Hello
I will shortly be purchasing a new spotting scope, almost certainly the Zeiss 65 mm with the 15-45x zoom eyepiece.
While bird photography and birding used to be two completely different activities, I'm hoping that I'm not being naive in thinking that I can casually do some semi-decent digiscoping while remaining primarily a birder. By all accounts, the Nikon Coolpix 4500 seems to be a great digiscoping camera, and it seems to be available at a great price at the moment, especially when compared to what I paid for my wife's Canon Powershot A60 (2 mp's) less than 2 years ago.
1) I haven't been able to find out how big the CP 4500 is. Can I slip it into a pocket and barely notice it's there, like the Canon? Or is it quite bulky?
2) I'm confused about adapters. I understand a typical set-up has the adapter screwed onto the camera semi-permanently. You then "just" attach it to the scope when you want a picture. I undertand this is with bolts to keep the adapter tight. Does one need to carry a screwdriver? How laborious is this? and finally which (inexpensive) adapter would be appropriate for the Zeiss and how much would it be approximately?
3) (on behalf of my wife) Does the CP 4500 have a video feature?
Thanks a lot for any info.
I will shortly be purchasing a new spotting scope, almost certainly the Zeiss 65 mm with the 15-45x zoom eyepiece.
While bird photography and birding used to be two completely different activities, I'm hoping that I'm not being naive in thinking that I can casually do some semi-decent digiscoping while remaining primarily a birder. By all accounts, the Nikon Coolpix 4500 seems to be a great digiscoping camera, and it seems to be available at a great price at the moment, especially when compared to what I paid for my wife's Canon Powershot A60 (2 mp's) less than 2 years ago.
1) I haven't been able to find out how big the CP 4500 is. Can I slip it into a pocket and barely notice it's there, like the Canon? Or is it quite bulky?
2) I'm confused about adapters. I understand a typical set-up has the adapter screwed onto the camera semi-permanently. You then "just" attach it to the scope when you want a picture. I undertand this is with bolts to keep the adapter tight. Does one need to carry a screwdriver? How laborious is this? and finally which (inexpensive) adapter would be appropriate for the Zeiss and how much would it be approximately?
3) (on behalf of my wife) Does the CP 4500 have a video feature?
Thanks a lot for any info.