Digiscoping Camera Advice- Leica Scope

[Mark1]

I am hoping for some advice on the best options for digiscoping with my Leica APO Televid 62 Scope. I also own a Canon EOS 350D SLR although I am happy to purchase a compact if it is recommended that this will produce better results/be more user-friendly etc.

Does anybody have the definitive word on the digiscoping with a DSLR vs Compact debate? If compacts come out on top can anyone recommend the best candidate in the £80-120 price bracket?

Many thanks

[horukuru]

Maybe u can try the SRB-Griturn Mk II adapter for compact camera ?

[Neil]

I am hoping for some advice on the best options for digiscoping with my Leica APO Televid 62 Scope. I also own a Canon EOS 350D SLR although I am happy to purchase a compact if it is recommended that this will produce better results/be more user-friendly etc.

Does anybody have the definitive word on the digiscoping with a DSLR vs Compact debate? If compacts come out on top can anyone recommend the best candidate in the £80-120 price bracket?

Many thanks

Mark,
It depends what you want to carry with you. I find it a difficult decision to leave equipment at home but due to local transport ( buses) I can't take too much. If you will have a scope anyway for bird observing with a tripod, then adding a little digicam for record purposes is easy to do. If you also want to get flight shots and fast warbler-type action then you will need to have a DSLR and fastish lens as well. I must admit I like to do both at the same time. I can be digiscoping waders on the mudflats at 50 metres when an osprey/harrier dives down and scatters everything. I keep the DSLR plus 300/4 next to me for these occasions. I can't walk around with both systems though , so I pack up the digiscoping and have the DSLR plus 300/4 around my neck for the grab shots. For action images of birds feeding/walking around then the DLSR on the scope will get you more keepers but you are dependent on your manual focusing skills.
My rule of thumb is that if the birds are on the ground or sitting in the canopy I prefer to digiscope with a digicam with a rotable screen ( I have a straight scope ). If flying or feeding furiously (ground or canopy ) then the DSLR will be better.
With a 62 mm scope though , the light getting to the sensor will be more of an issue than with an 80 mm plus scope. I'm using iso 800/1600 mostly with the DSLR on the scope ( and off it ) so low noise is an issue. With a digicam I rarely have to go over iso 100 .
The cheapest solution at the moment would be the Canon A590IS and then the Nikon P5100.
Good luck with your decision, Neil.

[Mark1]

Thanks very much Neil. Much food for thought! Do you ever digiscope with your DSLR using an adaptor to connect it to the scope (as opposed to using the DSLR with a separate lens)? If so how does this compare with digiscoping with a compact?

[Neil]

Thanks very much Neil. Much food for thought! Do you ever digiscope with your DSLR using an adaptor to connect it to the scope (as opposed to using the DSLR with a separate lens)? If so how does this compare with digiscoping with a compact?

Mark,
I have the Swaro TLS 800 ( old version ) which I've used occasionally. The new version is very good and if I had one I'd use it more. The main problem is that it is difficult to use the scope for observing when you digiscope this way. I don't take bins so I like to have the scope for observing.
For waders I prefer to digiscope as it's also about the observing and identifying, so I take 2 or 3 digicams and 2 or 3 eyepieces. Tomorrow I'm taking the Canon A650, Nikon P6000 and Nikon 4500 , with Swaro 20x,30x,20-60zoom and Kowa 25x LER . Neil.