New spotter

[Jmort1754]

I can buy-

Kowa- 883/884- with the TE 11WZ II eye piece 2499
Kowa 99A for 3550

or the

ATX 85 for 4400

is the swaro that much better?

 

[Trumpkin The Dwarf]

Kowa 883 weighs less (I think). Kowa 883 costs less. Kowa 883 is never described as being inferior to the Swaro. Some guys will like one more than the other. It's always going to come back to your personal preference.

Swaro has the BTX option. Only you can decide if it's worth the cost.

You can also check this old Rokslide article.

Swarovski ATX85 & Kowa 884 - Rokslide

Swarovski ATX85 and Kowa 884 Spotting Scopes By: Matt Cashell Any serious western hunter knows the value of a high performance spotting scope. No other item can save you more hiking than a spotting scope that lets you know exactly what you are looking at. Two new spotting scope/eyepiece...

www.rokslide.com

 

[gr8fuldoug]

I can buy-

Kowa- 883/884- with the TE 11WZ II eye piece 2499
Kowa 99A for 3550

or the

ATX 85 for 4400

is the swaro that much better?

FWIW, during our Labor Day Sale our to your door price is less than that on the Kowa's Please give a call to discuss.

The Swarovski does give you the option of 65/85/95/115 objectives with the ATX so as a system, if you'll use it as a system, it offers a bit more flexibility

 

[brushape]

FWIW, during our Labor Day Sale our to your door price is less than that on the Kowa's Please give a call to discuss.

The Swarovski does give you the option of 65/85/95/115 objectives with the ATX so as a system, if you'll use it as a system, it offers a bit more flexibility

Less than $2400 for the Kowa 88mm? I’m very interested in this


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[Lil-Rokslider]

FWIW, during our Labor Day Sale our to your door price is less than that on the Kowa's Please give a call to discuss.

The Swarovski does give you the option of 65/85/95/115 objectives with the ATX so as a system, if you'll use it as a system, it offers a bit more flexibility

I'm also very interested in this. Details?

 

[alaska_bou]

I have owned and used each of those scopes. The 88 kowa, to me, was a bit better than the 85 swaro. The bigger question is to ask if the 99 is worth the extra cost and weight over the 88. I currently own the 99 and it is incredible, but I sold my 88 before I could compare them side by side.

 

[gr8fuldoug]

I'm also very interested in this. Details?

Public forums are not the place for details lol, please give us a call and speak with either me or Jeff, 516-217-1000. Thanks and enjoy the weekend

 

[snowymtnwolf]

Buy somewhere you can test or return. Where I live I get them to take me outdoors to test during day / evening so I can judge via my eyes.


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[Matt G.]

i an also curious what the difference in performance with the new kowa 88 vs current old 88?

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[jjjones7]

Unless you plan on using the atx as a system I’d suggest an ATS 80 over the ATX 85. Price is much better, optically they’re both excellent, and the 80 is lighter. Ergonomics are a little different and individual preference comes into play. I wouldn’t discount a ATS 80HD though.
I’m my eyes the kowa WA eyepiece is the best there is, but the Swarovski WA isn’t far behind.
You won’t go wrong with either the kowa 88 or Swarovski 85 or 80. Just depends on your budget, preferences, and intended use(s)

 

[CApighunter]

Go for the Kowa 88, Its one piece of gear I'll never sell.

 

[Texasbuckeye]

I picked up a used kowa 884 on the classifieds and got it out this weekend to play with my tripod set up, and it was amazing. I did some digiscoping with my cell phone and a cheap adapter and got some good pics. There are isually some used kowas in the classifieds and i would highly recommend the 88 series. If the price from cameraland is cheaper than 2500 you will get a great scope at a great price. I paid less than that used, but i got a smoking deal.
These pics were taken at sunset. Mostly cloudy at about 300 yards while I was sitting in my kawasaki mule and the tripod was more a monopod than a tripod (not incredibly stable). I had visibility of these deer well beyond the naked eye after dark, though didn’t try shooting any pics at that time. Temp wa falling from mid-90’s so Mirage was very real as well. The pics dont do the actual view any justice at all. Being a spotter newb, i do not recall the details of mag for these pics.

 

[Texasbuckeye]

I also used the kowa at night to watch the night sky, its decently dark at my ranch and had some amazing views of the half moon from last night, then turned to jupiter and then neptune. I could aee neptunes ring through the scope. Way cool. These lics didn’t show up anywhere near as good as the actual view, but maybe with a better digiscope adapter it wouod look better.
First pic at 60x, second at 20x if i remember correctly.

 

[BigGreen08]

I have owned and used each of those scopes. The 88 kowa, to me, was a bit better than the 85 swaro. The bigger question is to ask if the 99 is worth the extra cost and weight over the 88. I currently own the 99 and it is incredible, but I sold my 88 before I could compare them side by side.

Please let me know if you ever compare the two. I love my 88, but that 99 has to be incredible. How much more does the 99 weigh?