Scope to video camera

[Boddie]

Any reason why this would not work?

I have a really good video camera that does not get much use.

It has a great Carl Zeiss lens and takes excellent stills at 3 megapixels. Any reason why it would not attach to a scope, given the right adapters?

[almostnormal]

it should work ok but....and i stress this next part....it will depend on what scope you've got how well the pictures come out. this isn't something i'm very familiar with, but i imagine, just as with cameras, the better the scope, the better your video will be.

[richardkm]

Originally Posted by Boddie

Any reason why this would not work?

I have a really good video camera that does not get much use.

It has a great Carl Zeiss lens and takes excellent stills at 3 megapixels. Any reason why it would not attach to a scope, given the right adapters?

I digiscope a lot through my Kowa spotting scope. What scope do you have, and does your camera have a filter thread on the lens? There are plenty of adapters available, both from scope manufacturers and from independants like SRB Griturn. Before buying an adapter, try holding your camera up to the eyepiece of your scope and see what sort of image you get. Look especially for vignetting. Fixed eyepieces generally give better results than zoom, you can use the zoom on your camera to change the image size. A lower magnification eyepiece - say 20x is a good choice.

[Boddie]

Have yet to buy but was impressed by a Kowa at the weekend

[Oscar2006]

Originally Posted by Boddie

Have yet to buy but was impressed by a Kowa at the weekend

My "Hubble" is a Kowa and the only scopes that I think are superior to it are also going to mean you need to add some "Filthy lucre" to your voucher.

Get theesen down to Jessops at Hinckley Rd. Leicester and have a play with their scopes and ask about the camera adaptors. get a 30D hanging off a scope and see what you think.
then get a video similar to yours hanging off!
They should be able to set up something decent for you to get a feel of.

[almostnormal]

Originally Posted by Boddie

Have yet to buy but was impressed by a Kowa at the weekend

i'd go to an optics shop personally, and have a look through the scopes without the camera first. its all well and good buying a kowa for the camera, but you might find for the birding its not quite up to scratch....i guy i met today just got a Swarovski STS 80HD (roughly £1500) and its wicked for looking at the birds, very clear picture, and its straight so it'll hook to cameras fairly easily, but he has a Canon EOS 1D Mark III with a massive lense for photography. he was showing it off on a farm today. i nearly passed out when he told me how much the camera was!

[richardkm]

Originally Posted by Oscar2006

My "Hubble" is a Kowa and the only scopes that I think are superior to it are also going to mean you need to add some "Filthy lucre" to your voucher.

Get theesen down to Jessops at Hinckley Rd. Leicester and have a play with their scopes and ask about the camera adaptors. get a 30D hanging off a scope and see what you think.
then get a video similar to yours hanging off!
They should be able to set up something decent for you to get a feel of.

Even better, try Birdnet Optics in Buxton: Birdnet Ltd. tel 01298 71844. They sell scopes from all the top manufacturers and being birders themselves have considerable experience in both the usability of the scopes and with digiscoping. I've bought all my birding equipment from them and have been delighted by the service. You'll probably find them cheaper too.

[Boddie]

Bloke in an optics shop at the weekend told me that the new Kowa does the Swaro, and with the Swaro you are paying for the name

[almostnormal]

Originally Posted by Boddie

Bloke in an optics shop at the weekend told me that the new Kowa does the Swaro, and with the Swaro you are paying for the name

i never go of the name, but bins and scopes are a pretty personal thing. i bought bushnell bins, because i hated the leicas. i've never really got into scope birding, but i'll say this, the kowa's i've looked through gave me a headache, but then, so do the viking optics!

[richardkm]

Originally Posted by Boddie

Bloke in an optics shop at the weekend told me that the new Kowa does the Swaro, and with the Swaro you are paying for the name

As a long-time Kowa user, I popped into Birdnet to have a look at the new Kowa 883. Blows everything else out of the window, but at £1650 for the body, zoom eyepiece and case, it will be a while before I trade in my Flourite 82!!!!