Subject: Scope Purchase
Date: Aug 11 12:00:17 1994
From: grant hendrickson - ghendric at potlatch.esd112.wednet.edu


Thanks to all the advice I got from "tweeters," I am about to take the
plunge and purchase a Kowa TSN-4. Couple of additional questions, please:

1. The best price I have found is from Eagle Optics in Madison,
Wisconsin. Their ad was in Birdwatchers' Digest. Their price is $718 for
the body, $88 for a 40X eyepiece, $79 for a 20X, and $188 for a 20-60X
Zoom. Has anyone purchased from Eagle? Good or bad experience?

2. What has been your experience with the Kowa zoom eyepiece? Would it be
better to purchase the two fixed pieces?

Any help would be MUCH appreciated.

Grant Hendrickson
Longview, WA
ghendric at esd112.wednet.edu