which camera for pentax pf 80 ed? (1 Viewer)

I use Olympus camedia ultra zoom c750. But this camera isn't good enough...Which camera would you recommend for digiscoping ?

Jacek Zarzycki said:

I use Olympus camedia ultra zoom c750. But this camera isn't good enough...Which camera would you recommend for digiscoping ?

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Unless you can get your hands on a good quality used Nikon CP990 or CP4500...

I'm still very much a beginner here but after much research I have just bought the latest model Fujifilm FinePix F30. This seems to me to be regarded as the latest "best buy" for both general and digiscoping photography. It has a large high-resolution bright viewing screen that allows for easy focusing. It also has a unique (for a compact camera) and very useful range of photo-sensitivity that allows two full stops of extra exposure if needed in duller light conditions whilst still keeping the shot exceptionally noise free. This will be very useful indeed in digiscoping which suffers from lower light levels and blur caused by camera movement / low shutter speeds. Sadly, the camera lacks a filter thread so cannot be used with a tube type adapter as the CP4500 can.

My initial idea was to buy the new Canon A640 which has a rotating LCD screen, but it had two problems: the viewing screen, whilst nice and bright, has lower resolution which will make focusing less easy; also, the 4x zoom mechanism seems odd in its action making it very difficult to remove the vignette shadows around the image. The Canon is also said to introduce far more digital noise compared to the Fuji at ASA400 equivalent and above.

The Fujifilm E900 is a very fine point-and-shot that should be excellent for digiscoping. 9MP with good noise characteristics. Takes AA batteries. Great camera!

Hi

I use Sony DSC-W7 with my Pentax PF80EDA and Pentax XW20 eyepiece. I think it's a great camera.

You can see some of my photos at:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jgrave/

Regards
Jgrave

I am using the Sony Cybershot P-93-A and a lense adapter and hand holding it to the eyepiece and am still getting good results.
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