Re: Camera for digiscoping



RahQ5@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> I don't digiscope but was always interested in this type of photography.
> I just bought a telephoto lens for my cam.
> I also went through your pictures and they are great!! I think you did
> a great job!

Thanks. I am a bit frustrated, though, as I remember how the birds
looked "in vivo". While some of these birds stayed around for a long
time and thus gave me the opportunity to shoot several tens of images,
I do find myself very busy when operating the camera. The camera must
be properly aligned to find the image in the eyepiece. Sure, the
alignment ring helps a bit, but there is a lot left to be desired.
The camera must be at the correct distance from the eyepiece, to
reduce/eliminate vignetting. The scope must be focused. The camera
autofocus must have time to work. I must hold the camera still when
shooting. And preferably, the subject must stay in the picture while
all this (which it is up to me to make happen) takes place.

There really isn't a lot of leeway to play with, as I tend to shoot
at very long distances most of the time. The birds shot at long
distances tend to be blurred if something goes wrong, although
exceptions have happened (like the swan, which was shot at only
hlf the distance indicated by the caption).

I can't do much about light conditions or atmospheric noise, but I
can get a camera that is properly fixed to the scope, where focusing
mode, shutter release and/or aperture controls can be pre-set to work
well with the scope, and where I only have to focus the scope and
press a remote shutter release when the bird is in view. Getting
that sort of kit together would make it possible to get images that
do both the eiders and the long-tailed ducks some sort of justice.

If I can find that sort of camera, that is...

Rune

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