marcsantacurz
Well-known member
I'm looking for something light for hiking that gets up to, say, 45x and does it well at the top end. I'd like to keep it under about 2lb (1kg). 60x would be super, but weight is more important.
I was thinking of the Kowa 553, but from the reviews in the Kowa forum it seems like the top end of the zoom falls short. Is that true?
Maybe the Opticron MM4 60?
Up at the 2.8lb range there's the Televid 65, TSN-663, TSN-773, and Nikon ED60. These are heavier than I'd prefer. Are spectacularly better than the MM4?
Right now, I use my Tamron 150-600mm Nikon lens plus Kenko Lens2Scope 10x attachment. THis gives me a 15-60x "scope". It was an interesting 6.5oz experiment, but I'd prefer to not lose camera access to my lens!
I was thinking of the Kowa 553, but from the reviews in the Kowa forum it seems like the top end of the zoom falls short. Is that true?
Maybe the Opticron MM4 60?
Up at the 2.8lb range there's the Televid 65, TSN-663, TSN-773, and Nikon ED60. These are heavier than I'd prefer. Are spectacularly better than the MM4?
Right now, I use my Tamron 150-600mm Nikon lens plus Kenko Lens2Scope 10x attachment. THis gives me a 15-60x "scope". It was an interesting 6.5oz experiment, but I'd prefer to not lose camera access to my lens!