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    Mirrorless camera help?

    Hi, I'm sure your ATX 65 can deliver great images too. I can tell you that most of the poor photos I have taken, and I have taken many, are mainly due to three reasons: unstable tripod, subjects too distant, errors in camera settings. Then you have to find the right objective to use with your...
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    New user and "new" Kowa TSN3

    Please note that the 1.6x extender, from what I understand, is not compatible with the TSN 3 and 4 which have protective glass.
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    New user and "new" Kowa TSN3

    Hi Pinkes, on the new one I don't think there are many alternatives: in the Italian importer's catalog there are the 30w and the 20-60x. I have the 20-60 and I must say that compared to the original eyepiece the difference is notable.
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    Which camera or phone for digiscoping?

    Hi, my digiscoping setup is Panasonic GX800 (GX850) and Panasonic 30 macro. The whole thing is small, light and stabilized. Convenient shooting managed by samarphone via app.
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    Looking for Travel Scope but Cheaper End of Market

    The Yukon 20-50x50 is quite similar to the 6-25-100x100. Its best qualities are its lightness and the possibility of using it without a tripod even simply by leaning on some makeshift support (obviously at 20x). It has a fragile appearance, but it has never given me any problems; i carry it...
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    Looking for Travel Scope but Cheaper End of Market

    Hi, I only tried the TSN 501 (the green one) for a short time and I must say that it seems good to me (I use a TSN3 and a more compact TSN 613 for travelling) I also heard very good things about the old TS503 or 504 with all fluorite lenses and I've seen nice reviews of the TS501/502, but I've...
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    Mirrorless camera help?

    Exactly, here in Europe the old fluorite Kowas (TSN 3 and TSN 4) can be found for around €300-400 with a little luck. If you manage to find one in good condition, it will surely give you excellent viewing satisfaction and there won't be huge differences with the newer ones, if you want you can...
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    Mirrorless camera help?

    Let's say that the system has limits and we shouldn't expect the resolution, contrasts and colors of a telephoto lens created for the photographer; there is a need for chromatically correct optics (flurite); but the photos, with a little experience, are not bad; bear in mind that it is easy to...
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    Mirrorless camera help?

    I was referring to Olympus: you can take pictures using the telescope directly as the lens and then you'll get a powerful tele manual focus, or you can use the camera lens and take pictures through the eyepiece, if you use an autofocus lens this will help in part the small focus adjustments. If...
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    Mirrorless camera help?

    Hi Tom, from what I know to get good images you need fluorite lenses. Personally, I use the Kowa TSN 3 and I'm quite happy having updated it with a recent eyepice and it's available at quite reasonable prices; lately I have seen that the Kowa TSN 823 and 824, a little more recent than mine, are...
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    Camera Choices

    Hi Greg, I'm also new to digiscoping, but I guess the sony you mentioned are too heavy to be able to reduce the vibrations of the whole system: I started digiscoping with A7 and A6000 but everything was too heavy for the tripod. After several tests I found my compromise now use the Panasonic...
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    Mirrorless camera help?

    I'm a complete beginner, but tried a few cameras before I found the right one. I use a Kowa TSN3 with TZE9B (20-60x) the adapter I use is the kowa TSN DA1 (what Kowa defines for compact cameras). I have tried different camera bodies and different lenses, but now I have found the right pair (for...
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    Tips for action cameras for digiscoping use.

    Thank you for your answer
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    Tips for action cameras for digiscoping use.

    Also, my phone has four lenses and it's hard to tell which one it's using at the time of the shot. I must say that this situation is particularly annoying in digiscoping,
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    Tips for action cameras for digiscoping use.

    Thanks for the quick response, yes the camera is very wide angle, but it has a 4x zoom that allows you to minimize the cutting of black corners; I had the opportunity to try it for some shots, but I didn't have a telescope with me to try and it seems to me that the electronic zomm makes it lose...
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    Tips for action cameras for digiscoping use.

    Hello everyone, I apologize in advance for the bad English unfortunately it is a language that I know little, but google helps !! In these I came up with an insane idea: that of trying an action cam for digiscoping because of its qualities: small, light, sturdy 4k video…; but is it possible to...
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    Kowa Prominar TSN-3 : Value/ Info?

    I also have the TSN3 and I changed the old 20-60x eyepiece with the current 20-30x. I must say that the vision is much improved from 40x upwards. Mine is a last series the one with the protective glass which therefore cannot mount the Opticron eyepiece recommended by Joachim. For the smaller...
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    [URGENT] Baby common swift

    I don't know if it can help. https://wwf.lecco.it/sos-rondone.html
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    New user and "new" Kowa TSN3

    Hi Joachim, I hadn't thought about the focal ratio: optical physics was not my forte when I went to school! Yes, I tried the 20-40x on the TSN3, it still has a very small fringe, but definitely much less than the 20-60 at 40x. I have read your cherry TSN3, and of the operation with the SDLv2...
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    New user and "new" Kowa TSN3

    Hi Joachim, yes I wrote 66, but I meant 60, yes 20-60 is just the one with the rubber shell. What I see is a clear halo (white blue) around gray subjects (specifically, very visible around gray herons) when they are in areas of high contrast even if the subject is in the center of the image. It...
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    New user and "new" Kowa TSN3

    Thanks Delia for your help
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    New user and "new" Kowa TSN3

    Thanks for the welcome.
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    New user and "new" Kowa TSN3

    I greet everyone, I am a new member of this forum, although I know I have been following for a while despite the difficulties with the English language, fortunately there is a google translator. I love nature of which I am a keen observer and poor photographer. First of all, I have to thank...
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