JulianSanchez
Active member
Hi folks!
After some discussion in this thread about the purchase of a "new" scope for me, which could easily be renamed "poor man´s Kowa 883",
http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=319666
it looks like I am about to get an old Kowa 824, with the next "extras" taken from another source;
- EC1 adapter, to fit 60/66/82 EP´s.
- TE-Z9 20-60x zoom.
- 50x 820 series fixed EP.
- 20x 820 series fixed EP.
- Kowa TSE-Z7C 20-60X 820 series zoom (latest version, usually fitted on M series).
As you can see, the only (and important) EP missing would be the 32x WIDE EP, difficult to find.
The most important question to me is; will the more modern TE-Z9 zoom (attached to the EC1 adapter) work better than the TSE-Z7C (with no adapter)? I guess it will be so, but would like to share some thoughts and opinions about it with someone who tried them in the flesh. The EC1 adapter modifies the mag or some other parameter of the view?.
If the Z9+EC1 adapter performance is better, I will get rid of the Z7C zoom.
I know some Opticron zooms could be fitted as well.
Another question to add is that while having the EC1 adapter and planning to get a 30X fixed eyepiece, would the more modern fixed 60/66/82 series EP work better than the old fixed 820 series EP?. I am talking about the 30x TE-17W and 14WD vs the 32x TSE-14WB.
Thanks a lot dear mates B
Any opinion shall be welcome.
After some discussion in this thread about the purchase of a "new" scope for me, which could easily be renamed "poor man´s Kowa 883",
http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=319666
it looks like I am about to get an old Kowa 824, with the next "extras" taken from another source;
- EC1 adapter, to fit 60/66/82 EP´s.
- TE-Z9 20-60x zoom.
- 50x 820 series fixed EP.
- 20x 820 series fixed EP.
- Kowa TSE-Z7C 20-60X 820 series zoom (latest version, usually fitted on M series).
As you can see, the only (and important) EP missing would be the 32x WIDE EP, difficult to find.
The most important question to me is; will the more modern TE-Z9 zoom (attached to the EC1 adapter) work better than the TSE-Z7C (with no adapter)? I guess it will be so, but would like to share some thoughts and opinions about it with someone who tried them in the flesh. The EC1 adapter modifies the mag or some other parameter of the view?.
If the Z9+EC1 adapter performance is better, I will get rid of the Z7C zoom.
I know some Opticron zooms could be fitted as well.
Another question to add is that while having the EC1 adapter and planning to get a 30X fixed eyepiece, would the more modern fixed 60/66/82 series EP work better than the old fixed 820 series EP?. I am talking about the 30x TE-17W and 14WD vs the 32x TSE-14WB.
Thanks a lot dear mates B
Any opinion shall be welcome.