Kowa Eyepiece Options?

[lt_wi...@my-deja.com]

I'm considering the purchase of a Kowa TSN823 or TSN824 scope and am
wondering about the 32x WA eyepiece vs. the 20-60x zoom eyepiece. My
experience with zoom lens scopes has been that increased power does not
always equal increased detail. Might the larger field of view from the
32x WA outweigh the increased power of the 20-60x zoom? Another
consideration is that I wear glasses. Is the eye relief significantly
different between the WA and Zoom?

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Before you buy.

[Steve]

A zoom is nice, but a ~30X WA fixed focus should always be your first lens.
The Kowa 32X WA is very nice. THe eye relife on the 32x exceeds that of the
zoom when at the same power, is brighter and wider in field of view.

More detail in my review on Epinions on the TSN-822:

http://cheesedanish.epinions.com/elec-review-65E-6184604-3921F2DC-prod2

Cheers,

Steve

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[Paul Doyle]

I recently bought the TSN823 with the 32X WA eyepiece. Believe me it
completely exceeded my expectations- I haven't missed my old scope with its
zoom lens at all. The image is so clear with TSN823 and 32X that I haven't
yet found a situation where I've needed to move in closer- so I won't be
buying a zoom eyepiece for it.
For what it's worth, I had a chance to compare this scope with the Leica
and the Swarovski (both much more expensive) and I felt the Kowa won hands
down. It is a brilliant piece of work. Go for it!
Best wishes
Paul Doyle
Grampian & Cairngorms Wildlife Services
The Wildlife Web http://www.wildlifeweb.co.uk
North-east Scotland

[myster...@my-deja.com]

In article <8l7bro$tun$1...@nnrp1.deja.com>,

lt_wi...@my-deja.com wrote:
> I'm considering the purchase of a Kowa TSN823 or TSN824 scope and am
> wondering about the 32x WA eyepiece vs. the 20-60x zoom eyepiece. My
> experience with zoom lens scopes has been that increased power does
not
> always equal increased detail. Might the larger field of view from
the
> 32x WA outweigh the increased power of the 20-60x zoom? Another
> consideration is that I wear glasses. Is the eye relief significantly
> different between the WA and Zoom?
>
> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> Before you buy.

>i've owned the tsn-821 for three years now with the 20x60xzoom and
have found the versatility to be wonderful. for ducks and shorebirds,
sometimes you may want or need the extra magnification. i feel that the
60x still gives enuf detail to be worth the little that you loose.

[remove NoJunk part to e-mail me]

>I'm considering the purchase of a Kowa TSN823 or TSN824 scope and am
>wondering about the 32x WA eyepiece vs. the 20-60x zoom eyepiece.

I have the Kowa also. I also wondered about a fixed lens versus a zoom, and am
so relieved I decided to get the zoom. Without it, it would have been an
impossible feat for me to ID most of this summer's shorebirds, as I was
constantly zooming in.

I find that I like to zoom in to about 50x magnification most of the time, as
at 60x, the image does get slightly blurry. You still have the option of using
only 35x magnification with the zoom, and you also have the option to have it
wider (all the easier to find the bird) or zoom in when necessary).

I don't think there is any difference in eye relief between the two, but check
with your optics dealer on that. My zoom has a fold-down rubber cup that I can
use with glasses.

I would vote on the zoom.

Donna

[BOwens8888]

You guys are in the wrong newsgroup...we don't give squat about eyepieces.

[remove NoJunk part to e-mail me]

>
>You guys are in the wrong newsgroup...we don't give squat about eyepieces.
>

Nope, I'm afraid you might be wrong about that. Birders LOVE their optics.

Eyepieces make or break a spotting scope.

If my house should burn, the first thing I'd grab on the way out is my scope
and bino's.

[myster...@my-deja.com]

In article <20000806205129...@ng-da1.aol.com>,

> in a newsgroup, you read what you want and skip the rest. if you
don't care about eyepieces, butt out. you probably think you know what
church i should go to ,too, don't you?

[Dantu]

binoculars and eyepieces are more relevant to rec.birds, than your post
is friend.

While I myself may not have a great interest in the discussions at the
moment, in time I may develop a need for information of that type and the
discussion here could be quite useful.

myster...@my-deja.com wrote:

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[Gordon Hamlett]

>
>If my house should burn, the first thing I'd grab on the way out is
my scope
>and bino's.

You are totally wrong here - optics can always be replaced. The first
thing you should grab in a fire are your notebooks which are
irreplaceable. You do keep a notebook don't you?

Gordon