Hi all,
First trip out with this kit, and I still have a LOT to learn, but early signs are promising! I experimented with another user's suggestion of using a step-up ring to screw the camera straight onto the 52mm thread that holds the scope's rubber eyecup in place, and it does work, but the thread 'stops' with the camera at a very inconvenient angle. Unscrewing to a more useful angle does also work, but introduces a bit of 'floppiness' to the system, so I think I'll stick with the DCB II for now.
I don't know if it'll be possible to see after scaling the attachment to fit, but on the original of the image below I can see a mosquito's legs, shot from about 25m!
It's a lot of work and faffing about, and a good way to spoil a great day's birdwatching, but it's also a lot of fun when it works.
First trip out with this kit, and I still have a LOT to learn, but early signs are promising! I experimented with another user's suggestion of using a step-up ring to screw the camera straight onto the 52mm thread that holds the scope's rubber eyecup in place, and it does work, but the thread 'stops' with the camera at a very inconvenient angle. Unscrewing to a more useful angle does also work, but introduces a bit of 'floppiness' to the system, so I think I'll stick with the DCB II for now.
I don't know if it'll be possible to see after scaling the attachment to fit, but on the original of the image below I can see a mosquito's legs, shot from about 25m!
It's a lot of work and faffing about, and a good way to spoil a great day's birdwatching, but it's also a lot of fun when it works.