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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Grando" data-source="post: 3643649" data-attributes="member: 69389"><p>An interesting compromise would be to get hold of a second-hand Kowa 823 (or preferably the reinforced body 823M). I have one and it's a wonderful piece of optics, sharing proper fluorite glass with its larger 883 cousin. Its one drawback, for fans of zoom eyepieces, is that the new wide-angle zoom for the 883/773 does not fit the 823. However, there are wonderful 32x fixed and 50x fixed eyepieces and a decent 20-60x zoom (and eyepieces from the 663 series and earlier TSN-3s can be used with it with the appropriate adaptor). Just a thought as there are some good deals to be had sometimes on these optically brilliant scopes.</p></blockquote><p></p>