WBU Toronto Optics Day

Start the day with our FREE Beginner Friendly Bird Hike - Details

Date: Saturday, May18
Time: 10:00 am to 4:00 pm

Location: 5468 Dundas Street West, Toronto ON M9B 6E3

Contact info: 416-233-3558, [email protected]

Free event, no registration required, and will proceed rain or shine

This event is perfect for those in the GTA who are considering purchasing their first pair of binoculars or a spotting scope, looking to upgrade their current gear, or simply have questions and wish to try out the optics before buying.

The event will take place at our store, within an area sheltered from the weather. Attendees will have the opportunity to test all the optics hands-on. Representatives from the product manufacturers and WBU optics specialists will be available to respond to inquiries, help set up binoculars, demonstrate the mounting of a spotting scope on a tripod for testing, and display various accessories, including digiscoping adapters.

Local celebrity birder, acclaimed author, and Zeiss Optics ambassador Julia Zarankin will lead a free beginner friendly hike before the event and will also be present afterwards. Take this chance to converse with Julia about her birding adventures, her ambassadorship with Zeiss, and the opportunity to purchase a signed copy of her best-selling memoir, "Field Notes from an Unintentional Birder."

Optics
Zeiss, Swarovski, Kowa, Vortex, Apex, Nikon, Celestron

Tripods
Manfrotto, Vortex, Celestron, Kite

Digiscoping
Kite Smartphone Adapter, NovaGrade, Phone Scope

Accessories
Rick Young Outdoors, Vortex, Celestron, Swarovski

The following company optics representatives will be attending:

Zeiss Nature Observation
Swarovski Optik
Kite Optics
Apex Optics

Exclusive Optics Day Offers

FREE bonus item with many optics purchases
EXCLUSIVE event only promotions

Bucket Draw Fund Raiser in Support Of:

The Pine Project

The Pine Project is a registered charitable organization dedicated to inspiring a love of nature.

Pine provides year-round outdoor education programming for people of all ages, with a focus on children and youth. Our offerings include school year programs, day and overnight camps, and adult workshops. Many of our programs partner with equity deserving communities & schools to provide dynamic outdoor experiences to kids who would otherwise not have access to these transformative experiences. All of our nature school programs take place 100% outdoors, in all seasons, no matter the weather.

Thank you again for your kind support for Pine and connecting people with nature.

Bucket Draw Fund Raiser - How it Works

Buy your tickets according to the listed prices. Deposit any number of tickets into the "bucket" corresponding to the prize you wish to win. A ticket will be drawn for each prize at the event's conclusion, and winners will be notified. Prizes must be collected from our store. All proceeds will go to The Pine Project.

Draw Items Include the following binoculars:

Zeiss Terra ED 8x42
Vortex Triumph HD 10x42
Kowa BDII 8x32
Apex Summit 12x50

Ticket Prices:

1 ticket for $2
3 tickets for $5
10 tickets for $10
25 tickets for $20

Please bring cash for ticket purchases

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Learn all About Binoculars, Spotting Scopes and Tripods

I discussed binoculars, spotting scopes and tripods with the membership of the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) through the following two presentations.

Understand Binoculars Before You Buy

Spotting Scopes and Tripods for Birding