[Neoprene] This is a heavy Objective lens but it's above and beyond justifiable because of its craftsmanship and quality in every sense.


Five Stars!

[Neoprene] Serves the purpose intended. I carry a 600mm prime lens on a large tripod.

[Neoprene] I much prefer these hoods over the plastic caps that come with a lens.

[Neoprene] I had one a couple years ago and lost it. This new version has longer Velcro straps which is good.

[Neoprene] This objective was coupled with the ATX eye piece module (30-70X). Really I need about a year before I give a thorough review, but they want one now. I have worked with high end optics all my life and have an eye that can tell the difference between the very good and the great. Although my view time has been very limited, since i just got this scope, I can discern drilled holes in an air conditioner about 450 yards away from my house deck and I can get a sharp focus on them. I also can seen the rust streaks on the face plate of the unit at the same distance. As far as colors, well this is the wrong time of year for good colors, but the greens that are present really pop and the rest of the dull winter colors appear quite vivid. The objective was easy to attach to the eyepiece and the power ring and focus are very nice to operate. There is a lot of focus travel from a near to far focus but I think Swarovski did the best possible; a course focus would complicate everything. The exit pupil or the diameter of the light stream coming through the eyepiece at 70X is easy for the eye to find and stay with. The size of the glass in both the eyepiece and the objective is insanely good. All in all its easily worth the money if you are after the best image from a spotting scope. Possibly the only better scope would be the Swarovski with a 115 objective but I think that adds about 4 pound to the unit and would be of value to me only if I was planning for most of my viewing will well over 500 yards

[Neoprene] It is better than the one I purchase a bout 10 years ago with longer straps for the collar.

[Neoprene] Works like advertised and boy my shoulder can tell the difference..

[Neoprene] Do a lot of Outdoor ( Wildlife ) photography and this cover is great in protecting the lens from scratches. umidity cold etc etc.

[Neoprene] There is not much to review about a Lens Hood Cover, except that it provides adequate protection, in my case it fits perfectly on the Sigma 12-24mm F4.5-5.6 DG HSM II Lens at a reasonable price.
The reason I purchased it is the original Sigma Lens Hood Cover is a constant struggle to remove & put on the lens.
I will only use it when actually going in the field to photograph since it is made of a material therefore not sure if there may be issues with fungus if used as a permanent (long term) replacement for the original plastic Lens Hood cover.

[Neoprene] This is great if you spend a lot of time looking at birds on sandbars, ducks at across a pond or lake, etc. The field of view does make it difficult to get birds in the scope that you can easily find with binos, especially if those birds are closer. I think one of the smaller objective lenses would be a better all around versatile scope, but this is great if you bird near the coast. This can be a bear to carry around on a hike, and you can't carry it attached to your tripod like you can with other scopes. It's definitely not a scope that you want carry if there's a low chance that you'll use it. Great for bird-watching! You can see so much incredible detail and color with this lens!