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How to allign a non-zoom camera phone to the T80ED spotting scope

March 25, 2011

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For alligning a camera to the T80ED spotting scope you would need an adaptor of some sort which keeps your phone at the right spot. The Olivon universal adaptor requires a tripod-mount hole which is present at most compact cameras, but obviously is not there in your phone. So from here some DIY is required […]

DIY digiscoping adaptor version 2

March 22, 2011

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A more sturdy version of the earlier adaptor. Designed to click on and shoot, opposed to alligning and fiddling until stable, as with the first version. All the positioning screws allow for accurate postion to the eyepiece lens. The phone can slide onto the top and is ready for use. Made a later improvement of using […]

DIY Galaxy S digiscoping adaptor for the T80ED.. attempt 1..

March 16, 2011

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In an earlier blog I discussed using my Samsung Galaxy S (I9000) smartphone for digiscoping in comination with the Outdoor club (Bauer/Olivon) T80ED spotting scope. Together with the scope I have bought an universal digiscoping adaptor. This adapter however only fits small digital compact cameras which have a screw mount for a tripod or something […]

Smartphone Digiscoping .. first steps…

March 14, 2011

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With digiscoping you basically use the spotting scope as a ultra-zoom lens to your camera. This allows for a large distance between the camera and the subject and is therefore very popular with bird watchers. The main disadvantages are reduced picture quality compared to high quality tele-lenzes   and the large setup required. For me this […]