Kowa binoculars

[Dave Thomas]

How do the kowa binoculars compare to the Swarovski? I might be upgrading my nikons. My use is southeastern whitetail hunting and prs.

 

[mc1119]

Which Nikons do you have?

I looked really hard into Kowa, they have amazing glass in the genesis Xd.

From what I know, the Swaro will shine in low light and shadows.

Might also give meopta a look too, if budget is around that $1k mark

 

[Grease]

If you're not buying Swaro, Lieca or Zeiss, buy Kowa's.

 

[Dave Thomas]

They are the monarch 7. I didn't include that earlier because I couldn't think of the model and couldn't get to them at that time. There is no specific budget just would like to know how different binoculars compare because I don't have the opportunity to compare a bunch of different ones. At the match yesterday I looked through a pair of slc and they were better than mine. Most people had vortex and I didn't try theirs.

 

[mc1119]

For the price of new Kowa XD you can get a used pair of Swaro EL.

So with that, I don’t think you’d be disappointed in either route you go. Good luck, glass is definitely an analysis paralysis topic.

 

[peterk123]

Not sure if they changed it, but I believe they do not have the threaded hole for a stud so you can mount it on a tripod. It may or may not matter to you.

 

[Dave Thomas]

Is the swaro's better then anything else? Is there a big differance between swaro and other brands or is it just small improvements? I would hate to upgrade for a just very slight better view. The slc I looked through were better than mine but I don't know if it was a huge upgrade.

 

[RockAndSage]

Is the swaro's better then anything else? Is there a big differance between swaro and other brands or is it just small improvements? I would hate to upgrade for a just very slight better view. The slc I looked through were better than mine but I don't know if it was a huge upgrade.

Nothing compares to the Swaro NL Pures.

Below that grade, it's a lot of personal preference between Swaro ELs, Zeiss, and Leica.

 

[Coleredding00]

Form has made lots of posts about how good the 6.5x32 kowas are. Sound like a good fit for Whitetail to me.

 

[gr8fuldoug]

How do the kowa binoculars compare to the Swarovski? I might be upgrading my nikons. My use is southeastern whitetail hunting and prs.

The Kowa Genesis series will stand side to side with the Swarovski SLC's. It's our pleasure to discuss this and assist you with this, please give us a call, 516-217-1000

 

[alderchokedhellhole]

Not sure if they changed it, but I believe they do not have the threaded hole for a stud so you can mount it on a tripod. It may or may not matter to you.

Easily solved with an Aziak or wiser bino clamp.

 

[alderchokedhellhole]

How do the kowa binoculars compare to the Swarovski? I might be upgrading my nikons. My use is southeastern whitetail hunting and prs.

On par with SLC maybe even closer to EL in my eyes. EL lead in edge to edge. But the Genesis are Very good.

I use the 10.5x44 and they are awesome. Solid build quality. Very natural tones and are great at handling glare. Next to no eye strain either, which matters if glassing for extended periods of time.

If you can find a pair on sale or demo, I think it’s a no brainer. If you got money to burn, maybe the swaro.

 

[Dave Thomas]

I might hold off for a while and try to look through a few different sets. Are the nl pures a big improvement over everything else? I don't have money to burn but can save up for a little while to get a better pair.

 

[RockAndSage]

I might hold off for a while and try to look through a few different sets. Are the nl pures a big improvement over everything else? I don't have money to burn but can save up for a little while to get a better pair.

Diminishing returns. Yes, they're a significant difference. No, it's not a necessary or needed difference for all but a few guys. The more time you spend inside the glass, and the more important a wide field-of-view and edge-to-edge flatness/crispness/clarity matter for how you're hunting, the more useful it will be. At least in terms of western big game, most guys on a budget get a lot more benefit out of mid-grade chest binos, and putting a lot more money into higher powered tripod optics. Just because you spend more time on tripod binos.