Manufacturers

The following are manufacturers or distributors of binoculars, telescopes, tripods, or other accessories. If you have additional information or you find that a link is no longer valid, please send us email.

Alpen Audubon Bogen Brandon Brunton Burris Bushnell Canon Carson Optical Celestron

Davis & Sanford Docter Eagle Optics Fujinon Gitzo Guan Sheng Jason Konica Minolta Kowa Leica

Leupold Manfrotto Meade Meopta Nikon Olympus OP/TECH Opticron Optolyth

Pentax Questar Redfield Simmons Slik Steiner Swarovski Swift Tasco

Tiffen Tele Vue Unitron Velbon Vernon Scope Vivitar Vixen Vortex Zeiss

Alpen Outdoor Corporation

Alpen is a recipient of FOUR "Great Buy" ratings from Outdoor Life on their over 70 products and accessories.

10329 Dorset Street
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
Phone Numbers:
Voice - 909.987.8370
Fax - 909.987.8661
http://www.alpenoutdoor.com/index.shtml

Audubon Binoculars

Audubon Binoculars is a division of Sheltered Wings licensed to make binoculars, monoculars, spotting scopes, and accessories under the National Audubon Society logo.

Audubon Binoculars
2120 W. Greenview Dr.
Middleton, WI 53562
Phone: 800.426.0048
http://www.audubonbinoculars.com/

Bogen Imaging Inc.

Bogen Imaging is the leader in tripods and heads designed for wildlife viewing and nature
photography. Bogen is the US distributor for other manufacturer's products:

• Manfrotto tripods (sold under the Bogen label)

• Gitzo tripods

• Vinton tripods (high end TV and film tripods and dollies)

Bogen Imaging Inc.
565 E. Crescent Ave
PO Box 506
Ramsey, NJ 07446-0506 USA
1-201-818-9500
1-201-818-9177 (fax)
info@bogenimaging.us
http://www.bogenimaging.us/

Bogen's relabeling and renumbering of Manfrotto's product line has created tremendous confusion in the marketplace. Refer to the Manfrotto and Bogen Comparison to avoid confusion.

The Brunton Company

Choose from three lines of optics that match your passion. Lifetime warranty on most. They also have a wide variety of orienteering tools and solar power supplies that may interest some birders.

From the Epoch™ - revolutionary, the closest focusing full size binocular in the world, to the mid-priced Eternas™, to the Echo™ line - affordability with Brunton quality.

The Brunton Company
620 East Monroe Ave.
Riverton, WY 82501 USA
1-800-443-4871
1-307-856-6559
1-307-856-1840 (fax)
support@brunton.com
http://www.brunton.com/

Burris Sports Optics

Their Signature line of roof prism binoculars meld form and function with the highest quality ground glass and prisms, optimum lens multicoatings, into a perfected optical system, Burris Signatures are warranted forever.

salesmarketing@burrisoptics.com
http://www.burrisoptics.com/

Bushnell Sports Optics

Bushnell has been making quality optics for over 50 years in every type of sport optic you can imagine; from binoculars and spotting scopes to laser rangefinders, from telescopes to the latest night vision technology. Bausch & Lomb equipment was designed by Bushnell under license from Bausch & Lomb, and competed with the best. In early 2004, the license agreement which started in the early 1970s, expired and Bausch & Lomb chose not to license their name for optics any longer. Bushnell has converted most of the Bausch & Lomb products over to their own logo, with the remainder of the relabeled products, including the new Elite binoculars.

Bushnell Sports Optics Worldwide
9200 Cody Street
Overland Park KS 66214 USA
1-800-423-3537
1-913-752-3400
1-913-752-3550 (fax)

Bushnell, B&L, and Jason Home Pages

Bushnell Corporation of Canada
45A West Wilmot, Unit 17
Richmond Hill, Ontario Canada L4B 2P2
1-800-361-5702
1-905-771-2980
1-905-771-2984 (fax)

Canon Inc.

Complete line of binoculars for every need. Pioneers in the world of image-stabilized binoculars.

Canon Inc.
webmaster@www.canon-sales.co.jp
http://www.canon.co.jp
Canon USA Inc.
One Canon Plaza
Lake Success, NY 11042 USA
1-516-488-6700
1-800-OK-CANON (652-2666)
http://www.usa.canon.com/

Carson Optical

Carson Optical is an importer and manufacturer of binoculars, spotting scopes, and magnifiers, for astronomical use and several very popular styles to suit the birding market. They also manufacture LensPens, fast becoming a favorite lens cleaner among birders and photographers.

