{"id":37745,"date":"2023-09-30T19:13:16","date_gmt":"2023-09-30T17:13:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/?p=37745"},"modified":"2025-04-04T19:02:46","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T17:02:46","slug":"the-mighty-telescope-kowa-tsn-99-prominar","status":"publish","type":"oikos_newsletter","link":"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/en\/newsletter\/the-mighty-telescope-kowa-tsn-99-prominar\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter: The mighty telescope KOWA TSN 99 prominar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"is-style-text-subtitle is-style-text-subtitle--1 wp-block-paragraph\">From the beginning of G3, it was clear that my old Leica Televid spotting scope was not suitable for professional guiding&#8230; I can&#8217;t teach a poor view of a distant individual. So I had to look for a new high-end spotting scope to offer sightings to observers in any possible conditions.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Monticola-solitarius-jumping-scaled1-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40703 lazyload\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Monticola-solitarius-jumping-scaled1-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40703\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Monticola-solitarius-jumping-scaled1-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Monticola-solitarius-jumping-scaled1-380x253.jpg 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Monticola-solitarius-jumping-scaled1.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Information about telescopes for nature observation is flourishing on the Internet.  <strong>Magnification, objective lens size, optical quality, water\/fog resistance, angled or straight, durability, weight and portability, eyepieces and price&#8230;<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Easy for me&#8230;I <strong>wanted the best<\/strong> (a common theme in my service), so I could choose any of the Swarovski, Zeiss or Kowa brands. My search came in time with the release of the latest high-end telescope by Fallow deer. I usually work with Optica Roma (Madrid).  <\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Con una (enorme)\u00a0<strong>lente objetivo de 99 mm\u00a0<\/strong>de di\u00e1metro, fabricada en una sola pieza de<strong>\u00a0cristal de fluorita\u00a0<\/strong>(sin aberraci\u00f3n crom\u00e1tica),\u00a0<strong>el resultado es absolutamente deslumbrante y luminoso<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Phoenicopterus-scaled1-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40706 lazyload\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Phoenicopterus-scaled1-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Phoenicopterus-scaled1-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Phoenicopterus-scaled1-380x254.jpg 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Phoenicopterus-scaled1.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We added a <strong>zoom eyepiece (30x-70x) <\/strong>that hardly loses optical quality at higher magnification. Vultures can be seen perched high in a tree <strong>more than 3 km <\/strong>away. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By the way, I&#8217;ve tried the eyepiece with wide-angle zoom&#8230; no real difference in field of view. I found it useless.<\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Un\u00a0<strong>telescopio perfecto para el digiscoping<\/strong>\u2026 im\u00e1genes testigo, fotograf\u00edas que compartir en redes sociales e incluso algunas im\u00e1genes muy bonitas.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Be careful with the <strong>neoprene case<\/strong> &#8211; very good for protecting such an expensive object &#8211; but it is easily broken by manipulating the fastening button.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I couldn&#8217;t spend my money better and even managed to buy a second telescope, so we have no shortage of great views. <strong>We are all happy in the field<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the beginning of G3, it was clear that my old Leica Televid spotting scope was not suitable for professional guiding&#8230; I can&#8217;t teach a poor view of a distant individual. 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