$2,999.00
Premium Swarovski optics. Compact, lightweight, and built for the backcountry.
The Swarovski STC 17-40×56 Spotting Scope brings exceptional Swarovski optical performance into an incredibly compact and lightweight package designed for hunters who count every ounce.
Weighing just over 2 pounds and measuring roughly the length of a standard sheet of paper, the STC is easy to carry in a backpack without giving up the image quality, resolution, and performance serious hunters expect from Swarovski.
For backcountry hunts, scouting trips, travel, or any situation where minimizing size and weight matters, the STC provides an outstanding alternative to a traditional full-size spotting scope.
The STC features a straight-body design, providing a natural line of sight that makes it quick and intuitive to locate game.
For hunters transitioning from binoculars to a spotting scope, the straight configuration makes it easy to stay oriented on a distant animal or specific piece of terrain. This can be especially useful when animals are moving or when you need to get the spotting scope on target quickly.
With a versatile 17-40x magnification range and 56mm objective lens, the STC allows you to scan terrain at lower power and then increase magnification when additional detail is needed for identification or trophy evaluation.
The greatest advantage of the STC is simple: you can actually carry it.
Traditional premium spotting scopes can become large and heavy once the optic, tripod, and accessories are added to your pack. The compact design of the STC makes it an excellent choice for hunters covering significant distances on foot, gaining elevation, or trying to reduce overall pack weight.
Despite its small footprint, the 17-40x magnification range provides plenty of versatility for locating animals, evaluating game, and confirming details at extended distances.
The STC incorporates a removable half-shell on the bottom of the optic, attached through the tripod threading.
This allows the spotting scope to be supported by hand or rested on a solid surface without interfering with the zoom controls, providing additional stability when setting up a tripod isn’t practical.
For extended glassing and maximum image stability, the STC can also be mounted to a tripod like a traditional spotting scope.
Compact size doesn’t mean sacrificing premium optical quality.
Swarovski’s SWAROVISION technology combines advanced lens coatings and field flattener lenses to provide outstanding resolution, excellent contrast, natural color reproduction, and exceptional edge-to-edge image clarity.
With 88% light transmission, the STC provides impressive brightness for such a compact spotting scope and remains highly capable during the challenging lighting conditions hunters frequently encounter.
Field flattener lenses help maintain a sharp, natural image across the field of view, allowing you to pick apart terrain and identify subtle details without distracting edge distortion.
The Swarovski STC 17-40×56 is designed for hunters who want premium spotting-scope performance without carrying a full-size spotter deep into the backcountry.
It won’t match the sheer light-gathering ability and extreme long-range resolution of Swarovski’s larger objective systems, but that’s not what the STC is designed to do. Instead, it provides an excellent balance of optical quality, useful magnification, compact size, and low weight.
For hunters covering miles on foot and carrying everything on their back, the STC is one of the most practical premium spotting scopes in Swarovski’s lineup.
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