Digiscoping tonight

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Orion

Orion

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I went out this evening with my Swaro STM80HD spotting scope teamed up with a DSLR to practice the various camera and focusing options and walked into a group of hinds above Bampton.

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All looking a bit scraggy as their summer coats start to come through.

Distance was about 180 - 200 metres. Swaro STM80HD @ 30x mag with an Olympus E420 and 25mm 1:2.8 'pancake' lens. It gives (I believe) something like a 1800mm equivalent focal length. Still some way to go in working out the best settings to use and practicing dialling the focus in, but getting there.

I cranked it up to 50x mag + and got this one;

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Wow! I really must look at how to connect (if I can) my spotting scope (Opticron ES 80 GA ED) to my Sony DSC808... I'd love to be able to take shots like that...

Pippa
 
Pippa said:
Wow! I really must look at how to connect (if I can) my spotting scope (Opticron ES 80 GA ED) to my Sony DSC808... I'd love to be able to take shots like that...
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You'll probably be able to pick up an adaptor on the web somewhere but the guys at Ace Cameras/Optics in Bath are a good source of info and equipment.

http://www.acecameras.co.uk/asp/web/ph/cat/prodtype/1217/prodtype.asphttp://www.acecameras.co.uk/asp/web/shopid/18/default.asp

I'm just getting going with this lark but it really does get you up close and personal with the subjects without too much risk of disturbance. A good tripod is a must - I'd recommend carbon fibre or similar if you're going to yomp it around - plus a remote shutter release if you don't want to rely on the timer, (those pics were taken with a 2 sec shutter delay, hence the blurring of some of the deer, so I've just got a generic remote from Amazon for a fiver). Birding forums are a good source of info as they've been digiscoping for a while. The Swarovski website also has some FAQs and tutorials on the subject.

http://www.swarovskioptik.com/en/digiscoping
 
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