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Michael
and Diane Porter and a team of Iowa birders tested 24 spotting scopes
for a review in the March, 2003, issue
of Bird Watcher's Digest. This account is part of that review.
 The
new 62APO Televid brings Leica into the small scope arena. This
scope shares an outstanding zoom eyepiece with Leica’s larger
Televid 77, but in the 62mm scope the zoom delivers 16-48x instead
of 20-60x.
The eyecup twists up to provide precisely the desired degree of
eye relief for glasses wearers at high as well as at low magnifications.
For those who prefer fixed magnification, Leica also offers 20x,
32x, and 40x eyepieces.
Because the sighting device, like that of the Zeiss, is on the
extensible lens hood, some distance from the eyepiece, this scope
bests some of the others in accurately getting you on your target.
Two smooth, accurate focus knobs with different gear ratios provide
fast focus and fine focus.
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Leica
62APO Televid 