Swarovski digiscoping (1 Viewer)

[mooskibaby]

Hello,

I have a Swarovski ATS 65 HD scope and a Canon S31S camera and I was wondering if anyone knew of an adaptor for the two so that I could digiscope.

The other option is to somehow connect my iPhone 5C to my scope, so am again looking at an adaptor to digiscope. Most adaptors it seems cater for the iPhone 5/5S NOT the 5C.

I'm looking at one of these but am trying to way up my options especially in regards to cost.

Can anyone point me in the right place?

Many thanks,

Anna

 

[Daniel Martin]

http://www.newprouk.co.uk/phoneskope/

Hi Anna, try this company. I haven't used them personally but know people who have. I am sure they will have something and are helpful on the phone when I have contacted them.

I use an iphone 6 with that scope, using an adaptor I got a while ago from Richard at http://www.onestopnature.co.uk/ that I now have dismantled and glued it onto a cheap phone cover - still works a treat!

Hope you are ok.

 

[dalat]

Hi Anna,
I suspect your camera is not suitable for digiscoping. Cameras with a long zoom usually produce too much vignetting or don't work at all. Before buying anything, you should try a few handheld pics, to see if there is any potential at all.

Your iphone should work much better, and adapters are also cheaper or can be selfmade easier.

I have a Swaro ATM HD 80, which has probably the same eyepiece diameter than yours. The Kowa adapter fits well on the eyepiece and can be easily adapted to fit your phone (you may need to buy an extra protection case for your iphone), see this post: http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=314661

Another option is to make something yourself: buy a protective hardcase for your phone and find a tube fitting tightly onto the eyepiece. (for some scopes, the eyepiece cap can be used, but the Swaro rubber cap is too flabby) Then you clue this togehter well centered on the camera lens.

Cheers, Florian

 

[Daniel Martin]

The Kowa adapter fits well on the eyepiece and can be easily adapted to fit your phone (you may need to buy an extra protection case for your iphone), see this post: http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=314661

This is what I did - bought the Kowa adaptor for an iphone 4 which then didn't fit the iphone 6, but just forcibly dismantled it and glued it on to a cheap phone case and hey presto!