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Kowa Genesis, nobody bought a pair?? (1 Viewer)
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FrankD
Well-known member
I seem to remember all of the specs being very attractive (was weight an issue?) but the price was going be way up there with the ELs and Ultravids. Though they do offer the latest designs and the highest image quality the price puts them out of most people's reach. I know Kowa is known for their scopes (two of my semi-regular birding companions use them) but I do not know how much name recognition they carry in the binocular arena.
Alexis Powell
Natural history enthusiast
They are available from Eagle Optics. The prices are less than initial expectations, but still very high. I find the weight and FOV specs unattractive.
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Genesis = XD
There have been two earlier threads on the topic further down. Both of them died down rather quickly because there just does not seem anyone who has any major experience. So it has boiled down to:
1- They are too heavy.
2- There is some confusion because Kowa managed to ignore international discussion groups. So the same product has different names depending where it is sold. There had been similar things going on in earlier days in the field of 35 mm SLR cameras. It had never helped the manufacturers! :egghead:
There have been two earlier threads on the topic further down. Both of them died down rather quickly because there just does not seem anyone who has any major experience. So it has boiled down to:
1- They are too heavy.
2- There is some confusion because Kowa managed to ignore international discussion groups. So the same product has different names depending where it is sold. There had been similar things going on in earlier days in the field of 35 mm SLR cameras. It had never helped the manufacturers! :egghead:
Mike McDowell
Well-known member
I've looked through them.
PYRTLE
Old Berkshire Boy
KOWA XD44 (prominar or genesis) UK imports or what
A bit puzzled by these as a well known UK internet company is advertising and selling them as we speak yet communicating/talking to the official UK importers this morning via their website they haven't taken delivery yet.
Anyone know different?
A bit puzzled by these as a well known UK internet company is advertising and selling them as we speak yet communicating/talking to the official UK importers this morning via their website they haven't taken delivery yet.
Anyone know different?
Renze de Vries
Well-known member
Posted a review of the 8.5x44 in the equipment review section;
http://www.birdforum.net/reviews/showproduct.php/product/240/limit/recent
cheers,
Renze
http://www.birdforum.net/reviews/showproduct.php/product/240/limit/recent
cheers,
Renze
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