I am just getting started in digiscoping. I have always loved taking pictures using the auto settings on my camera, and now I have taken over my husbands spotting scope and am excited to figure this thing out. The wild turkey will be strutting soon and I want to capture some phenomenal shots. I have a Nikon D5000 camera and a Swarovski STX 115mm spotting scope with a Swarovski TLS APO 43mm lens system to attach the two pieces together. I have figured out I need my camera on manual, but I am not sure what or how to get the settings correct on my camera. I need help please.
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- Thread starter RaShell
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Hi RaShell and a warm welcome to you from all the Staff and Moderators.
Good luck with your digiscoping adventure, you'll gets lots of advice here. Just wondering, if you're used to using auto whether going full manual might be a little hard to start with - maybe try either Aperture Priority or Shutter speed priority? I hope we may see some of your pictures in the Gallery!
I'm sure you will enjoy it here and I look forward to hearing your news.
Good luck with your digiscoping adventure, you'll gets lots of advice here. Just wondering, if you're used to using auto whether going full manual might be a little hard to start with - maybe try either Aperture Priority or Shutter speed priority? I hope we may see some of your pictures in the Gallery!
I'm sure you will enjoy it here and I look forward to hearing your news.
Jason Bugay Reyes
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I used my Nikon V1 and also D3s with the TLS APO 30 at Aperture mode and usually at 30x on the scope and try to get as closer as possible to my subjects. For video mode, I zoomed up to 70x for record purposes
Wes Hetrick
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My problem with using camera on scope: need to focus scope on bird before attaching camera! All takes time. Meanwhile bird moves. I graduated to zoom camera. Lower quality perhaps but quicker exposure. Now I use scope/camera rarely, only for birds sitting/sleeping?
