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    New spotting scope from KOWA

    Thanks John, especially the details on the TE11WZ eyepiece. Over the past ~12+ months I have owned four 60mm, one 65mm, and one 66mm. They do seem dim compared to a larger scope but I have still found them useful even at 60x with the 60mm scopes. That stated, I like a bigger scope when...
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    New spotting scope from KOWA

    Regarding magnification, I was worried that it would be ~50x as I would prefer more magnification. I do value having the option of less than 25x on the other end though. Makes me wonder if Kowa kept the same focal length to improve the robustness of the design or to simply avoid having to...
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    New spotting scope from KOWA

    Hi Henry, I'm glad you mentioned that. I don't have a good sense for f/numbers but recalled your interview where you had mentioned f/8 for fluorite and f/5-6 for a fluorite triplet. So f/7.7 for the new 66 seems promising for possibly low aberrations. Assuming a good sample. I was hoping...
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    New spotting scope from KOWA

    $3000 USD is what I see here. And the 770 is supposedly discontinued.
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