Pentax Papilio III 8.5x21 WR Binoculars - Black
Category: Binoculars
Futures:
- Close-distance observation from a minimum focusing distance of approximately 50 centimeters
- The first Papilio-series model to feature a weather-resistant construction
- High-performance optical design
- Latest HD Coating to further upgrade optical performance
- Long eye relief
- Easy-to-hold rubber casing
Description
The Pentax Papilio III 8.5x21 WR Binoculars - Black offer a truly unique viewing experience, combining exceptional close-focus capability, premium optical performance, and weather-resistant reliability in a compact and lightweight design. Ideal for nature enthusiasts, butterfly watchers, gardeners, travellers, and outdoor adventurers, these binoculars allow you to explore fine details that conventional binoculars simply cannot reveal.
Featuring an impressive minimum focusing distance of just 50 centimetres, the Papilio III WR enables detailed observation of butterflies, insects, flowers, artwork, stamps, coins, and other small subjects. To make close-range viewing more comfortable, Pentax has developed its exclusive Convergence Correction Mechanism, which automatically adjusts the objective lenses as you focus. This innovative system helps compensate for the visual discrepancy that naturally occurs when viewing nearby objects through binoculars, reducing eye strain and delivering a more natural viewing experience.
When observing distant subjects, the objective lenses automatically return to their standard position, ensuring excellent performance for traditional activities such as birdwatching, hiking, sightseeing, concerts, sporting events, and general outdoor observation.
As the first weather-resistant model in the renowned Papilio series, the Papilio III WR is designed to withstand light rain, mist, and damp conditions. Its weather-resistant construction helps prevent moisture intrusion, while anti-stain coatings on the eyepieces and objective lens surfaces help repel dirt, fingerprints, and water droplets for easier maintenance and consistently clear viewing.
The Papilio III WR also benefits from Pentax's latest HD Coating, which enhances light transmission and reduces reflections beyond conventional multi-coated optics. This advanced coating technology produces brighter, clearer, and higher-contrast images, even when viewing in challenging lighting conditions such as backlit environments.
Every optical element is fully multi-coated to maximise image quality and minimise unwanted reflections. Combined with premium BaK4 high-refractive-index prisms and precision-engineered aspherical lens elements, the Papilio III WR delivers outstanding sharpness, excellent colour fidelity, and distortion-free viewing across the entire field of view.
With its higher 8.5x magnification, the Papilio III WR provides additional reach and detail for distant subjects while maintaining the remarkable close-focus performance that has made the Papilio series famous worldwide.
Spec
| Magnification | 8.5× |
| Objective lens diameter | 21 mm |
| Real field of view | 6.0° |
| Field of view at 1000 m (1000 yd) | 105 m (315 ft) |
| Exit pupil | 2.5 mm |
| Eye relief | 15 mm |
| Relative brightness | 6.3 |
| Minimum focusing distance | 0.5 m |
| Height | 116 mm (4.6 in.) |
| Width | 110 mm (4.3 in.) |
| Thickness | 55 mm (2.2 in.) |
| Weight | 295 g (10.4 oz.) |
| Article No. 62012 | Papilio III 8.5×21 WR Black |
| Article No. 62013 | Papilio III 8.5×21 WR Olive |
| Accessories | Case, neck strap, eyepiece lens cap |
Warranty
1 Years Warranty (Australia)
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