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["Joe and Evelyn Goldston" <jegoldston@xxxxxxxx>]

Good Morning
    We have a Kowa TSN 2 which is a
70mm with a 20-60 zoom.  It is a great
scope with some caveats.  The zoom is
helpful at a distance up to about 40power
and then you lose resolution; more so if
the light is less.  We have been on a recent birding trip and compared ours
to
others.  All 80 mm scopes are better than
70mm scopes.  We tried a new Leica and Swarovski and we preferred the
latter.  If I had 1400 bucks to blow I'd go
with the Swarovski.  Caveat:  Always buy
the best you can buy because it will reward you many times over and if you
are likely to use it for 10-20 years as we
have our binoculars then it is a small yearly cost.
                                        Joe Goldston
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stephen and Julie" <ssja@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2002 10:37 PM
Subject: [tn-bird] Spotting scopes 101


>
> TN Birders,
> I'm in the market for a spotting scope and really don't know what
> features are best suited for birding.  Any comments on size of objective
> lens, fixed magnification vs. zoom magnification, and any other
> important features of spotting scopes would be appreciated.
>
> Stephen Sliger,
> Athens, TN
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