Kite Optics: Belgian precision optics for nature lovers and professionals.

In the European market, Kite Optics is a benchmark in high-quality long-range optics for nature and bird watching. This Belgian company is synonymous with powerful telescopes and binoculars that impress with their excellent image quality and fair prices, a rare combination in this category.

A compelling price-performance ratio.

Kite Optics has set out to make professional optical solutions available to a wide audience. The brand's terrestrial telescopes are characterised by high light transmission, faithful colour reproduction and excellent image sharpness from dawn to dusk. Beginners and nature lovers on a budget particularly benefit from models that, even in the lower price segments, make hardly any compromises in terms of optical and mechanical quality.

Innovative image stabilisation with a unique feature.

With these products, Kite has a unique feature on the market: the APC 60 ED is the world's first fully stabilised portable telescope that, without the need for a tripod, offers sharp images with up to 35x magnification, making it ideal for mobile phone photography from a boat.

This technology was a decisive reason for choosing Kite Optics as an exclusive partner, as it combines exceptional optics with real mobility and practicality.

Products developed from practical experience.

A major advantage of Kite is its close collaboration with ornithologists, nature conservation organisations and scientific institutions. The opinions of these expert users are incorporated directly into product development. The result is telescopes and binoculars that are impressive both from a technical standpoint and in terms of their durability in everyday use. Kite places particular emphasis on ergonomics and ease of use, for example through precise and smooth focus wheels and a robust, weather-resistant construction.

Long-term service and sustainable thinking.

Instead of fast-moving consumer goods, Kite Optics focuses on sustainable products that can be used and maintained for years or even decades. In the service workshop near Bruges, as well as at partner companies in the Netherlands, the devices are professionally maintained and repaired. Almost all components can be repaired or replaced, whether they are older models or current series.

The company's management, headed by Sebastien and Nicolas De Putter, sons of the founder, Georges De Putter, faithfully follows this philosophy. And it is precisely this sustainable approach that connects me to Kite as an optician: high-quality optics should not be a disposable product, but durable, repairable and sensibly manufactured.

Telescope models for all needs.

Kite currently offers four series of telescopes in different sizes and with different equipment:

• KSP 80 HD: a high-end model for the most demanding requirements, with impressive optical performance, fine contrast reproduction and a versatile 25-50x wide-angle zoom eyepiece.
• SP 85 HD: equipped with an ED lens for even brighter images and, optionally, with a 20-60x or 25-50x zoom eyepiece, ideal for ambitious observers.
• SP 65: basic models with a particularly attractive price and a 65 mm objective lens diameter. They stand out for their robust construction, reliable mechanics and excellent value for money.
• APC 60 ED: the first stabilised portable telescope of its kind, ideal for mobile observation and digiscoping without a tripod.

Accessories and transport solutions from Kite.

In addition to optics, Kite manufactures matching accessories such as aluminium and carbon tripods, as well as ingenious transport solutions. The Viato backpack, which can be attached directly to a tripod with the telescope mounted, is particularly practical for flexible transport in the field. The range also includes special bags and smartphone adapters for digiscoping.

Conclusion: top-quality optics with real added value.

In just a few decades, Kite Optics has built a reputation among professionals and discerning amateurs with its products. The combination of first-class image quality, robust construction, repairable design and innovative stabilisation technology makes this brand my first choice.

That's why I have deliberately chosen to include Kite Optics as an exclusive partner of the Digiscoping Shop, because here quality, innovation and sustainability are not just promises, but everyday practice.