My son had the ATS65HD and the Skua case. He was not overly impressed with the case but it did its job. The rubberised body of the scope is well protected but the scope would lose so much value if this were marked or damaged that I would always buy a stay-on case myself.tav said:I going to buy a ats 80 hd scoop, i like the feel of the scoop itself when using it,and i don't like the cases from skua and others around a scoop, is the scoop well protected by itself ?
Hello Tav,tav said:I going to buy a ats 80 hd scoop, i like the feel of the scoop itself when using it,and i don't like the cases from skua and others around a scoop, is the scoop well protected by itself ?
Well, the ED82 has paint that looks as tough as heck so maybe that's another change over the ED78? I still use the case. Just like to protect my little babies...Tim Allwood said:I don't use the cases - makes something already cumbersome even more so. Just had a look at my 613 and it seems in good nick despite no case - not sure how my 'newish' ed78 would stand up as Nikon paintwork seems to flake easily.
Using a shoulder pod seems to reduce the amount of knocks the kowa gets too
I have just purchased a Swarovski ATS80HD which was a deal which included a stay on case free.Unfortunately the cases where out of stock and would follow in appox. 3 weeks.In the meantime having read bad reports and noticed Swarovski had brought a new case of thier own out I decided to pay an extra 80 pounds,which was the difference( the total cost was 115 pounds),but it was money well spent.The case is slim fitting,light everything is easily accessable even sight aid, would highly recommend it.tav said:I going to buy a ats 80 hd scoop, i like the feel of the scoop itself when using it,and i don't like the cases from skua and others around a scoop, is the scoop well protected by itself ?
IanF said:The scope body is well made. It suppose it depends how much use it will have as to whether you buy a case or not. Mine sees a lot of use so the Swarovski case does an excellent job of keeping the scope clean and protected from any scrapes from vegetation and in the car boot.
My vote is that the case is well worth the cost.