Update May 2, 2013: Save $50 on a Regal M2 while supplies last. Use promo code 7J232TBA at checkout

We're expecting our first run of Celestron Regal M2 spotting scopes in a few weeks. The Regal M2 is the successor to the highly-regarded (and now discontinued) Regal F-ED line.

The M2 comes in three sizes (65mm, 80mm, and 100mm), and includes ED glass, a fully waterproof and lightweight Magnesium alloy body with nitrogen purging, a 20-60x eyepiece, 35mm/DSLR camera adapter, sliding sunshade, and Celestron's lifetime warranty.

HuntingNet members who order through our website by March 31, 2013 can save save 10% with the promo code HNCRM210. Or you can contact us by phone at (888) 978-5330.

As always, this includes free ground shipping to any of the lower 48 US states.

Celestron Regal M2 Spotting Scopes



If the Regal M2 is a little out of your price range, we also carry the Celestron Ultima spotting scope line. Call us at (888) 978-5330 9AM-5PM EST for our best price.

Nice to see you have an established presence over here Brad. I haven't visited here in some time but plan to change that shortly.

Frank

Nice to see you here Frank.

Good Grief Frank, nice to see you stop in. lol

Just received word that these spotting scopes will be arriving at the end of March, so this offer has been extended from March 19 to March 31.

DD,

Yeah, I am still kickin'.

My lifestyle has changed a bit since I posted regularly here. I still hunt but nothing like I once did. My kids, and their activities, seem to take up a good 75% of my free time these days.

Good to see you though. I should see who else is still around from "back in the day".

Preorders on the M2 line will ship out next week. The preorder offer is still good until midnight Sunday.

Did the old F-ED line have ED glass? Is F-ED a type of ED glass and is the new version using a different sort of glass. Not sure if I'm really asking this correctly. I guess I'm asking what's the difference between F-ED and the new ED?

Yes, the F-ED had ED glass. I'm sure there's some changes in glass characteristics. The problem with labeling models ED/HD/etc. is that a lot of that is based in marketing and nothing else - two types of ED glass can have very different performance. The M2 has been upgraded with a magnesium body and is over a pound lighter.

The M2 is supposed to come with a camera adapter, so there's that. I'll post more when the preorders arrive (scheduled for today).

I didn't get much time to mess with the M2s I got in today as they were all reserved by customers and had to ship out, but initial impressions were:

1. the 100ED is huge.
2. they are all surprisingly light - full shipping weight of the 100ED with the camera adapter is about 9lbs.

I did pull an 80ED from its box and checked it out for a few minutes. I don't have an F-ED to compare side by side, but I was impressed with the optical quality.