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Kowa Spotting Scope - $850
tgelston
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Kowa TSN-824 20-60x zoom with 82MM Objective lens. See Photos
Well cared for and loved- the internals and glass are pristine, was factory reconditioned and nitrogen refilled May 09. Looking through this scope is amazing - Pointed at birds, the moon, Jupiter(you can see its moons)
Good quote from a review
The top manufacturers of spotting scopes have taken the state of this optical instrument to a new level, with advances in basic design and larger objective lenses for superior light-gathering ability and wider fields of view. The top dogs of our last review (after the Questar) were the Kowa TSN-4 and the Bausch & Lomb Elite 77mm with ED prime glass. Though these are still excellent scopes, they have been outdone with a capital "O" by the leaders of this review.
Although there was a lot of nice glass to look through, the Sapsuckers couldn't help hovering around a few models. . . . . .At the head of the pack were the Kowa TSN-824, Swarovski ST-80 HD, and Leica APO Televid 77mm, fantastic scopes the lot. It was really a toss-up here. People seemed to like whichever of the three they happened to be looking through at a given moment.
Source: http://www.birds.cornell.edu/Publications/LivingBird/winter98/scopeswi98.htm
When shopping around make sure you compare the 60mm vs the 82mm of objective lenses - the amount of light this scope lets in is amazing - early morning and late evening sessions are so much fun.
Small nick in paint (see photo) a crack in rubber-eye cap(see photo) - Neither affect the scope operation. Focus and zooming from 20x-60x is buttery smooth.
Asking $850/OBO
Please let me know if you have any questions. Will accept PayPal or cash if in person. Will not accept Western Union!!
Well cared for and loved- the internals and glass are pristine, was factory reconditioned and nitrogen refilled May 09. Looking through this scope is amazing - Pointed at birds, the moon, Jupiter(you can see its moons)
Good quote from a review
The top manufacturers of spotting scopes have taken the state of this optical instrument to a new level, with advances in basic design and larger objective lenses for superior light-gathering ability and wider fields of view. The top dogs of our last review (after the Questar) were the Kowa TSN-4 and the Bausch & Lomb Elite 77mm with ED prime glass. Though these are still excellent scopes, they have been outdone with a capital "O" by the leaders of this review.
Although there was a lot of nice glass to look through, the Sapsuckers couldn't help hovering around a few models. . . . . .At the head of the pack were the Kowa TSN-824, Swarovski ST-80 HD, and Leica APO Televid 77mm, fantastic scopes the lot. It was really a toss-up here. People seemed to like whichever of the three they happened to be looking through at a given moment.
Source: http://www.birds.cornell.edu/Publications/LivingBird/winter98/scopeswi98.htm
When shopping around make sure you compare the 60mm vs the 82mm of objective lenses - the amount of light this scope lets in is amazing - early morning and late evening sessions are so much fun.
Small nick in paint (see photo) a crack in rubber-eye cap(see photo) - Neither affect the scope operation. Focus and zooming from 20x-60x is buttery smooth.
Asking $850/OBO
Please let me know if you have any questions. Will accept PayPal or cash if in person. Will not accept Western Union!!
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