This scope rivals the most expensive spotting scopes in the world. The new design of the eyepieces (choose your own...not included :-)) is incredible as the eyepiece objective is HUGE! Everything about this scope, from the shader, to the adjustable ring mount to the adjustable eye-relief is perfect. The two-stage focus is awesome. The most important thing, though, is that the optics are superb, better than almost any other scope it could be compared with. There is no chromatic fringing or aberration around the margins of the field of view, as in all inexpensive scopes. This is extremely hard to engineer and manufacture, a testament to the Japanese at Kowa. Well worth the investment!
Great scope! Perfect size, falling between the compact 50mm and the enormous 88mm objectives. A bit on the heavy side but testament to the solid build quality. Aberations become somewhat noticable at the 60x magnification but, honestly, I find it unnecessary to zoom this high in most cases. Have purchased the Canon digiscoping mount and a OEM canvas carry case to round out the purchase and have found both to be of the highest quality. A quality tripod is a must!
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
I bought it as a gift for my grandchildren and it was a choice between the Kowa and Swarowski. I have a Swarowski for the last10 years and I must admit the Kowas is at least as sharp and bright as the Swarowski. The Kowa delivers a bigger bang for your buck
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New
The Kowa, TSN-3 and TSN-4, have pure Fluorite Crystal objective lenses, which gives you the sharpest, brightest and clearest images, even on the edges of the scopes view, which is better than any other scope offered, new or used.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned