ED glass in old opticron. (1 Viewer)

[John goshawk]

Hi I acquired this scope second hand.After reading some posts on here was wondering is this the original ES scope with ED glass?
Thanks for your help
John

 

[jring]

Hi John,

afaik the different releases of the ES series were available in SD and ED versions with the ED ones labelled ES XY GA ED and the plain glass ones only ESXY GA.
Will still be nice for magnification up to 30 or 40x... what EP did you get?

Joachim

 

[John goshawk]

Thanks Joachim

It came with a 22mm HDF eyepieces, not one that exists anymore.
Here was one of the threads that leads to confusion.

New scope intead of ES80GA Waterproof

Hi. Im in the process of convincing my self about the need for a new scope for birding. I have the old Opticron ES80GA Waterproof, which should be with ED glass. I have been satisfied with the scope so far, but I now think it could be fine with a newer and hopefully better scope. The main...

www.birdforum.net

 

[Mono]

It's my understanding that the original ES80 was ED only. The subsequent versions were available as SD or ED.

I have an original ES80 and the markings are identical to your picture. You could use the Wayback Machine to browse old versions of the Opticron site or you could ask Pete Gamby on here.

My ES80 has given me sterling service for umpteen years.

 

[John goshawk]

It's my understanding that the original ES80 was ED only. The subsequent versions were available as SD or ED.

I have an original ES80 and the markings are identical to your picture. You could use the Wayback Machine to browse old versions of the Opticron site or you could ask Pete Gamby on here.

My ES80 has given me sterling service for umpteen years.

Many thanks. Seems very good, can't see any chroma. It's a handsome scope too!
Cheers John