Does anybody know much about digiscoping?

[Bushwhacker]

I have a scope set up in my house and get amazing views of the wild life around me all throughout the day and sure wished i had something to photograph the things I see.

Someone mentioned a technique called digiscoping which means you can fit a camera to the scope and I was hoping somebody here might have experience of this.

My question is:

Does digiscoping produce images that are as good as what you can see through the scope?

 

[Cobweb]

I imagine so...

I did microscopy (?) at college we hooked up a camera to a microscope and took pics, it was odd to say the least. I know i's not the same but in principle it should work.

If you do manage to get it working, please post some photographs here

 

[Bushwhacker]

Absolutely. The amount of things I've been watching is like having my own private Springwatch tv show.

In the last couple of weeks I've seen a deer giving birth to two fawns.
The resident fox several times including his stand-offs with the Canada geese as they protect their young.
Badgers in daylight - 2pm.
Last night I saw the same mother deer, but she's only got the one fawn now. I reckon the fox had the other.
Every time I look out of the window, something is out there no matter what part of the day it is.

Biggest prize would be to get a photo of wild boar, there have been a few sightings of them.

 

[Belfastman1958]

Hi. I also do a bit of this kinda stuff but only for the nightsky.

It's also known as Astrophotography. I bought an adapter off Evilbay to fit my Nikon D40 onto my Meade ETX Telescope for about 30 quid.

A good selection of various camera-to-telescope adapters can be found at ...

http://www.srb-griturn.com/

Look through the link for the section on digiscoping.

Some great shots can be produced with this set up.

Hope this is helpful for you.

Alan.

 

[Bushwhacker]

I've only got a Practika compact digital camera, could I use that?

I've have got a Canon EOS 600 film camera but I'm not very skilled at using it.

 

[Intertidal]

London Camera Exchange have a daughter website dedicated to digiscoping:

http://www.digiscoping.co.uk/

I too would like to get a system set up, but I can't justify the expense at the moment (landy just had a £800 service , plus I'm looking at getting a good macro lens for my dSLR).

Intertidal

 

[Angus Og]

Have a look at this forum mostly about birds.
http://www.birdforum.net/forum.php
Photography, Digiscoping, Art & Equipment
http://www.birdforum.net/forumdisplay.php?f=284

 

[Cobweb]

I've only got a Practika compact digital camera, could I use that?

I've have got a Canon EOS 600 film camera but I'm not very skilled at using it.

Thinking about it, It's doubtful you could use a point and shoot, you need an SLR, the mount will lock onto the eyepiece of the scope and then onto the lens aperture of the SLR... You can pick up a used DSLR off evil bay cheaply now.

 

[Purdy Bear]

Thinking about it, It's doubtful you could use a point and shoot, you need an SLR, the mount will lock onto the eyepiece of the scope and then onto the lens aperture of the SLR... You can pick up a used DSLR off evil bay cheaply now.

Thanks for that Bushwaker. I was wondering how one connected the camera to it. Another tick for the old SLR.

If your using films which ASA would you use - 1000, or doesnt that matter?

 

[Barn Owl]

I've done it with a point and shoot just holding it lens to lens.

Better to get a bracket for holding the camera though.

I'll need to give it a go again.