Comments on: Scoping Out Digiscoping http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2012/10/scoping-out-digiscoping Photo/video thoughts from the largest rental house Sun, 19 May 2013 14:14:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: dannysdigiscoping http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2012/10/scoping-out-digiscoping/comment-page-1#comment-30481 dannysdigiscoping Sun, 24 Feb 2013 12:05:40 +0000 http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/?p=10091#comment-30481 Digiscoping doesn't compare?? I must disagree with that statement. I know plenty of folk that have lots of success with digiscoping. Yes, a conventional lens will work very well, but to say digiscoping wont is something said by someone that maybe hasn't really tried digiscoping? Everyone who knows photography will know that the more you zoom the more quality is lost due mainly to focussing issues, but trying to achieve this is a challenge in itself. Anyway, who would want to be so far away that it was necassary to use 50-60x zoom? I use 25x, all the time, the digiscoping "sweet spot" Maybe you'd take a look at some digiscoping blogs and alter your statement a little please?! Digiscoping doesn’t compare??
I must disagree with that statement. I know plenty of folk that have lots of success with digiscoping. Yes, a conventional lens will work very well, but to say digiscoping wont is something said by someone that maybe hasn’t really tried digiscoping?
Everyone who knows photography will know that the more you zoom the more quality is lost due mainly to focussing issues, but trying to achieve this is a challenge in itself. Anyway, who would want to be so far away that it was necassary to use 50-60x zoom? I use 25x, all the time, the digiscoping “sweet spot”
Maybe you’d take a look at some digiscoping blogs and alter your statement a little please?!

]]> By: Tom Berriman http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2012/10/scoping-out-digiscoping/comment-page-1#comment-25709 Tom Berriman Mon, 10 Dec 2012 11:53:19 +0000 http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/?p=10091#comment-25709 Thank you Roger for this excellent piece! Most Digiscopes understood that when increasing the magnifcation of the eyepiece the quality of sharpness would decrease but still (as you can see from Tara's Flickr site) having the ability of using your birding scope to take excellent photos in the 800mm to 2000mm range at a third or half the expense is really a nice bonus for 'birders'. Thank you Roger for this excellent piece! Most Digiscopes understood that when increasing the magnifcation of the eyepiece the quality of sharpness would decrease but still (as you can see from Tara’s Flickr site) having the ability of using your birding scope to take excellent photos in the 800mm to 2000mm range at a third or half the expense is really a nice bonus for ‘birders’.

]]> By: Tara Tanaka http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2012/10/scoping-out-digiscoping/comment-page-1#comment-24672 Tara Tanaka Thu, 15 Nov 2012 18:20:25 +0000 http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/?p=10091#comment-24672 Addendum to previous post: Please see http://www.flickr.com/photos/focused-on-birds for 100% manually focused digiscoped shots. Addendum to previous post: Please see http://www.flickr.com/photos/focused-on-birds for 100% manually focused digiscoped shots.

]]> By: Tara Tanaka http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2012/10/scoping-out-digiscoping/comment-page-1#comment-24671 Tara Tanaka Thu, 15 Nov 2012 18:19:15 +0000 http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/?p=10091#comment-24671 I would politely disagree with the statements that digiscoping is only good for subjects that don't move (1st comment made me LOL). Although I digiscope with a lens that has autofocus capability, I never use it, choosing instead to set the camera on MF and do all the focusing through the scope. I bought a scope just for digiscoping, not birding. Most of my subject are moving, some of them running towards the camera or in flight. Not the keeper rate of someone with AF, but a very satisfying challenge. I would politely disagree with the statements that digiscoping is only good for subjects that don’t move (1st comment made me LOL). Although I digiscope with a lens that has autofocus capability, I never use it, choosing instead to set the camera on MF and do all the focusing through the scope. I bought a scope just for digiscoping, not birding. Most of my subject are moving, some of them running towards the camera or in flight. Not the keeper rate of someone with AF, but a very satisfying challenge.

