersteller. Bei denen ist bei 75X Schluss. Bin kein Freund von Zooms, mit Festbrennweiten hat man einen viel größeren Bildkreis (Sehfeld XW 14 mit 36X 35 m auf 1000m, das Zoom bei 20X 33 m auf 1000 m) und die Bildqualität ist auch viel besser. Sie ist auf dem selben Niveau wie die drei Großen aus Europa.