Carson Optical
175A East 2nd Street
Huntington Station, NY 11746
(800) 967-8427
(631) 427-6749 Fax
http://www.carson-optical.com

Celestron International

Known primarily for astronomical telescopes, the company now offers spotting scopes for terrestrial use which feature ED (extra low dispersion) glass and a great line of roof prism binoculars that provide superb image quality with BAK-4 prisms and fully multi-coated optics.

Celestron International
2835 Columbia Street
Torrance, CA 90503 USA
1-310-328-9560
1-310-212-5835 (fax)
http://www.celestron.com

DOCTER-Optic (Wetzlar - Jena)

DOCTER are manufacturers of good quality German optics. DOCTER-Optic Wetzlar GmbH acquired the East German Carl-Zeiss-Jena (aus Jena) factories and brands. All products are now sold under the DOCTER label.

DOCTER OPTICS GmbH
Mittelweg 29
07806 Neustadt, Orla - Molbitz, Germany
49 3 64 81-27-0
49 3 64 81-27-107 (fax)
sales@docteroptics.com
http://www.docteroptics.com

B.C. Outdoors (US distributor)
12801 U.S. 95 South
P.O. Box 61497
Boulder City, NV 89006
1-702-294-3056
1-702-294-0121 (fax)
http://www.docteropticsusa.com/
Tom McCracken, customer service

Eagle Optics

Eagle Optics has been making excellent low- and mid-priced birding binoculars since the mid 1990s. Their Platinum Rangers are a favorite among birders.

Eagle Optics
2120 W. Greenview Dr.
Middleton, WI 53562
Phone: 800-289-1132
http://www.eagleoptics.com/

Fujinon

Fujinon has quite a following in the astronomical community, especially for big binoculars, and more recently to the birding community. Fujinon (aka Fuji Photo Optical Co.) is a subsidiary of the huge multinational, Japan-based Fuji Photo Film.

Fuji Photo Optical Co. Ltd.
1-324 Uetake
Omiya City, Saitama 330, Japan
81-048-668-2152
81-048-651-8517 (fax)
TELEX J22885
http://www.fujinon.co.jp/

Fujinon Inc.10 High Point Drive
Wayne, NJ 07470 USA
1-973-633-5600
1-973-633-0018

Fujinon (Europe) GmbH
Halskestrasse 4
47877 Willich, Germany
(0) 2154-924-0
(0) 2154-924-290 (fax)

Gitzo

Gitzo, a subsidiary of Vinton, manufactures tripods, including several new carbon fiber models.

Gitzo
helpdesk@gitzo.com
http://www.gitzo.com/

In the US, Vinton's US acquisition, Bogen, distributes Gitzo products.

Guan Sheng

Guan Sheng is a Taiwan-based telescope manufacturer.

Jim Sheng
Guan Sheng Optical Co., Ltd.
No, 152, Huei An St.
Chu Tung Town
Hsinchu Hsien, Taiwan, R.O.C.
886-3-595-1510
886-3-595-1591 (fax)
j8889@ms8.hinet.net
http://www.gs-telescope.com

Konica Minolta

KonicaMinolta Corporation
725 Darlington Avenue
Mahwah, NJ 07430

800.285.6422
201.574.4000
201.574.4010 Fax
http://www.konicaminolta.us/

Kowa Optimed

Kowa manufactures extremely popular (in the US) telescopes and rifle scopes. They now have a separate web site for their scopes, in English only. The US distributor is listed below. The kowascope web site lists all their distributors.

Kowa Optimed Inc.
20001 S. Vermont Ave.
Torrance, CA 90502 USA
1-800-966-5692 [1-800-966-KOWA]
1-310-327-1913
1-310-327-4177 (fax)
scopekowa@kowa.com
http://www.kowascope.com
http://www.kowa.com, Kowa Corporate Site (no scope info)

Leica

Leica is a large multinational optical company headquartered in Switzerland. The company resulted from the 1990 merger of Wild Leitz and Cambridge Instruments. The Leitz brand that birders have come to appreciate is no longer sold; everything is under the Leica label now.

Leica AG
International Headquarters
Poststrasse 28
Postfach 1243
CH-9001 St. Gallen, Switzerland
41-(0)71 30 71 11
41-(0)71 30 71 55 (fax)
http://www.leica.com

Leica Camera AG
Oskar-Barnack-Strasse 11
35606 Solms
Germany
Fon: +49 (0) 6442/208-111
Fax: +49 (0) 6442/208-333
mail: info@leica-camera.com

Website Sport Optics DE: www.leica-camera.com/sportoptik

Website Sport Optics ENG:www.leica-camera.com/sportoptics

 

Leica Camera Inc.
156 Ludlow Avenue
Northvale, NJ 07647 USA
1-800-222-0118
1-201-767-7500
1-201-767-8666 (fax)
9:00 am - 4:30pm EST, Monday-Friday
http://www.leica-camera.com/usa

Kinderman Canada Inc.
361 Steelcase Rd. # 3
Markham, Ontario L3R 3V8 Canada
1-905-940-9262
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Additional Distributors

Leupold & Stevens

Leupold & Stevens sells binoculars and scopes under their name (Gold Ring line) and under the Wind River name.

