kowa ts 614 (1 Viewer)

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si654

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• Jun 30, 2007

• #1

Does anyone have any experiences with the above scope i have seen one for sale at £300 with eyepieces aswell..

 

stevetb

Registered user

• Jun 30, 2007

• #2

yes its a brilliant scope for the price. High performance and light in weight. Try to use it with a tsn eyepiece. I have had some o.k shots digiscoping ( see grebe pictures in gallery)

 

dogfish

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• Jun 30, 2007

• #3

I second that; I use the angled version with a TSN30w eyepiece. Excellent combination. I wasn't impressed by the 27w eyepiece; I found correct eye placement v difficult.

Sean

 

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si654

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• Jun 30, 2007

• #4

Tried to buy one today used off cley spy but they have sold it :-C

 

Jaff

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• Jun 30, 2007

• #5

AC/DC said:

Try to use it with a tsn eyepiece. I have had some o.k shots digiscoping ( see grebe pictures in gallery)

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Or an Opticron eyepiece, might be even better.
Jaff

EDIT: Included example and that's with a 612!

 

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kittykat23uk

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• Jul 1, 2007

• #6

si654 said:

Tried to buy one today used off cley spy but they have sold it :-C

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Erm, sorry that was probably me! It is a nice scope though. There are a couple of TS-613 (angled versions) on ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/KOWA-TS-613-s...oryZ3636QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/KOWA-613-PROM...oryZ3636QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Jo

 

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si654

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• Jul 4, 2007

• #7

Ended up getting a non ed tsn602 after looking through one.
the ed ones where always gonna be a little out of my budget at this time ..

 

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keviano

Member

• Sep 15, 2007

• #8

Kowa 613 digiscoping

Hi Steve

I'm new to this, and just posted on another forum but basically i have just bought a 613 with 20-40 kowa zoom eyepiece. I see you have a had some digiscoping success with a 614. Can I still get a Canon EF adaptor for mine? Any ideas where I should look? Is it totally dependant on the eyepiece.?

Any hep would be appreciated!

Thanks

Kevin
B

 

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JonSadler

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• Sep 15, 2007

• #9

I have the 614 - it is brilliant. I also have a Canon adapter for digiscoping. You need a Kowa TSN Photo Attachment (800mm f10.4) and an Canon EOS T mount. I got both of mine second hand from focus optics. It works very well but you need a bright sunny day! No light....no go. There are other ways of doing this that don't lose as much light.

All the best. Oh and I nearly forgot the adapter was £99 and the ring £18.

Good look.
Jon

 

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keviano

Member

• Sep 15, 2007

• #10

Thanks Jon
I'll see what I can find.
I take your point about good lighting!

Kevin

 

stevetb

Registered user

• Sep 15, 2007

• #11

Hi,

If you want to use an slr, jons advice is best. If using a compact cam, i would say use the highest ISO you can afford, stick to the low end of the zoom, get as much light as possible and dont be tempted to use in camera zoom.