Optical Hardware | latest news | 2007 2008
22nd April 2008
An endorsement from Sandown lifeboat, click here.
Digiscopediary have published a guide to digiscoping the night sky, click here
.... and we've added a detailed technical guide to matters optical, click here
20th March 2008
Coming soon - The new OSTARA F-7 ED astro refractors. click here for details
1st March 2008
NEW OLIVON MC-105
A compact and lightweight scope which is both suitable for astronomy and general spotting. 105mm Maksutov-cassegrain design, focal length. Twin switcahble eyepices ( top, inverted image for astronomy ) rear 45 prism for regular viewing. Uses all standard Optical Hardware eyepieces, accessories and camera adaptors Standard tripod mounting. Very compact and lightweight, easy to set up and use.
This product is brand new and availability is very limited at this time.
Available stocks are being shipped to a small number of specialist dealers this month.
General availability expected by early summer
15th January 2008
New Visionary AC4 series available from next week. This is a very high quality DCF compact featuring multicoating and aspheric lenses. Models available 8x25, 10x25 and 12x25. For more information, click here
New Olivon MS-PRO series 7x50 and 10x50 will be available from specialist stockists later this month. The MS-PRO features full waterproofing, shock resistant bodies and ability to withstand extreems of temperature. For more information, click here
Another specialist, limited production,model, is the Visionary IF 7x50 WPC. This model is designed for the marine user and features full waterproofing and a good quality damped compass. Limited stocks are available from some of our specialist dealers from this week.
Click here for more information
14th January 2008
New WX series compact have now arrived. Slotting neatly into the Visionary range between the WP series and the Wetlands, the WX offers a good quality compact binocular with fully waterproof body at a great price. Also available now is the WDX 6x18 - a brand new ultra compact waterproof with fast central focussing. For more information, click here
 
19th December 2007
First stocks of the new Olivon heavy duty hide clamp system have arrived in the UK : Click here for details.
Lots more new models coming early in 2008 including the new medium priced WX and WDX DCF compact binoculars, the High quality Aspheric lens AC4 series, a special production waterproof marine, MS series Olivon and a new range of stay-on cases for the Visionary series of telescopes. Watch this space.
A very Merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous New Year from all of us at Optical Hardware
8th November 2007
ZMX 7-21x25 - the super-close focussing monocular. An incredible new product from Visionary Click here for details
20th September 2007
New Visionary UF 7x17 compact binocular will be available from
most stockists by early October. Click here for details
17th September 2007
Keeping your camera still while you are digiscoping with a powerful
telescope is always a problem. A cable release helps, but most
modern compact digital cameras don't accept a cable release. We
have the solution. These new Olivon cable releases with digital
camera holder are available with either a 22cm, 26cm or 30cm wrap
around holder to fit just about any camera. Click here for details
1st September 2007
New Visionary M-10 and M-12 monoculars now available, click here for more information
New Inara DCF binoculars now available, click here for more information
A new Visionary brochure is available, if you would like a free
copy, email us
23rd August 2007
A new range of digiscope camera adaptors is now available for
our Visionary scopes click here for full details
6th August 2007
The TM micro monocular is now available. This ultra compact and
leightweigh instrument features 8x magnification. It is supplied
complete with attachment to convert it into a 25x microscope
For information about Visionary monoculars, click here
11th may 2007
The Olivon U-DCA ( universal digital camera adaptor ) is in great
demand !
Following recent reviews in the birdwatching press it seems almost
everyone is trying to get hold of one of these. Supplies are short
but we are catching up with deliveries to our dealers as quickly
as we can.
Don't forget - if your camera is an SLR ( digital or film ) then
you don't need the U-DCA - you should buy the standard digital
camera adaptor instead ( DCA ) Olivon DCA's and U-DCA's fit all Olivon T80 / T90 series scopes
For information about Olivon Digiscope adaptors, click here
9th May 2007
So many new things to tell you about !
Let's start with this website which has now been fully updated
and revised and contains information and images about all 4 of
our product ranges - Optical Hardware, Illusion, Visionary and
Olivon.
New products introduced recently :
Visionary WETLAND 8x25, 10x25, 8x42, 10x42
Visionary 80ED spotting scope, Visionary Airman-60 scope, Visionary
Tele-90 scope
Visionary CX-mini zoom 6-18x18
Illusion Telemark-70 monocular
You'll find details of all of these products on the web pages
15th April 2007
New Olivon QB and FZ series binoculars inroduced
First stocks of the incredible new Olivon UDA are now available
from selected dealers although these will be in short supply for
some time
  
22nd March 2007
2 new heads introduced into the Olivon tripod range. The TRH 16
is a heavy duty head and the TRH14 is grip action ball head. Both
are compatible with all Olivon tripods.
 
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21st March 2007
The visionary scope range is increased to 7 models
27th February 2007
New Visonary 8x22 and 10x25 waterproof models now availalable
26th February 2007
Visionary Special Products
A compact zoom telescope with a rotating eyepiece turret allows
the scope to be used straight or 45 degree angled. Straight scopes
are great for sports and aircraft spotting, angled are better
for birdwatching and surveillance. This scope does both ! As this
is a special production item stocks are limited and initially
will only be available from product specialists and selected VIP
dealers and stockists.
9th January 2007
NEW Optical Hardware HIDELITE compact spotting scope available now
5th January 2007
Optical hardware announce a new range of stay-on cases for telescopes.
These superb water resistant cases are designed for the Illusion series of telescopes - 50mm / 60mm / 77mm / 100mm objectives,
however they will fit around most telescopes of similar size.
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