Kowa TSN-773 Prominar XD 3"/77mm Spotting Scope (Requires Eyepiece)

In the beginning, there was darkness (which is great for owling but notably poorer for passerines!). Then, in about 1952, Kowa invented the Z-prism and the modern spotting scope was born.

I just received the Kowa a few days ago. I have used it to view eagles from distances of 100 yards to 500 yards away. The air was crisp and clear and I was able to compare to my smaller 50mm 12x-36x scope (not Kowa) as well as my Canon 5d mkII with 100-400mm zoom and 1.4x teleconverter combo.

NRA H.P, shooter, big game hunter. Superior optics reasonable weight.

I decided on the 773 over the 883 mainly because of the ligher weight and slightly smaller size, but there is a significant price difference as well. I use only the 30X eyepiece and it's excellent.

I use the scope for spotting game and in the 300 meters shooting range. I was thinking on buying an European one because a need a very crispy optic to see the holes that 6,5mm bullets makes on the paper, and this scope is perfect .