Leupold & Stevens

mailing address:	PO Box 688 Beaverton, OR 97075-0688 USA
shipping address:	14400 NW Greenbrier Parkway Beaverton, OR 97006-5791 USA

1-503-526-5196
1-503-526-1400 Product Service and Technical Information
1-800-929-4949 Dealer Directory
http://www.leupold.com/

Gruppo Manfrotto

Manfrotto are Italian manufacturers of tripods, which are sold by the Bogen name in the US, and as Manfrotto everywhere else, including Canada. Manfrotto Nord is the Gruppo subsidiary responsible for tripods.

Manfrotto Trading
Via Livinallongo, 3
I-20139 Milano, Italy
39 02/5697041
39 02/5393954 (fax)
trading@manfrotto.it
http://www.manfrotto.it/trading

Manfrotto Nord Srl
Z.I. di Villapaiera
I-32032 Feltre BL, Italy
39 439 89945
39 439 81434 (fax)
nord@manfrotto.it
helpdesk@manfrotto.com
http://www.manfrotto.com

Meopta Prerov, a.s.

Meopta is a large Czech company specializing in precision engineering and optical products. They are targeting birders as a market. Distribution is limited.

Meopta Prerov, a.s.
Kabelikova 1
Prerov 750 58, Czech Republic
42 641 / 241111
42 641 / 204 731 or 204 732 (fax)
meopta@meopta.cz
http://www.meopta.cz
Additional Distributors

Meade

Meade makes astronomical telescopes; however, some of their models have found favor with birders as field scopes.

Meade Instruments Corporation
6001 Oak Canyon
Irvine, CA 92618

Phone: 949-451-1450
Fax: 949-451-1460
http://www.meade.com

Nikon

Nikon, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi, manufactures extremely good optics with a reputation for excellent lenses for sporting and industrial applications. They are mainly known for their cameras and lenses, but did you ever wonder who makes the lenses for all those microsurgery applications?

Nikon Corporation
Fuji Building
2-3, Marunouchi 3-chome
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100 Japan
81-3-3214-5311
81-3-3201-5856 (fax)
Nikon Binocular and Telescope Product Division
Nikon Avenue (Japanese)
Nikon Avenue (English)

Nikon Sport Optics
1300 Walt Whitman Road
Melville NY 11747-3064 USA
1-516-547-4200
1-516-547-0309 (fax)
1-800-247-3464
1-800-NIKON-US (1-800-645-6687)
http://www.nikonusa.com

Nikon Canada Inc.
1366 Aerowood Drive
Mississauga, Ontario Canada L4W 1C1
1-905-625-9910

Nikon U.K. Ltd.
380 Richmond Road
Kingston upon Thames, Surrey KT2 5PR England
44-181-541-4440
http://www.nikon.ch/

Olympus

Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.
P.O. Box 7004
Shinukuk Monolith
2-3-1 Nishi-Shinjuku
Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 163-09, Japan
http://www.olympus.co.jp/

Olympus America Inc.
Two Corporate Center Drive
Melville, NY 11747 USA
1-800-622-6372
1-516-844-5000
1-516-844-5262 (fax)
http://www.olympusamerica.com/

Olympus Optical Co. (Europa) GmbH
http://www.olympus-europa.com/

OP/TECH USA

OP/TECH manufactures high-quality straps, covers, and accessories for the photographic and outdoor communities. For more information, see the Miscellaneous Products page.

OP/TECH USA
304 Andrea Drive
Belgrade MT 59714 USA
1-800-251-7815
1-406-388-1377
1-406-388-2063 (fax)
info@optechusa.com
http://www.optechusa.com/

Opticron

This UK-based company specializes in producing quality binoculars at fairly low prices. They have just penetrated the US market.

Opticron
PO Box 370
Unit 21
Titan Court
Laporte Way
Luton Beds LU4 8YR UK
info@opticron.co.uk

ABA Sales is the North American distributor.

