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    Posted: November/15/2009 at 04:38
OK, same deal as with the binos. Aussie dollar is strong enough to force my hand into buying some top shelf investment optics. 

So, for $3000 US, what 80mm+ spotter with 20-60x would you recommend? To be used primarily for hunting, but also landscape observation, star gazing, and digiscoping with cameras. 

Am thinking KOWA TSN883 with 20-60x.

Recommendations? 
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If I had $3000 to drop on a spotter, I'd have to look at a Zeiss.
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No hesitation at all - Kowa 884/884
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote RifleDude Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: November/17/2009 at 19:53
Originally posted by lucznik lucznik wrote:

No hesitation at all - Kowa 884/884


Absolutely!  The 883/884 are arguably the finest spotters on the planet at the moment.
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The new Leica with the new Aspherical eyepiece is fantastic and is in that price range. 
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