Digi-Scoping

[Lincs Yellowbelly]

Hi all,

My parents let it slip in the last couple of days that they've bought me a Scope for Christmas, they've gone for a Opticron one in the £250 price range(don't know what model and didn't ask) and also a x46 or x48 lens, supposed to be a good one which is great as i was actually going to ask for a scope anyway

Anyway, i'm also in the process of buying myself a little camera for fishing, which will probably be a Song w55. And i'd like to try a little Digi-scoping once i get it all together, this won't be a major thing i do, just something i may do on the odd occasion. What sort of quality can you get from Digi-scoping, as i know absolutly nothing about Digi-scoping?

Thanks

John

[glsammy]

Have a look through Johns early gallery, until this year the majority of his images were digiscoped.
The quality you get obviously depends on the quality of the scope your using, far more than the camera.

Also have a look at his web site, he's got it organised into both DSLR and Digiscoped images, plus it's an excellent site that's worth a visit anyway!

[John]

Thanks Graham

Grahams suggestion regarding the quality of your scope is spot on. The scope you are getting will get you by with Birdwatching but not with Digiscoping (except perhaps in the most perfect light conditions).

The camera has to deal with loss of light when it is connected to a scope so a scope that is capable of capturing as much light as possible is needed, and they are not cheap as you are investing in some seriously good glass. I doubt whether the scope you are getting will be up to that standard.

Mind you, once you have got that system it is well worth trying it anyway. Better something than nothing and even with that system, given the right circumstances, you could achieve some good images.

John

Originally Posted by glsammy

Have a look through Johns early gallery, until this year the majority of his images were digiscoped.
The quality you get obviously depends on the quality of the scope your using, far more than the camera.

Also have a look at his web site, he's got it organised into both DSLR and Digiscoped images, plus it's an excellent site that's worth a visit anyway!

[Lincs Yellowbelly]

Thanks for the comments like I say I'm getting the scope primarily for birdwatching and just thought that i may try a bit of Digi-scoping at times, probably best waiting for a really sunny winter day to try it

[nightshade]

Warehouse exp. still do the Nikon 4500 camera which is quite a good digiscoping camera with a twist and turn viewing screen
I like the Sony W55 (I have the W50)

[Kerry]

Originally Posted by John

Grahams suggestion regarding the quality of your scope is spot on. The scope you are getting will get you by with Birdwatching but not with Digiscoping (except perhaps in the most perfect light conditions).

The camera has to deal with loss of light when it is connected to a scope so a scope that is capable of capturing as much light as possible is needed, and they are not cheap as you are investing in some seriously good glass. I doubt whether the scope you are getting will be up to that standard.

John

Hi John

What scope would you recommend for digiscoping?

kerry

[Nick T]

The Opticron digiscoping kit uses a Samsung camera NV3 or the I6. My Daughter bought an I6 not long ago off Amazon for about £90 and it's a belting little camera. slips into a shirt pocket no probs only a 3x optical zoom though. It doesn't have a view findew but has nice big LCD screen that is really clear - I offered to swap it for my Fuji S9600 but she said no .... but she'll have the fuji anyway

[Lincs Yellowbelly]

Thanks for all the replies

While we are on the subject of Scopes, I also need to sort a Tripod out for this which ones are recommended in the price range of £80-£150?

Thanks