Swarovski ATC vs Kowa TSN 55 | BEST COMPACT SPOTTING SCOPE COMPARED!

[@virajgunarathne9284]

Thank you for your nice review. I was waiting to see this comparison from you.

[@BackwoodsPursuit]

Absolutely! I'm glad it was helpful and thanks for watching!

[@weekendwarrior8334]

Thank you for the outstanding review! It sure is helpful. Keep up the great work

[@BackwoodsPursuit]

Thank you and I'm glad it was helpful. Thanks for following the channel as well!

[@yaykruser]

Thats a really good review/ comparison 👍

[@BackwoodsPursuit]

Thank you! Glad it was helpful and thanks for watching!

[@kschmo3981]

Great work. Keep up the awesome reviews. I'm so disappointed that kowa didn't make their eyepiece removable like the rest of their recent TSN Prominar models. Because of that one factor, I'll be keeping my old Kowa 553 scope for sure

[@BackwoodsPursuit]

Thanks! Yeah, that would be nice if it was removable like the others. I. Guessing it was a challenge given the smaller area tk work with, but not sure. Thanks for watching!

[@patricj951]

Thank you for a great review and comparison between these two spottingscopes! While I am usually not a fan of zoom eyepieces at all because of the often ridiciously narrow AFOV at the lowest power, the AFOV of these models has changed my mind. I am impressed that the Kowa stands so well against Swarovski here. I am an eyeglasses wearer and want to make use of the full FOV with eyeglasses on. When it comes to eye relief this usually decreases when magnification increases. It should be so in this case too. This means that if eye relief is sufficient at lowest power, it may not be sufficient when the power goes up. This will be the most important factor for me, which one I will choose, and if I will get any of them at all.

[@BackwoodsPursuit]

Absolutely, and I'm glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!

[@kurtlarsen279]

Hey Gabe, is Newegg a legitimate website to order one of these spotters from? That website was listed in your description?

[@BackwoodsPursuit]

@kurtlarsen279 hey there! Yes sir they are! I believe KZbin stuck that there, and personally I like S&S, Black Ovis, or GoHunt better (also listed in the description),but yeah, Newegg is legit from what I understand. Thanks for watching!

[@trident8872]

Nice comparison!

[@BackwoodsPursuit]

Thank you!

[@ads3453]

You can see in the comparisons the Swaro isn't in focus in some of the shots. Especially on the deer comparison. This probably demonstrates how much harder it is to get it in focus with the different focus mechanism. It would be interesting to see a comparison with the TSN-55 and the TSN-66a and also throw the apparent refreshed ATS-65 (made within the last year - where the new coatings have supposedly been applied) into the mix. I am trying to arrange to go to my local optics store to do that comparison. I didn't realise the price was so high for the TSN-55 though, wasn't the older model 1500 and the new one they have bumped it up to 2000 !!!

[@BackwoodsPursuit]

@ads3453 thanks for the feedback and reviewing suggestions! So many potential reviews and so little time! Thanks for watching!

[@melvinsacromentoe]

Sounds like they are both great options

[@melvinsacromentoe]

Does the vortex hold a candle at all to these or is it worth to upgrade to the top?

[@BackwoodsPursuit]

@@melvinsacromentoe absolutely! They are both fantastic. Thanks for watching!

[@redpillnibbler4423]

Is eye relief measured from the lens surface? If so then in use the protruding eye cup of the Swaro might actually give it less eye relief than the Kowa?? This is critical for spectacle wearers.

[@BackwoodsPursuit]

@redpillnibbler4423 hey there! Yes, its measured from the lens surface. As mentioned in the video, the Swaro has a slight protrusion from the eyepiece, so yes,it is slightly worse for eyeglass wearers. It's not much different though in reality. Thanks for watching!

[@redpillnibbler4423]

@@BackwoodsPursuit Thank you.

[@BackwoodsPursuit]

@@redpillnibbler4423 absolutely!

[@philcrewse9828]

Excellent review thanks

[@BackwoodsPursuit]

Absolutely! Thanks for watching!

[@tomforeman4976]

I have been seeing for the past 3 years the technology in budget cost shooting products has not only caught up to the outright rediculess cost peaces but have past them up by leaps and bounds. A 5-25x56 and the new 7-35x 56 scopes by arken is now better than vortex for 600.00 with a wonderful mounting kit compared to a 3000.00 dollar vortex

[@BackwoodsPursuit]

Hey there! I've heard some great things about Arken, and one of our team members has been using/testing them for a while now and is very high on them. Thanks for sharing!

[@eazybrah]

Do you think the Kowa 55 is suitable for spotting trace and impacts at long range (lets say 850+ yards), or is the 66 or 88 needed?

[@BackwoodsPursuit]

@@eazybrah hey! I think you'd want the 66 or 88 as 40x would make it tough to spot impacts at 850+ yards. Thanks for watching!

[@eazybrah]

​@@BackwoodsPursuitthank you

[@BackwoodsPursuit]

@@eazybrah anytime!

