Nikon Coolpix 3100 (1 Viewer)

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bob dickinson

Member

• Jul 3, 2003

• #1

I am considering buying a Nikon Coolpix camera which I would like to use with my Optolyth TBS80 Scope.
Is it possible to use the Coolpix 3100 ? Has anybody used this camera for digiscoping ?

Thanks

 

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peteg

Member

• Jul 10, 2003

• #2

I am using the Nikon 3100 and a Home made apadter onto my opticrom ES80 scope, the 3100 has a moving lens and no lens thread.
I have taken a number of test photo's with varying results, but now I have designed a bracket to hold the camera securley to my adapter and results are promising, now to test it in the field...

 

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Adam Firth

New member

• Oct 28, 2003

• #3

I am also considering the Coolpix 3100. Did yo ever go ahead and buy this camera and if so has it been a sucess?



Adam

 

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bob dickinson

Member

• Oct 31, 2003

• #4

I bought an Olympus C750 and I am happy with this camera which as you probably know has a 10x zoom.

 

Steve Jones

Well-known member

• Oct 31, 2003

• #5

That Olympus camera must have caught a lot of birders attention. A 10x zoom means it has versatility beyond just digiscoping.
Could Bob comment about this please. Steve.

 

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bob dickinson

Member

• Nov 2, 2003

• #6

I bought the Olympus C750 on the recommendation of friends who are birders and also having read reviews on the forum. It is a very user friendly camera and the zoom gives it flexibilty for everyday use as well as birding. I am new to digital photography and at the moment mostly using the automatic settings which give good results.
There is a very good picture taken by forum member Helenol which shows what can be achieved in your own back garden http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=9318

 

Tux

Member

• Dec 11, 2003

• #7

I just got the Nikon Coolpix 2100 camera as an early Christmas gift. I haven't tried it out yet. I'll have to try it out this weekend. It's not anything fancy, and I am not much of a photographer, but hopefully I can get some decent shots of birds.

 

Steve Jones

Well-known member

• Dec 11, 2003

• #8

Juyzt,
My Penguins better that yours!!!!

Steve.

 

Tux

Member

• Dec 11, 2003

• #9

Steve Jones said:

Juyzt,
My Penguins better that yours!!!!

Steve.

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Got root?

 

david kelly

Drive-by Birder

• Dec 16, 2003

• #10

Juyzt said:

I just got the Nikon Coolpix 2100 camera as an early Christmas gift. I haven't tried it out yet. I'll have to try it out this weekend. It's not anything fancy, and I am not much of a photographer, but hopefully I can get some decent shots of birds.

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How did it go?

 

Tom Moodie

Well-known member

• Dec 16, 2003

• #11

My first attempts at digiscoping were with CP3100 hand held with Kowa TSN821. The following attachment was one of my first attempts. Now use CP4500 & Swarovski ATS80 with adaptor with makes things a lot simpler.

Tom

 

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JTF

Well-known member

• Dec 17, 2003

• #12

My choice would be the CP4500.

 

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BirdKing

New member

• Dec 17, 2003

• #13

Look into the Nikon 5700, the 8x optical is great for bird photos.

 

Kevin

Registered User (not drugs)

• May 20, 2004

• #14

I've just sent up a post asking if anyone knew of a suitable adapter for the 2100. What are you using?

Kevin

 

Kevin

Registered User (not drugs)

• May 20, 2004

• #15

arrgh - keep posting to wrong threads

Sorry guys

 

Kevin

Registered User (not drugs)

• May 20, 2004

• #16

Juyzt said:

I just got the Nikon Coolpix 2100 camera as an early Christmas gift. I haven't tried it out yet. I'll have to try it out this weekend. It's not anything fancy, and I am not much of a photographer, but hopefully I can get some decent shots of birds.

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I've just sent up a post elsewhere asking if anyone knew a suitable adapter to use with the 2100. What are you using?

Kevin

 

Kevin

Registered User (not drugs)

• May 20, 2004

• #17

I give up

 

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Gordon

Registered User

• May 21, 2004

• #18

I have the 4300 and my wife has the 2100. Both take excelent images - the 4300 has some manual control which should make it a better option for digiscoping. I haven't got round to making an adaptor and I would find it very hard to bring myself to pay for one. Speaking to someone in a optical repair shop and they told me that they had enquired of someone who has a metal working shop the cost of making a decent adaptor and it was suggested that a reasonable aluminium sleeve could probably be made for not much more than £5 !!!!!

You can get some very good results by hand holding - but, of course, they'll never compare with images acheived by someone with a top of the range camera and all the add-ons (eg, cable release etc) - everything else being equal.

However, I have noticed recently that the price of these cameras has tumbled so you might be well advised to look at one of the better specified Nikons as they might be in your price range now - eg, the 4500 or 5700.

regards