grizzly Report post Posted July 17, 2009 I have a buddy who is wanting a set of the Swaro Bigeyes from SWFA. He wants to hear some feedback on them before he lays down that kind of money. Anybody here have them or use them before? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
soazarcher Report post Posted July 17, 2009 I have had 2 close friends purchase them. Both hated the big eyes and sold them within about 6 months. Think hard. Look at the Kowa's Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grizzly Report post Posted July 17, 2009 The Kowas are what he was looking at when he found the bigeyes. Do you know what it was that your friends didnt like? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GameHauler Report post Posted July 18, 2009 I have not played with them but it sure seems like it would be a pain to get them aligned just right and then any time you wanted to change the power you would have to do a bunch of screwing around. The only place I would like to have them would be on my upstairs porch where I would not have to fuss. Way to much money for that . My $.02 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
soazarcher Report post Posted July 18, 2009 Alignment is not really an issue. These things are monsters, they typically do not leave the truck. Fixed 20x eyepieces only, you would never get the adjustable eyepieces "just right" the difference in 30x and 30.1x would make you cross eyed in 2 minutes flat. Spotting scopes are designed to be looked through with one eye only, and they are great for that purpose. They are not binoculars, no matter how many spotters you have. Swaro should just make a pair of 20x binos, they would be awesome, I'm sure. I have spent hours behind them and was never comfortable, I always went back to the 15's. I also use VERY LARGE, HEAVY tripods. Most tripods are just not big enough. The big eyes do not balance on the head well, which leads to difficult panning/tilting and lots of shakes. I even prefer Doctors over the big eyes, but the Kowa's beat them all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DesertDweller Report post Posted July 20, 2009 My hunting buddy has a pair of 30x Docter's... He loves them and so do I!!! I have glassed for HOURS behind them and not had eye strain. He uses a SLIK 444 Sport Tripod and it holds them perfectly. I found a Desert Mule Deer at 2 miles and he made the stalk and killed it... What more could you want? The real problem is service here in the US... it's non-existant. DesertDweller Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
