using a spotting scope with a camera adapter?

[wildwill]

hi there, i would just like some advise on wether you can still get a clear sharp picture using a spotting scope with a camera adapter. im not looking to spend loads because im only 15 but around the £100 mark would be good maby secondhand.

will

[squishy]

i am 14, and in the market for a cheap spotting scope too, but i don't think you'll get good photos from a full kit just costing £100. the camera adapters can cost £45+, and a bottom rung new spotting scope about £150 with eyepiece, and the bottom of the range ones seem quite prone to chromatic abberations, which sort of ruins photos.

even buying second hand, (which is quite reliable with spotting scopes, as they are more hard wearing than binoculars) i'm not sure you'd be pleased with the photos.

maybe the best option is to carry on saving? i'm sure you'd be much more pleased getting a better scope in 6 months then a cheaper one now where you may end up just wanting a better one i'm currently doing alot of looking around and waiting till christmas to look at buying, as after trying a few in a good shop, it looks to me like its worth waiting

[ron1863]

Better to save up for something decent than throw money away on something that disappoints.

[squishy]

maybe a good thing to do would be to look up a good optics shop near you and have a good look