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  1. J

    DC4 vs "Digital" Photo Adapter

    The DC4 looks like a great idea, the ultimate digiscoping unit permitting use of the scope as a scope and a camera. But at $1899.99 (binoculars.com) who will buy this thing? I like to take pictures, and I want them to be technically decent (sharp, decent contrast; compostion is another issue)...
  2. J

    Digiscoping with Oly E-1

    http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=68532 above is a link to a test shot I did with an olympus E-1 and the zeiss photo adapter. I concluded that the photo adapter was not a lot better than digiscoping, not enough better to justify the price. Jon
  3. J

    E-1 and Zeiss 85T* combination?

    I asked if anybody had photos taken with an E-1 through a spotting scope a while ago and no one replied. It didn't much matter at the time because the Zeiss Photo Adapter was on permanent backorder anyway. Then, through a stroke of what seemed like fantastic fortune, I found the last one for...
  4. J

    Depth Of Field??

    What is more likely to limit the depth of field in my shots, my Zeiss 85 or my Sony W5 at ~f3.4? I find my setup takes fantastic shots of small birds, like the sparrow at http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=50955 larger birds, however, are more difficult- most often, the breast...
  5. J

    A note: Digiscoping with angled 85T*

    I just bought an angled 85 diascope and I think it is tops. I tried handholding my Sony dsc-W5 camera to the eyepiece and immediately decided to make a hands-free photo adapter with cable release, as the results looked very promising. Now, a week later, I have what I consider to be a great...
  6. J

    Refurbished Scopes?

    If a reputable online sales organization were offering the diascope 85 for 1499 with the 20-60x eyepiece but it was listed as a "2nd:factory refurbished" and they claim it has a "full lifetime warranty", would anyone take the bait? I was given a $100.00 gift certificate to this online store...
  7. J

    Eye relief and camera placement

    Greetings, I have a far from superb digiscoping set up, but I am making the most out of it. My camera offers little more than point and shoot options and my scope is not very bright, so I have taken a lot of really crummy pictures. But last night I made an adapter that placed the objective...
  8. J

    mix and match scope/eyepiece brands

    At risk of beating a dead horse, throwing good money after bad, or just sounding like a total ninny, I could use some input from some self styled engineers. I read a review on this forum I believe where it was suggested that though not readily interchangeable, the image through an EO Raven could...
  9. J

    30x fixed eyepiece vs. stock 20-60x zoom

    Hello all, I have been using my EO Raven for several months and I am relatively pleased thus far. I have found, as most reviews predicted, that the zoom eyepiece is close to worthless above 40x and I am considering the 30x WA fixed. Aside from the loss of clarity my biggest complaint about...
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