Optolyth

OPTOLYTH-OPTIK Walter Roth GmbH & Co. KG
Lehentalstr.1
D-91249 Weigendorf, Germany
09154-4011
09154-4125 (fax)
http://www.optolyth.de

Sunset Cliffs Manufacturing Corporation (distributor)
dba Deutsche Optik
PO Box 7518
San Diego, CA 92167 USA
1-800-225-9407
1-619-287-9860
1-619-287-9869 (fax)
deutoptik@aol.com
http://www.deutscheoptik.com

Pentax Corporation

Pentax Corporation is the consumer optics branch of Asahi Optical Co, Ltd.

Pentax Corporation
http://www.pentax.co.jp/

Pentax Corporation
35 Inverness Drive East
Englewood CO 80112 USA
1-800-877-0155 - Main Number
1-800-709-2020 - Literature and Manual Requests
1-303-799-8000
http://www.pentaxusa.com/
pentax@knightweb.com
pentaxmc@rmii.com

http://www.pentax.com/Pentax Europe N.V.
http://www.pentaxeurope.com/

Questar Corporation

Questar Corporation
6204 Ingham Road
P.O. Box 59
New Hope, PA 18938 USA
1-800-247-9607
1-215-862-5277
1-215-862-0512 (fax)
http://www.questar-corp.com

Redfield

Redfield, formerly manufactured by Redfield Inc. of Denver, is now owned by Meade, which also distributes Simmons and Weaver optics.

1-800-285-0689
http://www.redfieldoptics.com/

Simmons

Simmons Outdoor Corporation is an operating unit of Meade Instruments.

Simmons Outdoor Corporation
http://www.simmonsoptics.com/

Slik Corporation

Slik manufactures tripods widely used by photographers.

Slik Corporation
Tokyo, Japan
tahara@slik.com
http://www.slik.com/

THK Photo
http://www.thkphoto.com/
THK Photo Products, Inc.
2360 Mira Mar Ave., Long Beach, CA 90815

For customer service, call: 1-800-421-1141

Steiner-Optik

Steiner makes some of the finest hunting, birding, marine, military, law enforcement and outdoor binoculars and accessories.

Steiner Optik GmbH
Postfach 160241
D-95428 Bayreuth Germany
Dr.-Hans-Frisch-Straße 9
D-95448 Bayreuth Germnay
0921/7879-0
0921/7879-89 (fax)
http://www.steiner.de
verkauf.inland@steiner.de
export.sales@steiner.de

Steiner Optics
97 Foster Road, Suite 5
Moorestown, NJ 08057 USA
1-800-257-7742
1-856-866-8615 (fax)
http://www.steiner-birding.com
info@steiner-birding.com

Swarovski Optik

Manufacturers of the widely acclaimed EL and SLC (roof prism), Traditional (Porro prism), and pocket binoculars; spotting scopes, laser rangefinders, night vision scopes, and rifle scopes.

Swarovski Optik K.G.
Swarovski Straße 70
A-6060 Absam
Tirol, Austria
43 0 52 23 / 511-0
43 0 52 23 / 41860 (fax)
http://www.swarovskioptik.com/

Swarovski Optik North America Ltd.
One Wholesale Way
Cranston, RI 02920 USA
1-800-426-3089
1-401-942-3380
1-401-946-2587 (fax)
http://www.swarovskioptik.at/english/home/

Swift Instruments

Swift Instruments, Inc.
1190 North 4th Street
San Jose, CA 95112 USA
1-800-523-4544
FAX 1-408-292-7967
customercare@swiftoptics.com
http://www.swift-optics.com

Tasco Sales Inc.

Tasco, more known for its rifle scopes, manufactures inexpensive binoculars that compete with Jason et al. for those buyers who discriminate on price alone.

Tasco Sales Inc.
7600 NW 26th Street
Miami FL 33122 USA
1-305-591-3670
1-305-592-5895 (fax)
http://www.tascosales.com/binoculars/default.shtml

Tiffen Manufacturing Corporation

Tiffen is primarily known for their optical filters and camera accessories; however, for birders, they are best known for Davis & Sanford line of tripods. Tiffen acquired the license to manufacture these tripods in 1992 or 1993. All their tripods are manufactured in the US.

Tiffen Manufacturing Corporation
90 Oser Ave
Hauppauge, NY 11788 USA
1-800-645-2522
1-516-273-2500
1-516-273-2557 (fax)
http://www.tiffen.com

Tele Vue

Tele Vue is widely known in astronomy circles as a manufacturer of excellent quality astronomical telescopes. This company is gaining a following among birders with its Ranger and Pronto telescopes.

Tele Vue Optics, Inc.
32 Elkay Dr.
Chester, NY 10918

+1-845-469-4551 (phone)
+1-845-469-4552 (fax)

http://www.BirdScope.com
http://www.televue.com