Leupold
SX-4 Pro Guide HD Gen 2 20-60x85 Spotting Scope (Angled)
The best-value premium 85mm: Leupold HD glass, a wide 20x low end for fast scanning, a 1/4-20 plus Arca base, and a no-fault lifetime warranty around a thousand dollars.
Quick Specs
- Price
- $1,000
- Weight
- 4 lb 14.2 oz
- Brand
- Leupold
- Category
- spotting-scope
Features
- •85mm objective, 20-60x magnification, angled body
- •HD glass, Elite Optical System, Diamond Coat 2
- •91.7 ft to 50.6 ft field of view at 1000 yd
- •1/4-20 and Arca base, 78.2 oz
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Overview
The SX-4 Pro Guide HD Gen 2 is the value benchmark for a full-size premium spotting scope. Leupold pairs an 85mm objective with HD glass, the Elite Optical System, and Diamond Coat 2 scratch-resistant coatings, then wraps it in the brand's genuinely no-fault lifetime warranty. The 20x low end gives a wider field for finding animals than the 30x Zeiss, and the integrated mount offers both a 1/4-20 socket and an Arca-Swiss compatible base, so it fits whatever tripod head a hunter already runs. The honest catch is weight: at 78.2 oz it is the heaviest scope in this guide, so it earns its slot on a truck-based or short-hike glassing setup rather than a multi-day backcountry haul.
Key Features
- 85mm objective with Leupold HD glass and Elite Optical System
- Diamond Coat 2 scratch resistance and Guard-ion water-shedding lens coating
- 20-60x range with a wide 20x scanning field
- Integrated 1/4-20 rotatable adapter plus Arca-Swiss compatible base
- 100 percent waterproof and fogproof, proprietary gas blend
- Leupold lifetime guarantee with free repair or replacement
Pros
- +Premium 85mm HD glass for roughly a thousand dollars
- +Wide 20x low end finds animals faster than a 30x floor
- +Ships with both 1/4-20 and Arca mounting options
- +Leupold no-fault lifetime warranty is among the easiest to use
Cons
- −78.2 oz is the heaviest scope here, a real penalty on long pack-ins
- −35 ft close focus is long, so it is a poor double-duty detail scope
Detailed Specifications
- Objective Diameter
- 85mm
- Magnification
- 20-60x
- glass
- HD glass, Elite Optical System, Diamond Coat 2
- Field of View
- 91.7 ft at 20x to 50.6 ft at 60x (per 1000 yd)
- closeFocus
- 35 ft
- Eye Relief
- 19.0 mm at 20x to 17.8 mm at 60x
- Length
- 17.7 in
- weight
- 78.2 oz
- tripodThread
- 1/4-20 rotatable adapter plus Arca-Swiss base
- waterproof
- 100 percent waterproof and fogproof
- warranty
- Leupold lifetime guarantee
- sku
- 185679
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