Spotting Scope+Digital Camera

[Calvin]

I was curious if any of you have tried out the digital camera photo adapters for your spotting scopes. How is the quality of the photos?

 

[Big Stick]

I made an adapter for my 65mm Zeiss and one can do nice things. Both my Dad and Brother Bill have the actual Zeiss SLR adapter and it is of course,more of a good thing.

I'll play more seriously with my new Canon XTi digital SLR on my next R&R and will ask to pinch the adpter from Bill,as a curiousity.

Can't know if he's banged much with his Nikon D70 through same................

 

[Brother Bill]

Have played around with ours a bit, though not with the D70 attached. I used my Canon. Its a bit difficult (I have a shitty tripod) to center the object but they turn out ok. I've got a pic on photobucket (I think) of a doe on the Island out front of the house...I'll take a look.

Initial thoughts are that the adapter we got with the Zeiss spotter is just too damn heavy to want to pack around much. Its ok for glassing Alpine in the early season, but a little much for throwing in the pack.

Nope, ain't there....musta deleted it.

 

[Jamie]

I hope to have a report and pictures from the cabelas universal camera/spotter adapter.
The spotter is a leupold goldring 12x40x60,camera is a canon something or other. I just picked the adapter up last night. I paired the spotter and camera this morning while glassing for bucks. I wasnt impressed at all with the pictures but it was pretty dark/heavy overcast and a little foggy. It probly would have been hard to take pictures with the camera alone this morning. I didnt stay out long so I didnt play with it much. I'll get out on a nicer day and give it a test drive.

 

[Big Stick]

I just had a KungFu Surveyor's tripod tossed my way,today. Will work for forays out of the rig or boat,but crazy heavy to pack.

My Dad suprised me with distant Waterfowl images,shot with his early digital Rebel and the 85mm Zeiss spotter,wearing the photo adapter...............

 

[Brother Bill]

The Zeiss came with a heavy duty tripod, can't remember who built it...I wanna say Savage? (Thats actually not a joke)

I never even took it out of the bag to look at it, it must weigh 10 lbs or more...

 

[Big Stick]

Will make for good Spring Bear lookin' and late July Buck lookin'.

Am hoping to grab some good pics of both................

 

[Calvin]

You guys drive the 85mm Zeiss? Straight or angled?

I googled and found this: http://www.adorama.com/ZSDC4.html Would be nice if the price came down a bit..

 

[Big Stick]

I drive the 65mm straight,my Dad has the 85mm straight. Have never seen Bill's,but wanna say it is 65mm straight,as well.

I've no qualm using the adapter and using my 10 megapix body fastened to it,rather than going that goofy route.............

 

[Brother Bill]

65mm straight, if a guy were going to spend hours behind it, I could see the benefit of the angled version. When we were sheep hunting this fall, it woulda been nice.

For Paradise applications, the straight is the way to go...IMO.

 

[Big Stick]

Angled spotters,interest me as much as angled riflescopes or bino's,which is less than none...............

 

[cwh]

The eyepiece on the angled spotter is nice for collecting rainwater for drinking though. If you happen to find yourself in a place with any precipitation.

 

[Big Stick]

I reckon it'd make a nice forehead rest too....should a man need a nap.............

 

[smwwoody]

nah it would leave a funny looking little red ring on your forehead when you woke up.