{{Short description|Canadian optics and electronics company}} {{redirect|Elcan|the community in Alberta, Canada|Municipal District of Taber}} {{more citations needed|article|date=January 2021}} [[Image:ELCAN C79-2.jpg|thumb|right|An ELCAN C79 3.4x28 sight.]]
'''Raytheon ELCAN Optical Technologies''', also simply '''ELCAN''' ([[Ernst Leitz|'''E'''rnst '''L'''eitz]] '''CAN'''ada),<ref name="heise-2019-10">[https://www.heise.de/tp/features/US-Strafzoll-auf-deutsche-Fotoprodukte-die-es-praktisch-gar-nicht-mehr-gibt-4560419.html heise.de 19. Oktober 2019] (German), retrieved 1 November 2011</ref> is a Canadian optics and electronics [[manufacturing company]] owned by American defense contractor [[RTX Corporation]], currently based in [[Midland, Ontario]]. ELCAN produces [[optical device]]s geared towards both civilian and military markets, and their products are sold through Armament Technology Inc. based in [[Halifax, Nova Scotia]], and associated channels of dealers.
==Products== ELCAN is perhaps best known for making the [[Prism (optics)|prismatic]] [[C79 optical sight]] that is widely used on the [[Colt Canada C7 and C8]], [[FN Minimi]], [[FN MAG]] and [[CZ-805 BREN]] families of [[firearm]]s. The C79 is not designed as a [[sniper]] sight ''[[wikt:per se|per se]]'', but is rather intended to be mounted on a variety of [[service rifle]]s used by regular infantrymen as well as [[designated marksmen]]. Unlike the M145, reticle illumination is through tritium gas.
The M145 Machine Gun Optic is a variant of the C79, which is different to the standard version in that ballistic compensation is in the [[reticle]] rather than in the mount. Reticle illumination is by a battery-powered [[LED]] with eleven brightness settings. It is used by the US military for its [[M249]]s and [[M240]]s.
ELCAN currently manufactures the "[[Specter (sight)|Specter]]" line of combat optics in a variety of configurations. The [[Specter (Optic)#Variants|Specter 4× Optical Sight, DR 1.5×/6×, DR 1x/4× and TR 1/3/9]] are available with a [[bullet drop compensation|BDC reticle]] for the [[5.56×45mm NATO]] or the [[7.62×51mm NATO]].
ELCAN has built photographic and cinematic lenses as well, for both image capture and projection for 35mm [[Leica Camera|Leica]] cameras as well as [[IMAX]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=ELCAN {{!}} About ELCAN {{!}} History {{!}} |url=http://www.elcan.com/About_ELCAN/History/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100317234532/http://www.elcan.com/About_ELCAN/History/ |archive-date=2010-03-17 |access-date=2026-04-15 |website=www.elcan.com}}</ref>.
==See also== * [[Aimpoint AB]] * [[Trijicon]] * [[EOTech]] * [[ITL MARS]]
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== External links == {{Commonscat}} *{{official website|www.elcan.com}} *[http://www.armament.com Armament Technology Incorporated], distributor {{Raytheon}}
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