I'm in the market for a compact spotter to throw in my pack for instances when I need more power than the binos can provide. I've read all I can find about these two and by most accounts, the Kowa is the better spotter. My question to you guys that have hands on experience with both, is the Kowa worth 3x the money ($800 vs $2200)? Am I going to pick up more animals or be able to identify them at significantly more distance with the Kowa versus Razor? Let me know what you think.
I've never looked through a Kowa, but had a friend's mini Razor set up next to my Leupold Gold Ring 12-40x60 this past week and the Razor beat the brakes off the Leupold, especially at higher magnification. I was very impressed considering the reputation that Vortex has. Maybe the Razor series really is that much better than their other product lines.
I've never looked through a Kowa, but had a friend's mini Razor set up next to my Leupold Gold Ring 12-40x60 this past week and the Razor beat the brakes off the Leupold, especially at higher magnification. I was very impressed considering the reputation that Vortex has. Maybe the Razor series really is that much better than their other product lines.
