Leupold has a new series of fixed-power scopes: the FX I, FX II and FX III. According to Leupold's Pat Mundy, "The FX I will retain friction windage and elevation dials but will get Multicoat 4 lens coatings on the ocular and objective glass. FX II scopes will feature Multicoat 4 throughout, plus coin-click adjustments. The FX IIIs are slated for index-matched glass, just like VX III variables. They'll have finger-adjustable dials." Both the FX II and FX III scopes feature fast-focus eyepieces.

Also new at Leupold are lenses you can thread onto late-model Leupold scopes to enhance specific colors and improve target image on the range or in the field. "There's a lens to bring warm colors out of foliage, so you're more likely to see a partially hidden deer. Other lenses act like tinted shooting glasses to cut glare or brighten the sight picture," says Mundy. Available for most VX scopes (except some early VX IIs), these lenses come in 20mm to 50mm diameters to fit almost every Leupold. The company will rethread existing scopes as well.

There is also a new 6x32 binocular. Great depth of field and an expansive field of view make this an ideal woods glass and better for all-around hunting than you might think. www.leupold.com

The Magnum 9.5x42--Minox's new binocular--features individual focus and aspherical lenses. "We use long-lasting argon gas instead of nitrogen for fogproofing," says Minox's John Bedlion. The new binocular is rubber-armored and weighs 24 ounces. www.minox.com

Nikon has a new 8-24x25 Realtree Hardwoods zoom binocular in its Eagleview line featuring turn-and-slide eyecups, a centrally located zoom control lever, multicoated lenses and BaK4 prisms. It weighs 12.5 ounces with a 240-foot field of view at 1,000 yards set on 8X. The company has also lightened up its 34-ounce 42mm Premier LX binoculars by 6.5 (8X) and 6.7 ounces (10X). The 8X now weighs 28 ounces, and the 10X now weighs 27.8 ounces. LX L binoculars, as they are called, are being built on a magnesium alloy frame and feature lead- and arsenic-free Eco-Glass, both of which have lead to the reduced weight. The new binocs also feature vinyl chloride-free rubber armoring and silicon rubber surfaces on new click-stop, turn-and-slide eyecups. www.nikonusa.com

Nikon Realtree 8-24x25 Eagleview Zoom

Pentax has three new XF-series eyepieces for the PF-65ED spotting scope: 32X, 46X and 20-60X, all with collet-type attachments. The 37-ounce spotting scope also accepts XW-series telescope eyepieces and the PF-CA35 camera adapter for 35mm SLRs. There's also new Papilio 6.5x21 and 8.5x21 compact porro-prism binoculars that focus as close as 1.6 feet and weigh only 10 ounces. www.pentaxlightseeker.com

Sightron has a new compact, waterproof binocular weighing 12 ounces. "It's available in 8X and 10X, with BaK-4 prisms and multicoated glass," says the company's Alan Orr. Sightron is also fielding three variable SS scopes with side-mounted parallax adjustments: 3.5-10x44, 4.5-14x44 and 6.5-20x50. Plex, Dot and Mil-Dot reticles are listed for the high-power models; the 3.5-10X comes with Plex or Mil-Dot. SS scopes are fully multicoated, waterproof and shipped with three-inch sunshades and dustcovers. The new S III-series 6-24x50 30mm scope offers substantially greater adjustment latitude than most one-inch scopes of similar power; select Plex, Dot or Mil-Dot reticle. The new S I 2.5x32 scope is ideal for shotguns and rimfire rifles, weighs less than 10 ounces and carries a lifetime guarantee.

Perhaps the biggest news at Sightron is its first-ever hunting-type spotting scope. A 25X and 20-60X eyepiece come with the package, as does a durable Cordura soft case. This S II WP2060x63 scope is waterproof, camera-adaptable and fully multicoated. www.sightron.com

Zeiss has a new waterproof Victory FL binocular series. Lightweight roof-prism models incorporate fluoride (FL) glass with remarkable edge resolution. "Zeiss uses Abbe-Konig prisms in the 7x42, 8x42 and 10x42 versions," says Zeiss' Rich Moncrief. "The 8x32 and 10x32 feature Schmidt Pechan prisms with new Zeiss dielectric mirror coatings." All Victory FLs have T* multilayer lens coatings and P* phase-correction coatings. The 8X delivers a 420-foot field of view at 1,000 yards. The 10X offers 360 feet. Twist-out eyecups have locking detents. All versions focus to about seven feet. Glass-fiber-reinforced polymer holds the lenses in barrels of magnesium alloy. A steel center shaft with brass bushings ensures smooth focusing (change diopter setting via a lockable wheel on the front of the hinge). The 42mm versions weigh 26 to 27 ounces; the 8x32 and 10x32 weigh 20 ounces. www.zeiss.com

Zeiss Victory FL Binocular

Steiner has expanded its Merlin line of center-focus, roof-prism binoculars with two compacts--an 8x24 and a 10x26--and two full-size models--an 8x50 and a 10x50. All Merlin binoculars feature earth-toned rubber-armored bodies. www.steiner-binoculars.com

Swarovski is now offering a digital rangefinder with a handy clip-on holster. There are also digital-camera adapters for the ATS/STS spotting scopes and a TDS reticle for the 3-9x36 riflescope. A clever monopod with a collapsible tripod base and a magnetic head that allows you to quickly mount cameras, V-rests, spotting scopes and binoculars is also new. www.swarovskioptik.com