Benefits
- Ideal for watching television
- For reading printed texts (newspapers, bank statements, TV guides, telephone directories etc.)
- Lightweight therefore comfortable to wear and to use
Technical details
- Excellent optical image quality
- Weight: 16 g, with reading cap of 22 g.
- Achromatic lenses made out of high quality silicate, with MgF2 coating.
- The Galilei 2,2 x (Art. no. 96017) is used mounted on a system carrier.
- The Galilei system is set at infinity, reading caps are used for reading (see table).
- The Galilei system 2,2x can be extended with the following reading caps (see photos), which have to be ordered separately:
| Art. no. |
Manufacturer no.
Eschenbach |
Magnification |
Visual field |
Working distance
(mm up to ∞) |
| 96017 |
1621 |
2.2x |
250 m / 1.000 m* |
∞ |
| Reading caps |
| 96031 |
16213 |
1.65x |
67mm* |
330mm |
| 96032 |
16214 |
2.2x |
54mm* |
250mm |
| 96033 |
16215 |
2.75x |
44mm* |
200mm |
| 96034 |
16216 |
3.3x |
35mm* |
167mm |
| 96035 |
16218 |
4.4x |
25mm* |
125mm |
| 96019 |
162110 |
5.5x |
22mm* |
100mm |
| 96007 |
162112 |
6.6x |
18mm* |
83mm |
| 96023 |
162116 |
8.8x |
14mm* |
63mm |
*The visual field figures are average numbers. They can vary depending on the distance between the eye and the eyepiece.
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A global brand with tradition
Almost 100 years of expertise, a perfect combination of traditional values with leading-edge technology, a focus on innovation and progress and an emphasis on maximum reliability and efficiency – since its establishment in 1913, these have been the criteria for success that have enabled ESCHENBACH OPTIK to become one of the leading supliers of optical products in Germany and throughout the world. The product portfolio ranges from eyewear frames, sunglasses and binoculars, right through to magnifying glasses, magnifiers and specialist vision technology products.
From the initial concept right through to the finished product – the entire process takes place at the Nuremberg site. From the initial research and development of new product concepts, along with the construction of products and associated tools, right through to production using state-of-the-art manufacturing processes, ESCHENBACH OPTIK carries out all of this work at its site in Nuremberg. This is how we are able to guarantee exceptional brand quality “MADE IN GERMANY”. In the past, the present and the future.
