Farpoint Far-Sight Binocular Mounting System
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The Farpoint Far-Sight Mounting System is a precision stainless-steel adapter that puts your binoculars on a tripod or parallelogram mount in seconds — no fumbling with screws in the dark. Commonly called an L-mount, the Far-Sight is built far more rigidly than a bent-steel L-bracket, with an integrated quick-release pin and a red-dot finder rail on top. Awarded a Hot Product for 2007 by Sky & Telescope magazine, it has been the gold-standard L-mount alternative for nearly two decades.
Why Far-Sight
- Quick-release pin design — attach and detach binoculars in seconds, even with gloves on or in total darkness.
- Stainless-steel construction — rigid and dimensionally precise where bent-steel L-brackets flex and wobble.
- Integrated red-dot finder rail — mount a finder on top for aimed star-hopping with binoculars.
- Universal compatibility — fits most porro-prism binoculars (and many larger roof-prism models) with a standard 1/4-20 tripod socket, plus parallelogram mounts and photo tripod heads.
- Made in the USA.
Choose the right mounting screw
The Far-Sight ships with one Standard mounting screw, which fits the majority of binoculars. If yours uses a non-standard thread or you want a spare for a second pair, we stock four screw options:
- Standard — 1/4-20, fits most porro-prism binoculars.
- Barska — for Barska binoculars with their proprietary thread.
- T&T Parallelogram — direct-mount on T&T parallelogram arms.
- SkyScout — for the Celestron SkyScout.
Pair it with a parallelogram mount
For comfortable, vibration-free binocular astronomy — especially with binoculars 70mm and larger — the Far-Sight is the recommended interface for our Farpoint Universal Binocular Mount (UBM). New to binocular mounts? Start with our binocular mounts overview.