Digiscoping
Feb 18, 2012 17:50:58 #
What is the bes point and shoot camera for digiscoping with a Vortex Viper Hd 20x60x80mm scope.
Thanx.
Thanx.
Feb 18, 2012 22:15:10 #
Didn't know what that was so I googled it. Lots of info on google. Sorry I couldn't help.
Erv
Erv
Feb 18, 2012 22:45:51 #
Suggest going to the adapter catalog first to find out which adapters are available for which cameras. The choice of P&S cameras are going to be limited to those with fixed lenses that do not retract when powered down.
Feb 18, 2012 23:26:13 #
I use a Canon A590 IS with an adapter mount that lets me zoom in and out as I want.
Feb 18, 2012 23:36:32 #
Old Nikon Coolpix 950, 990, 995 are cheap to buy and can work well for this application. I have adapted my 990 to microscopes and telescopes at different times. The zoom is internal and I get to justify the $1000 new price I paid a decade ago. I have seen them sell for $50 on eBay. The adapters may cost more...
Feb 18, 2012 23:53:49 #
Digiscoping is a term to describe using a digital camera to record distant images by coupling it with an optical telescope.
Feb 19, 2012 07:01:55 #
Matt S wrote:
What is the bes point and shoot camera for digiscoping with a Vortex Viper Hd 20x60x80mm scope.
Thanx.
Thanx.
There is a lot of information at the NIkon website on digiscoping.
http://nikon.com/products/sportoptics/how_to/digisco2/index.htm
Feb 19, 2012 09:27:40 #
Feb 19, 2012 20:07:10 #
Matt S wrote:
What is the bes point and shoot camera for digiscoping with a Vortex Viper Hd 20x60x80mm scope.
Thanx.
Thanx.
Not familiar with that scope but I am trying to digiscope with a dslr & Celestron 22x 67x. I belong to a site on Yahoo called digiscopingbirds.com. The concensus on that site is at this time: Nikon V1, Nikon P300, & Canon S95(which shoots raw)
Feb 19, 2012 20:22:56 #
Attaching the scope to the camera as the main lens is not digiscoping.
Digiscoping is attaching the lens of the camera to the eyepiece of the scope.
Digiscoping is attaching the lens of the camera to the eyepiece of the scope.
Feb 22, 2012 08:51:53 #
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