]]> By: Joel Slade http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2012/10/scoping-out-digiscoping/comment-page-1#comment-24339 Joel Slade Thu, 01 Nov 2012 17:40:36 +0000 http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/?p=10091#comment-24339 Most WEB digiscoping sites are all about attaching any digital camera including dSLRs to an eyepiece on the scope and still allowing the autofocus of the camera to operate. This test seems to use the scope and camera adapter to directly connect with a T adapter to a dSLR body. Does the "camera adapter" replace the eyepiece of the scope? That seems to be the setup suggested by Eric... Nikon Fieldscope, Nikon FSA-L2 zoom adapter, Nikon FT1 adapter and Nikon V1 (J1/J2/F2). Most WEB digiscoping sites are all about attaching any digital camera including dSLRs to an eyepiece on the scope and still allowing the autofocus of the camera to operate.

This test seems to use the scope and camera adapter to directly connect with a T adapter to a dSLR body.

Does the “camera adapter” replace the eyepiece of the scope?

That seems to be the setup suggested by Eric… Nikon Fieldscope, Nikon FSA-L2 zoom adapter, Nikon FT1 adapter and Nikon V1 (J1/J2/F2).

]]> By: Eric Bowles http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2012/10/scoping-out-digiscoping/comment-page-1#comment-24269 Eric Bowles Wed, 31 Oct 2012 18:01:44 +0000 http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/?p=10091#comment-24269 I've done some similar testing with the Nikon system - the D300 and 600 f/4 lens vs. the Nikon EDG 85 Fieldscope with the Nikon FSA-L2 zoom adapter. The fieldscope holds up pretty well to 35-40x, and then additional magnification does not help very much. Of course manual focus does take some practice. Live View helps but is not perfect. The combination I keep wanting to try is the Nikon V1 with the Nikon Fieldscope and respective adapters. It's a very light weight combination compared to a telephoto. Even the 300 f/4 and 1.4 teleconverter is pretty good on the Nikon V1 due to the 2.7 crop factor. I’ve done some similar testing with the Nikon system – the D300 and 600 f/4 lens vs. the Nikon EDG 85 Fieldscope with the Nikon FSA-L2 zoom adapter. The fieldscope holds up pretty well to 35-40x, and then additional magnification does not help very much.

Of course manual focus does take some practice. Live View helps but is not perfect.

The combination I keep wanting to try is the Nikon V1 with the Nikon Fieldscope and respective adapters. It’s a very light weight combination compared to a telephoto. Even the 300 f/4 and 1.4 teleconverter is pretty good on the Nikon V1 due to the 2.7 crop factor.

]]> By: Roger Cicala http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2012/10/scoping-out-digiscoping/comment-page-1#comment-24252 Roger Cicala Wed, 31 Oct 2012 13:56:13 +0000 http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/?p=10091#comment-24252 Cale, I totally agree from a photographers point of view. I think most digiscopers have good scopes because they are already using them for bird and wildlife watching. For them it makes good sense, but for a photographer, not so much. Cale,

I totally agree from a photographers point of view. I think most digiscopers have good scopes because they are already using them for bird and wildlife watching. For them it makes good sense, but for a photographer, not so much.

]]> By: Cale http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2012/10/scoping-out-digiscoping/comment-page-1#comment-24246 Cale Wed, 31 Oct 2012 13:09:06 +0000 http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/?p=10091#comment-24246 I came into this thinking the price difference would be huge and it is but not in a weekend project kind of budget. With the Canon system you've got this incredible autofocus worth your time and money purchase. The scope system seems like a waste of money to be honest unless you already have the scope, not something you should seriously consider as an alternative. Well I guess unless you plan on taking pictures of trees from really far away and nothing that actively moves. I came into this thinking the price difference would be huge and it is but not in a weekend project kind of budget. With the Canon system you’ve got this incredible autofocus worth your time and money purchase. The scope system seems like a waste of money to be honest unless you already have the scope, not something you should seriously consider as an alternative. Well I guess unless you plan on taking pictures of trees from really far away and nothing that actively moves.

]]> By: Rob http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2012/10/scoping-out-digiscoping/comment-page-1#comment-24210 Rob Tue, 30 Oct 2012 23:40:42 +0000 http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/?p=10091#comment-24210 But no autofocus. If you want to shoot something that doesnt move thats along way away and only publish web sized shots? Do you work for French magazines? this could be the thing for you. But no autofocus. If you want to shoot something that doesnt move thats along way away and only publish web sized shots? Do you work for French magazines? this could be the thing for you.

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