I have the little kowa and would like to see how they compare. It’s a pretty specific tool, mostly to size up something found in the binos when weight is a concern.
Actually used the little kowa this morning to field judge a buck at about 3/4 mile away. Wife spotted his antlers above the brush with her swaro 15s. I took a look and could tell his frame was not a shooter, but not much else about him. Pulled out the kowa and could discern that he was a 22in 4x4 with weak forks all around.
Close to the road I’m happy with my nl pure 12x and btx 85 combo for just about everything. Farther from the road or hunting a single canyon I like the 12x plus the small kowa. I would like to see how it compared to the new swaro scope..FOV is really narrow in the kowa and 45x on the top end is is unnecessary for the amount of light that a 55mm objective can bring in.
Glad to see swaro bring this to market.