Do You Digiscope?

wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
edited October 21, 2004 in Accessories
Never heard of it until tonight.

Digiscoping is combining your camera and a telescope to shoot wildlife - mostly birds, from what I can see.

cormoran_1_mini.jpg
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  • patch29patch29 Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 2,928 Major grins
    edited January 23, 2004
    wxwax wrote:
    Never heard of it until tonight.

    Digiscoping is combining your camera and a telescope to shoot wildlife - mostly birds, from what I can see.

    cormoran_1_mini.jpg

    That is a nice shot.

    Here is the link.

    http://www.trekearth.com/images/photos/1653/cormoran_1_mini.jpg
  • patch29patch29 Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 2,928 Major grins
    edited January 25, 2004
    I found some more information here.
  • patch29patch29 Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 2,928 Major grins
    edited October 21, 2004
    Good news for Nikon owners who own Nikon digital cameras and Fieldscopes.
    Nikon introduces the Digiscoping System - Fieldscope Digital SLR Camera Attachment FSA-L1, Fieldscope Digital Camera Bracket FSB-1, and Wide DS Fieldscope Eyepieces

    More info here.
  • pathfinderpathfinder Super Moderators Posts: 14,708 moderator
    edited October 21, 2004
    patch29 wrote:
    Good news for Nikon owners who own Nikon digital cameras and Fieldscopes.



    More info here.


    Sounds cool - Birders have been digiscoping with P&S cameras - frequently CoolPixes, and spotting scopes for several years. Try googling digiscope and you will find lots and lots of links.

    I'll have to buy an FSA-3 for my CoolPix and give it a try now 1drink.gif
    Pathfinder - www.pathfinder.smugmug.com

    Moderator of the Technique Forum and Finishing School on Dgrin
  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,963 moderator
    edited October 21, 2004
    ScopeTronix also sells adapters for telescopes.

    I have a T-ring mount and an eyepiece thread on.

    Can't say I've ever used the scope as a lens for anything other than the moon
    or stars though.

    Ian
    Moderator Journeys/Sports/Big Picture :: Need some help with dgrin?
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