Solid initial info. I appreciate ya and what you’re creating here. Keep rockin!

Wish the 55 eyepeice wasn't integrated so I could just buy the body. Performance is all that matters to me, it's why I have a Kowa 66A in my pack. Could have gone with Swaro but the glass quality and dual focus knob makes Kowa a clear winner.

great sharing of your review thanks

Awesome stuff man,interested to see how they all shake out comparatively

Thanks for the great review.

He is honest, and I like that. When reviewing products you have to consider who may be paying him. I really think he will call it as he sees it without any encouragement to favor a certain manufacturer. I would purchase on his observations. Please tell me who makes the best non-compact at the mid range price level.

I think your should also include the kowa 553 in your comparison to the razor/swaro/55a, to see if the 553 is still relevant when compared to the razor and how much of an upgrade the 55a is.

I went thru this last year and even found the 553 on dvor for $1200, but ended up going with a 1st gen baby razor. I goes to the range more than my 85mm because it fits in my range bag.

Kowa 55 has the focus knobs hanging out, ATC has the goofy foot on the bottom

Yeap. In the market for a compact spotter... Can't wait for this one. I share the sentiment with swaro. They're just really nice in the hand somehow. Nice to use. That's a major point. Esp with the Kowa costing nearly as much. If you fork out over 2k does it matter if it's 2200 or 2400? Not really.

Put a cover on it and it wont be so ugly lol. Nice early look

I have the 553 and love it, except for the eye relief. I think Kowa REALLY missed an opportunity with this new model when they didn't make this eyepiece detachable and compliant with their other prominar series scopes. I'm sure it's a technical issue of some kind, but a lost opportunity in my opinion

I’ve had the privilege of looking thru the Kowa TSN 88a. It is simply a brilliant optic. However I cannot get over the aesthetic of the new 55…….it shouldn’t matter but that is one of uglier spotting scope I have ever seen.

what really bothers a lot of viewers is when you video guys go on and on and on endlessly about nothing. this at best is a 4.5 min. video