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SUFFIX
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by SUFFIX » Fri Apr 08, 2011 12:49 am
Attached are a few snaps below that are shot with my digital camera. The subjects were not as close as they are very deceptively appearing to be in the pictures - in reality they were about 125 meters away from the camera.
What I did was merely to test if a decent enough picture could be shot through the SPOTTING SCOPE without any accessories. To test this what I did were: stood the spotting scope on its tripod --> held the camera by the hand --> kept the camera lens very close to the eyepiece --> switched-off the flash --> shoot.
Hope you will enjoy the results.
PS: The camera is a normal digital camera
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andy_65_in
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by andy_65_in » Fri Apr 08, 2011 10:21 am
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dr.jayakumar
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by dr.jayakumar » Fri Apr 08, 2011 11:04 am
it looks like we won't need a zoom lens for a camera,this idea seems good..thanks for your innovation
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rsuresh
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by rsuresh » Fri Apr 08, 2011 1:04 pm
Excellent results SUFFIX
For a price of $49.97. This is a best buy.
Hope I will get this beauty very soon.
--Suresh.R
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357 S&W
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by 357 S&W » Fri Apr 08, 2011 10:14 pm
Hey, I have a better and proven method of using your normal digital point and shoot cameras. I have a Nikon Coolpix and I use a monocular which fits perfectly on to the lens, all you need to do is just zoom in a little bit so that you do not see the dark edges of the lens in your screen and just shoot.
I always use this when I am in the field and see some deer, elk or antelope at a distance. I will post some pictures I have taken with this technique. I have been doing this for almost 5 years now and I do not find a need to buy a new camera with those expensive lenses. But again I am just a casual photographer not the serious kind at all and I am contend with the results.
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Subal das
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by Subal das » Sat Apr 09, 2011 8:58 am
Leupold spotting scopes have special attachment for cameras
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kitty
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by kitty » Tue Apr 19, 2011 6:20 pm
This type of Photography is called digiscoping or afocal photography. Where you attach your spotting scope to digital camera or DSLR camera with suitable T Mount and T adapters for particular brand of Camera.
You will find more in
www.tejraj.com/products or
www.spacearcade.com/faq
I my self have these set up and works great with fraction of cost of branded camera telephoto lenses.
Regards,
Krishna
