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 set-up that I have not tested on birds yet; I have tested it in the yard, and I want to make one note for anyone wondering what digiscoping with a Zeiss 85 is like.
Unlike at least one other high-end scope I can think of, the Zeiss is slightly front-heavy on my bogen 3130 head; if I don't tension the tilt aspect of the head, it will sag forward and point at the ground. But when I affix the camera to the eyepiece, it becomes just slightly tail-heavy, but not too much; with a smaller, lighter camera, it might end up perfectly counterbalanced.
just another reason this could be a fantastic digiscoping scope.
Jon
Now, a week later, I have what I consider to be a great set-up that I have not tested on birds yet; I have tested it in the yard, and I want to make one note for anyone wondering what digiscoping with a Zeiss 85 is like.
Unlike at least one other high-end scope I can think of, the Zeiss is slightly front-heavy on my bogen 3130 head; if I don't tension the tilt aspect of the head, it will sag forward and point at the ground. But when I affix the camera to the eyepiece, it becomes just slightly tail-heavy, but not too much; with a smaller, lighter camera, it might end up perfectly counterbalanced.
just another reason this could be a fantastic digiscoping scope.
Jon