Patent ID: 7706065

Claim:
A spotting scope, comprising: an optical system defining a folded optical path, the optical system including a movable optical element and an objective lens, the objective lens having an optical axis; a housing supporting the optical system, the housing including an outer surface having a grasping region positioned adjacent the folded optical path and sized for grasping with a user's one hand in an ergonomic arm and wrist position, the housing including an attachment point for securing the spotting scope to a steady mount; and a manually rotatable adjustment knob projecting from the outer surface of the housing opposite the grasping region in a direction transversely of the optical axis of the objective lens, the adjustment knob operably coupled to the movable optical element for displacing the movable optical element in response to rotation of the adjustment knob to thereby adjust an optical setting of the spotting scope, the adjustment knob sized and positioned for grasping and rotating with the user's other hand, thereby facilitating steady support of the spotting scope during adjustment of the optical setting.