Digiscope??

I've used the 'search' function, and there were surprisingly no hits for digiscope/digiscoping.

Does anyone use their K10/GX10 for digiscoping, and if so, what equipment do you use i.e. which scope, what type of adapter, and what results have you been able to obtain.

TIA,

Jim

Somebody asked this some time ago and now I've forgotten again what digiscoping is....my nearest guess would be using a digital camera on a spotting scope or telescope.

Am I close?

Spot on.

Try Warehouse express!,,,,the have all the adapters etc!.......expensive hobby though............Ken

I've used my *ist DL on the telescope. Not happy with the results so far, but that is down to me, not the kit.

I got my T ring adapter from a vintage camera shop on the internet for £10 inc P&P and the tube from ebay for £20. ( Although I need a new tube now as I dropped it in the dark and it damaged the thread ).

Well Photography is too

Expensive maybe, but a decent mid-range scope goes for no more than an entry level telephoto lense from what I have seen so far.

The problem seems to be in finding a scope that will allow fitting a DSLR body or lense. Unless you use a Nikon or Cannon camera and scope, things get difficult in the attaching dept.

Lots of looking through the auction sites, and Google hits.

Jim

you can use a T mount adaptor to fit just about any SLR to just about any telescope. Certainly any 'scope which can use a 2" eyepiece is easy, but even 1-1/4" adaptors are available.

You could try Opticron scopes and adaptors. The problem I see with using scopes is that the aperture is fixed, and generally fairly small, so you might get an equivalent of a 1400mm lens, but it'll be at f/15 or something like that.

Dan

Just found something of interest!.........click onto the last page of the "News" section and you will see an article on scopes,seemingly Pentax do camera to scope fittings!...........Even better news!..SRS stock them for £292.....plus the scope price of course!..