Hi all, today i pushed the button on a Kowa 883,25x60 eye piece and case.
The eye piece was half price must be a Kowa promotion.
Should be here tomorrow but as usual here in the UK especially Wales its raining cats and dogs.
Cheers Chris.
Nice scope, I tried one for a couple of weeks. What scope do you have at the moment?
Ron
You've made a good choice, Chris. We love our Kowa 883. We were very unsure between this and a Swarovski one but after many trials and testing them against each other we settled on this - and we don't regret it one bit.
But spending that sort of money, you have to be sure it's the one for you, haven't you?
Sandra
Hi Chris
I wish you all the best with your new scope but just a word of warning - ensure you give the lens a full field test. There are a number of 25-60 lens in circulation that are faulty - Kowa are aware of this but as far as I am aware they have done bugger all to recall them etc. I am awaiting my 3rd lens replacement..........
Issue I have had (I am UK based), and a Birder I have been communicating with in the USA (so its a world wide issue) is that once you get to around 50x, black marks appear on the lens I have thus far been sent. Look at the sky through your scope and slowly go up the zoom to see if you get any marks.
Sorry to put a downer on this, I was as excited as you when I purchased mine in November, but I am livid with how I have been treated, so I want to make sure others are aware of this issue just in case. Currently awaiting a response from Kowa in relation to my complaint.
All the best and fingers crossed for you.
John
Hi all, today i pushed the button on a Kowa 883,25x60 eye piece and case.
The eye piece was half price must be a Kowa promotion.
Should be here tomorrow but as usual here in the UK especially Wales its raining cats and dogs.
Cheers Chris.
I had an angled scope for years and never really thought anything about it, I now have a straight scope and I wouldn't go back. If you use your scope mostly in a hide then a straight scope is much better. And unless your looking up and fairly short distance's I still prefer a straight scope.
Ron
Thanks for your thoughts Ron.
I can see exactly where you're coming from, with the benefits of a straight scope in a hide. I may have to reconsider and get the 884 instead,
I use mine 95% of the time in a hide and found it hard work, so much so that I started to use the scope without a mount . If you do this an angled is better.
It's surprising how steady you can hold the scope this way though by resting it.
Ron
Have you ever been to Martin Mere wetlands nature reserve Ron..?