ATX-85, DCB II and Fuji X100 (1 Viewer)

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.

Nice result Al, my combo of the ATX85 plus tls apo plus Samsung NX2000 is driving me friggin crazy:C
I tried just about every setting possible, and it just doesn't reproduce a sharp long distance image. Macros are allright, but it seems imposiible to focus on objects far away.
When hand holding my samsung s4 to the scope to make a photo, the result is better than with the nx2000. Really annoying. Maybe this combination of camera and tls is a unlucky one.

Kind regards,

Gijs

Excellent!

Uhu74: could the problem of unsharp images be caused by shutter shock? This is a known problem with mirrorless camera's when shooting at slow shutter speeds (1/200 - 1/250 or slower). I had it with my Panasonic untill I switched from mechanical to electronic shutter.