Barry Boswell
Well-known member
I only joined the forum a couple of weeks ago and I seem to have done nothing but ask questions! I have to say however that the feedback I get is great and very useful.
To get a semi serious start in digiscoping I bought a KOWA TN823 scope and a Contax SL300RT camera. I have started off with a 32xw eyepiece with the scope, plus the KOWA digiscoping adapter, which is giving good results, but it becomes quickly aparent that the best results are acheived when the camera lens is not being zoomed. I am therefore considering additional outlay on a KOWA 20 - 60x zoom eyepiece to get greater magnification without using the camera zoom.
So - my question is does anyone have direct experience with a KOWA zoom eyepiece attached to the Contax camera? (or failing that with a Nikon CP4500). How well does it work? Is there any vignetting at zero camera zoom etc?
The eyepiece is quite narrow compared to the 32xw. Also it is longer and requires an extension to the KOWA digiscoping adapter. Does anyone know how well this works?
Any info or feedback before I shell out another couple of hundred quid or so will be most welcome.
Thanks, Barry Boswell.
To get a semi serious start in digiscoping I bought a KOWA TN823 scope and a Contax SL300RT camera. I have started off with a 32xw eyepiece with the scope, plus the KOWA digiscoping adapter, which is giving good results, but it becomes quickly aparent that the best results are acheived when the camera lens is not being zoomed. I am therefore considering additional outlay on a KOWA 20 - 60x zoom eyepiece to get greater magnification without using the camera zoom.
So - my question is does anyone have direct experience with a KOWA zoom eyepiece attached to the Contax camera? (or failing that with a Nikon CP4500). How well does it work? Is there any vignetting at zero camera zoom etc?
The eyepiece is quite narrow compared to the 32xw. Also it is longer and requires an extension to the KOWA digiscoping adapter. Does anyone know how well this works?
Any info or feedback before I shell out another couple of hundred quid or so will be most welcome.
Thanks, Barry Boswell.