MedicineMan4040
Active member
Greetings from a 'becoming birder'..
I'm a photographer who has come to birding seeking more and more challenging targets. This winter I even built a bird 'studio' in my backyard
It really makes short work of the chickadees, Carolina Wrens, mocking birds, etc. There are times as a digiscopers know when even the longest lens is not long enough and at my age and physical ability the c300mm F2.8 is really all that I want to hand hold for any length of time. Thus the move toward d'scoping
Now advice please!
I like the looks of the Swaroski Optik 95mm. I understand it will connect with my Sony Nex (I have Nex5,6, and 7 and next month will add the A6000) BUT BUT BUT how to connect to the TLS APO adapter??? Do I have to have an e-mount lens already on the Nex body? or will a e-mount t-adapter work? This I am unclear of and hopefully Neal in Oz will read this!
I also use various Canon bodies (6D,70D,5DIII) and found an adapter for it but carrying a heavy EOS body kinda defeats the purpose. In that vain there is also laying next to me a Sony A7r which might work (but this camera really is a landscape photographers tool in that it is slow slow slow for most all other things).
Here is a link to my Flickr page, not sure if it will load (can some one try please); it will give an idea of what I have been shooting (and not what I want with a digiscope set up).
http://www.flickr.com/photos/medicineman4040/
So nice to find this forum and the helpful members. I'm sure for the most part I'll site back (lurk) and absorb/adsorb as much as possible with fingers crossed I can contribute someday.
Sincerely,
Robert
p.s what rail to get to hold a Nex-7 + the Swaroski 95mm on a tripod ?
p.s.s. Mods please move to a more proper section if deemed needed. You know how new members are, excited to find a gathering of like minded and too quick to post!
I'm a photographer who has come to birding seeking more and more challenging targets. This winter I even built a bird 'studio' in my backyard
It really makes short work of the chickadees, Carolina Wrens, mocking birds, etc. There are times as a digiscopers know when even the longest lens is not long enough and at my age and physical ability the c300mm F2.8 is really all that I want to hand hold for any length of time. Thus the move toward d'scoping Now advice please!
I like the looks of the Swaroski Optik 95mm. I understand it will connect with my Sony Nex (I have Nex5,6, and 7 and next month will add the A6000) BUT BUT BUT how to connect to the TLS APO adapter??? Do I have to have an e-mount lens already on the Nex body? or will a e-mount t-adapter work? This I am unclear of and hopefully Neal in Oz will read this!
I also use various Canon bodies (6D,70D,5DIII) and found an adapter for it but carrying a heavy EOS body kinda defeats the purpose. In that vain there is also laying next to me a Sony A7r which might work (but this camera really is a landscape photographers tool in that it is slow slow slow for most all other things).
Here is a link to my Flickr page, not sure if it will load (can some one try please); it will give an idea of what I have been shooting (and not what I want with a digiscope set up).
http://www.flickr.com/photos/medicineman4040/
So nice to find this forum and the helpful members. I'm sure for the most part I'll site back (lurk) and absorb/adsorb as much as possible with fingers crossed I can contribute someday.
Sincerely,
Robert
p.s what rail to get to hold a Nex-7 + the Swaroski 95mm on a tripod ?
p.s.s. Mods please move to a more proper section if deemed needed. You know how new members are, excited to find a gathering of like minded and too quick to post!
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