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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kabsetz" data-source="post: 3080789" data-attributes="member: 10167">Vespo,My only experience on the 773 is from way back when I tested it and the 883 for Alula magazine. The test is available on the Lintuvaruste website, in English.It had more CA than the 883, which has exceptionally little. How much more is not so easy to say, but I think you will readily see the difference.On QA issues, a certain Norwegian site seems to champion the view that Kowa scopes would suffer from quality fluctuations more than other top brands. That has not been the experience here in Finland, where Kowa scopes have been very popular. I would rather say the opposite. Kowa scopes tend to average more cherries and fewer lemons than most other brands. This was also shown by Jan Meijerink on tvwg.nl with a sample of some fourteen 883 scopes.You get more than just extra light gathering capacity with the 883. You also get 88/77 = 14% greater resolving power and equal contrast at 14% higher magnification.Kimmo</blockquote>