[@elkhuntr2816]

It would be cool to see a comparison between 85mm spotters vs 65 vs 50. I can only afford one, and as a hunter / backpacker, we all have to make the tough choice between weight and image quality for glassing. It would be nice to see what you gain by packing the extra weight of the 85 (which also requires a heavier tripod) vs how affective a 50 would be at the same task. For example, maybe a compact swaro will outperform a full size vortex. Sometimes its actually more valuable to compare apples to oranges.

[@BackwoodsPursuit]

@elkhuntr2816 thanks for the suggestion! I think that's a great idea...it's on my list of projects now! Thanks for watching!

[@jasonf.4107]

I carried a Meopta Meostar 20-70x 82mm scope while accompanying a buddy on his scouting & hunting trips for mountain goat. Between that and the tripod, it was a lot to pack. The huge glass and the angled design are great once you’re set up and glassing, but when carrying it, it would be much nicer to have something smaller with a straight body. Not to mention a smaller scope with a straight body works great on an auto window mount. Not trying to state the obvious here, but many (most?) of us are more likely to pack something smaller, and the scope you have is better than the scope you left at home.

[@BackwoodsPursuit]

@jasonf.4107 that's very true! Weight adds up fast and any time you can get great performance for less weight it's worth looking at. Thanks for watching!

[@jasonf.4107]

@@BackwoodsPursuitthanks for the review - thinking of saving up my Cabela’s points to get the straight body version of that Swarovski. What would you recommend for a lightweight, low tripod? I will only use it while sitting, so I don’t need anything that extends to standing height. Thanks!

[@BackwoodsPursuit]

@jasonf.4107 that would be great way to use points! As for an ultralight tripod, this one's is about as light as I've found, while still being super solid: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kGKTgXyanLtohtEfeature=shared

[@MikeRomebook]

Does the 55 kowa have a newer eyepiece than the old one?

[@BackwoodsPursuit]

Hey there! Yup....that's one of the big changes with the new TSN 55! Thanks for watching! You can check out our other video for all the updates to the new Kowa TSN 55! kzbin.info/www/bejne/fHm1lWOEbMyXrdU

[@trident8872]

Swarovski launched their NL pure 10x52 and 14x52 please review them

[@BackwoodsPursuit]

I saw that! Those look awesome. I'll see what I can do. Thanks for watching!

[@mrmaxaxl]

Yes they look amazing. But the prices are really getting ridiculous.

[@BackwoodsPursuit]

@@mrmaxaxl that is true...prices are definitely getting tough to swallow. Thanks for watching!

[@mrmaxaxl]

@@BackwoodsPursuit Thank you for the review! I'm always looking forward to your videos and reviews about anything optics related 😊

[@BackwoodsPursuit]

@@mrmaxaxl thank you! I appreciate you following the channel!

[@johnbobby2072]

thx

[@BackwoodsPursuit]

Absolutely! Thanks for watching!

[@gambi23]

How do these compare the new Vortex RAZOR® HD 13-39X56 SPOTTING SCOPE? It weighs less than both options you reviewed

[@BackwoodsPursuit]

Hey there! We are working on that comparison (along with a couple other compact spotting scopes)....stay tuned for our results on that one! Early results are that the Razor, while very very good for the money, falls short in of these two in several areas. Thanks for watching!

[@tonyh.9957]

Vortex not even the same class of clarity!!

[@BackwoodsPursuit]

@tonyh.9957 yeah, it's definitely not as good as these two, but I've been surprised by it so far!

[@AlessioDan]

Better Swaro!

[@BackwoodsPursuit]

@AlessioDan thanks! It is an awesome spotter!

[@bigvee401]

the price tips it kowa's way for a win by split decision

[@BackwoodsPursuit]

@bigvee401 yeah, the Kowa is especially tough to beat given the price. Thanks for watching!

[@trident8872]

Hi! How are you?? Hope you are doing well! Actually Zeiss has launched their New HDX binoculars. I am confused between Kowa TSN Prominar 99 and Zeiss victory Harpia 95 and finding difficulty to buy which one is the best?? Zeiss victory Harpia 95 in advertising they say that when you are at starting magnification 23x and focusede it and image is clear and after that if you zoom all the way to maximum 70x so you don't need to focus it or adjuste focus it shows everything clear however i want to know wheather ziess victory Harpia 95 accepts astronomy eyepieces or not?? But not getting any answer from Zeiss and another side Kowa do acceptse astronomy eyepieces if you buy kowa 1.25 inch astro adapter so can you please show all the details in a video for Zeiss victory Harpia 95??? I think you are the one who can make detailed information video about it.

[@BackwoodsPursuit]

@trident8872 hey there and thank you! We are actually working on a comparison between the Harpia 95 and Kowa 99. Both are amazing and I like different things about each so far. Can't go wrong either way, but stay tuned for the details. I don't know if the Zeiss will accept an astronomy eyepiece, but I'll try to find out and put it in that video. Thanks for watching!!

[@garybenson2280]

I don’t know for certain re the Harpia but you can buy an Astro adapter for the cheaper Conquest Gavia