I am seriously considering buying a scope in the near future and would like the
opinions of others. If you were in the market for a scope and had to choose
between the Leica Televid (non-apo) and a Televue Pronto which would you pick?
Also, I plan on using it for birding, photography and astronomy.
I like the Leica because it is waterproof and has the eyecups that push down
for use with glasses but it is a "slow" scope. If I was only going to use it
for birding it would be my first choice. Two drawbacks of the Leica is that you
can only use their eyepieces and the camera adapter is very expensive. On the
other hand the Pronto is a very fast scope and very well suited for astronomy
and birding but it is not waterproof.
Please send me your opinions on the above, biased or otherwise. Also ,who has
the best prices on either of the above? Any information on this will be
greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Zack
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every really want to see how a portable
scope can perform, try a TeleVue TV85 Apo
(a bit bigger than a Pronto) with a 14mm
(43x)TeleView Radian eyepiece. That combo will
basically "waste" any birding scope on the
market, including the Leitz Apo-Televid.
-Rich
"If you can't tear yourself from your couch
to go out and observe, set the couch on fire..."
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Just for info really, but a friend of mine bought a KOWA 823 and couldn't get on
with it. Although the image was bright he found that it didn't seem to aim where
pointed so it made it difficult locating a distant bird. I tried the 'scope and
found this a problem too. He's now changed to a Leica Televid APO with a 30xWW
eyepiece and believe me it's fanstastic. The resolution and brightness and wide
field of view make it a joy to use - I've had several goes! It is of course rather
on the heavy side, but that's going to be so with any large dia. HD glass 'scope,
the HD glass being denser than ordinary glass.
All the best and good luck
John
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No. The old zoom does not fit the new scope or vice versa. I haven't had the
opportunity to do a side-by-side, but I tried the 821 on an overcast day and was
very impressed. And remember, this is the one without HD glass. The 823 and 824
have the HD glass. A friend of mine has the Swarovski AT-80 HD, and while the
scopes are close optically, the big problem I have with his scope is the
stiffness of both the focussing ring and (especially) the zoom. Nobody I know
has a Leica, so I have no experience with it.
Good birding,
Steve Sosensky
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10834 Blix Street #213 818-508-4946
Toluca Lake, CA 91602 34??09'02" N, 118??22'47" W
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not impressed. I thought most of the Swarovskis I have looked through
performed better (maintained sharpness and color fildelity) better and my (1995
vintage)Leica APO zoom definitely has a better imager IMHO than the new Kowa.
(and my friend the Kowa owner agreed after side-by-side comparison).
Is it possible he has the new scope body but the older Kowa zoom ?
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Zack,
If you are not considering the Kowa TSN-821/822 you are making a big mistake.
These are 82mm objective socpes with angled/straight (respectively) eye pieces.
The 20x-60x zoom is the best I have ever seen at 60x. They also have 823 & 824
models with ED objectives. All have waterproof bodies.
Steve <mailto:
Steve Sosensky, photographer #
10834 Blix Street #213 818-508-4946
Toluca Lake, CA 91602 34*09'02" N, 118*22'47" W
Audubon in So. California #
San Fernando Valley AS #
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