Kowa TSN-99A Prominar Angled Spotting Scope Body

The Kowa TSN-99A Prominar is Kowa's largest and brightest spotting scope, with a 99mm pure fluorite crystal objective. This listing is the angled body only, for people who already own a Kowa eyepiece or want to choose their own.

99mm pure fluorite crystal

The objective lens is made from pure fluorite crystal, which almost eliminates colour fringing. The large 99mm aperture gathers more light than any other Kowa scope, so the image stays bright at high magnification and in poor light.

Built for serious use

The magnesium alloy body is waterproof and nitrogen filled, with Kowa's KR coating on the objective. A dual focus system gives quick and fine adjustment, and the scope accepts Kowa's digiscoping adapters for photos and video with a phone or camera.

Why choose the angled version?

An angled scope lets you look down into the eyepiece, which is more comfortable for long watches, easier to share with people of different heights, and better for birds overhead.

Body only: choosing an eyepiece

This listing does not include an eyepiece. The TE-11WZ II wide zoom gives 30-70x on the TSN-99A, and the TE-80XW is a fixed extreme wide-angle eyepiece. If you would rather buy everything together, the TSN-99A with TE-11WZ II zoom is the same scope with the zoom eyepiece included.

The TSN-99A in numbers

The TSN-99A has a 99mm objective, a close focus of 6m and a 105mm filter thread. The body weighs 1810g and is 378mm long.

Which Kowa scope should you choose?

If this isn't quite right, the TSN-99S is the straight version; the TSN-99A with TE-11WZ II zoom is the same scope with the zoom eyepiece included; the TSN-88 kit gives a lighter 88mm scope.

What's in the box

• Kowa TSN-99A Prominar Angled Spotting Scope Body
• Objective lens cap
• Cleaning cloth

Warranty: 10-year warranty + 5-year extended warranty with product registration.