Panasonic GS-85 SD camcorder and Sony 2X converter (1 Viewer)

Playing around with some combinations. Some though a scope and some with teleconverters. Here is a short clip taken this morning with a panasonic gs-85 camcorder and a sony vcl-hg2037x teleconverter. Distance was around 70 yards. There is a bit of CA in some lighting conditions, but overall it's a pretty good solution for something you can carry in a coat pocket. This clip is highly compressed, so the original is much clearer. Here is the link:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ricksphotos0501/3258663298

Rick

Hi Rick,

An impressive video clip. Well-focused and rock-solid with no vibration. What was the total magnification with your setup? I have the same TC and use it occasionally with my 10x zoom camcorder for close-range work.

For longer range I videoscope using an EagleEye Digiscoping Eyepiece on my scope. This combo gives me just over 100x magnification with good results providing there is little wind.

Mike

Hey Mike,

The camcorder is a 32x and converter 2x, but it really doesn't work out to 64x magnification (as you probably know already). Using the 35mm equivalent focal length for the camcorder zoom, I think it probably works out to around 2500mm fl. Pretty impressive for something so small and easy to carry around when you don't feel like hauling around a scope in the field. This clip is unprocessed and you can actually improve it some using video editing software. You can do a pretty good job with sharpening and such even with freeware like VirtualDub. And, of course, if you are closer to the subject get improved resolution and feather detail.

Rick