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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Steve O4B" data-source="post: 3620610" data-attributes="member: 12617">Thanks Gijs and Dipped. That link worked and I've read the review. It was very extensive and informative. There are errors in your Kowa specifications:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The TE-10Z (20-60x) Zoom hasn’t been available for 4 years. The current zoom, TE-11WZ, is 25-60, has 2 XD elements, and an FOV of 42-23m @ 1000m</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The 30x WA eyepiece (TE-17W) has been discontinued due to lack of interest.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The 2 turns (720°) from close focus to infinity is for the coarse focus knob. The fine focus knob takes 6 full turns - a 3:1 ratio.</li> </ul>  [FONT=&quot]I’m highly suspicious of the light transmission ratings for the Kowa TSN-883 as well. In our low light testing, though side-by-side visual rather than with measuring equipment, the Kowa is second in brightness to the ATX/STX-95, beating all other scopes, including the ATX/STX-85. It is unfathomable to me that the TSN-883 could be so much worse in light transmission than scopes that are nowhere near as bright. [/FONT]</blockquote>