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06-08-2005, 07:41 PM
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| | Birdwatchers are now using small digital cameras attached to their spotting scopes for amazing close-up shots, the quality is quite staggering. www.Digiscoped.com seems the best site about this method and there is plenty about it at birdforum.net
I'm not sure it is a method for everyone, birdwatchers have spotting scopes already.
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06-08-2005, 11:07 PM
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| | Hi Paul,
I used to do quite a bit of digiscoping myself by using a compact minolta strapped to a Pentax ED80 spotting scope.
Some of the pictures in the Gallery were created with this setup and I managed to get some good results even when the subjects were 100 metres away.
Unfortunately, using a scope+camera+tripod makes the whole process very cumbersome and it can be quite time-consuming to setup and focus. However, it's definitely something worth doing if you're looking to take photos of birds as they are often too far away to take good photographs, even when using an SLR with a large zoom.
Here are some of the pics that were taken of birds at 50+ metres away whilst using the scope http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/ga...&searchid=1870 http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/ga...&searchid=1872 http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/ga...&searchid=1873 |
08-08-2005, 02:08 PM
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| | | I'm not very up on all this! could someone please tell me what digiscoping is. ( in a simple easy way that I can understand please !!! ) Thanks Pat. |
08-08-2005, 02:14 PM
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| | | Hi Pat,
Digiscoping is basically about holding a digital camera up to the eyepiece of a telescope so that you can take photos of objects that are hundreds of metres away. |
08-08-2005, 09:37 PM
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| | | Sounds very interesting, I'll look into it when I've got more time, ( and money! ) thanks for replying. Pat |
15-08-2005, 03:57 PM
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Originally Posted by StuartDH Hi Pat,
Digiscoping is basically about holding a digital camera up to the eyepiece of a telescope so that you can take photos of objects that are hundreds of metres away. | It is a little bit more complicated than that. If you want good results you must by a digital camera that has an internal zoom. Again for best results you have to purchase a camera attachmwent that screws onto the lens of your camera then that attachment then slides over the eyepiece of your scope.
Due to the fact that you are now photographing your subject at great magnification (minumum 20x with the scope and possibly at least 2x with the camera) image shake can take place. Your next purchase should be a cable release that attches to your camera via a bracket (which is another purchase) and this in turn allows you to focus up to your subject and when happy you can take the picture without any movement of the scope.
I have a few photos in the Gallery that I have taken using this set up.
Andy Bright is one of many superb digiscopers and Birdforum.net has a huge Gallery of such photos to look at.  |
15-08-2005, 08:38 PM
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| | http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HYUNDAI-PPCS58...QQcmdZViewItem
shows a good piece of kit for 179 pounds, with all of the attachments for a Canon SLR. Digiscoping only really works well with SLR cameras with the correct camera attachments and, as John points out, you need a remote shutter device as camera shake is unavoidable, you may even need a seperate tripod for the camera so its not a cheap hobby but the results are fantastic and you will get shots that are impossible without the investment. |
15-08-2005, 09:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Boddie http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HYUNDAI-PPCS58...QQcmdZViewItem
shows a good piece of kit for 179 pounds, with all of the attachments for a Canon SLR. Digiscoping only really works well with SLR cameras with the correct camera attachments and, as John points out, you need a remote shutter device as camera shake is unavoidable, you may even need a seperate tripod for the camera so its not a cheap hobby but the results are fantastic and you will get shots that are impossible without the investment. | I wish you could get away with kit that cheap but in reality if you want to take bird photography relatively seriously you have to buy the right gear. I'm afraid that the kit you have put a link to wouldn't come close to getting fairly decent shots if you are wishing to do bird photography.
first of all the scope has to be good enough to capture enough light so that a decent camera speed can be maintained.
The better cameras for use with digiscoping are the recognised Nikon Coolpix series of which the CP4500 is possibly the most used camera in digital photography. This is not an SLR camera and if you wish to follow this route you are talking mega bucks as digital SLR's do not come cheap. As it is a new CP4500 is £300+ on it's own. What you pay for a scope can be anything from about £400 right through to the scope I have which cost £1400 and that is without attachments and tripod.
This type of photography comes to play when you seriously want good photos of birds and even wildlife in general. If you visit the Gallery and look at my photo of a Kestrel I bet you couldn't guess at the distance that bird was from me. Well it was roughly about 200 yards away. Now you can see the benefits of Digiscoping. It is something well worth considering once you get into Birdwatching, or any other wildlife watching seriously, that will require you to take distant shots. | | | |
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