I haven't a lot of experience with Kowa scopes, but the one experience I
had, looking through someone else's scope at a gyrfalcon on the Flats,
convinced me that Kowa was the scope to buy. I have some experience with
zoom eyepieces that are less than wonderful--however, the optics that I
experienced with Kowa zoom eyepiece being used on the scope that I had
the priviledge of looking through, were fantastic--better resolution at
high power than I had on my fixed 20X wide-angle Bushnell Spacemaster II.

Go for it, I'd say!

Rick H. Hudson

On Thu, 11 Aug 1994, grant hendrickson wrote:

> 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
>