I recently bought a Leica Apo 62 for principally for birding but with the option of using it for digiscoping, based on a review in "Birwatching". I have recently got the "recommended" Nikon 4500 and whilst I am happy with both the camera and scope I am not achieving the results I would have hoped for. I am struggling to get enough light to the camera and can only really use it on 16 x ( I have the zoom eyepice) and around two or 3 on optical zoom. This is okay for snapping close range garden birds but pretty useless on the Ythan estuary close to where I live. It appears impossible to keep lower f numbers and higher shutter speeds at greater magnifications. The light up here in Aberdeen can usually be described as "murky" most of the time !
I tend to use the 4500 in manual mode and also deliberately underexpose as the Nikon seems to overexpose ( ironically ). Chuffed with the scope, but seriously thinking about getting a Apo 77 as this seems to work well for other people.
Have any of you expert digiscopers got any tips as to how I can optimise the Apo 62 / Nikon 4500 before I go and blow ( another )£ 800 !
Should have known better than to trust a mag review.
Cheers,
Lindsay Cargill
I tend to use the 4500 in manual mode and also deliberately underexpose as the Nikon seems to overexpose ( ironically ). Chuffed with the scope, but seriously thinking about getting a Apo 77 as this seems to work well for other people.
Have any of you expert digiscopers got any tips as to how I can optimise the Apo 62 / Nikon 4500 before I go and blow ( another )£ 800 !
Should have known better than to trust a mag review.
Cheers,
Lindsay Cargill