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Nikon P7000 for Digiscoping (1 Viewer)
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Jason Bugay Reyes
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Thanks Neil for the update on the firmware. I have returned the demo unit back and now waiting for my own P7000 by Xmas. I hope the RAW processing would be much faster similar like JPG if possible especially on faster memory card :king:
I'm going to test the 25LER EDG eyepiece with videocamera and see the level of vignetting (if any) hopefully by today if not raining ...
ColinSev
Well-known member
P5100 vs P7000
I have been digiscoping for about 4 years with my P5100 attached to a swarovski 80 hd and have been getting great results, but i know it won't last forever. is the P7000 a better replacement.
Please check out my blog for some of the results
http://colsdigiscope.blogspot.com/
I have been digiscoping for about 4 years with my P5100 attached to a swarovski 80 hd and have been getting great results, but i know it won't last forever. is the P7000 a better replacement.
Please check out my blog for some of the results
http://colsdigiscope.blogspot.com/
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Nice pics. The P6000 is a better camera than the P7000 for digiscoping but to get the best out of it you need to be able to get the camera lens closer to the eyepiece than the DCA will allow. Works well with the UCA adapter.
Neil.
I took the P7000 out again yesterday . It works ok on the 30x eyepiece using a universal adapter at wide zoom with no vignetting. I like the Continuous Mode on the P7000 and the super sharp screen. The frame rate could be a bit faster though.
Neil
Nikon P7000 and Swarovski STS80HD scope and Sw 30x eyepiece and UCA adapter.
Lamma Island,
Hong Kong,
China.
Jan 2011
Neil
Nikon P7000 and Swarovski STS80HD scope and Sw 30x eyepiece and UCA adapter.
Lamma Island,
Hong Kong,
China.
Jan 2011
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SteveClifton
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Wow, these are great! I can't pick a best as all 5 are stunners. If pushed I would say 1,3 & 5 are particular favourites.
Are these straight out of the camera, or, as I suspect, have you done some pp on these?
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Steve,
Not straight out of the camera . They were taken at iso 200/400 ( I set the iso to float up to 400) so need some noise reduction ( I use Colormancer ) after Brightning and Sharpening. They are almost full frame though.
Neil
I've been shooting with the new Kowa lens/scope that I bought in Tokyo 10 days ago. A 95 mm objective lets in lots of light and focusing seems easier too. Here are some digiscoped photos taken last week with the P7000. I do have vignetting with the Kowa eyepieces but am able to crop it out easily.
Neil
Nikon P7000 plus Kowa lens/scope Prominar and Kowa 28x LER eyepiece and Swarovski UCA adapter
Hong Kong,
China.
Feb 2011
Neil
Nikon P7000 plus Kowa lens/scope Prominar and Kowa 28x LER eyepiece and Swarovski UCA adapter
Hong Kong,
China.
Feb 2011
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davidblades
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WOW... these images are stunning! :clap:
wrzlpfrmft
New member
Hi there,
I am newbie with bird watching with a new ATM80HD and new with digiscoping and new with a P7000 - and I have the problem to have vignetting. Do you all live with this problem and cut off the black parts out from the photo? Or don't you have this problem? Should I bring back the camera to shop where I bought it and throw it on their head because they sold me the wrong camera? ;-) Which software do you use to "repair" the photos?
I hope you unterstand what I mean?!
And by the way: I'm also new here on this website. ;-)
Martin
I am newbie with bird watching with a new ATM80HD and new with digiscoping and new with a P7000 - and I have the problem to have vignetting. Do you all live with this problem and cut off the black parts out from the photo? Or don't you have this problem? Should I bring back the camera to shop where I bought it and throw it on their head because they sold me the wrong camera? ;-) Which software do you use to "repair" the photos?
I hope you unterstand what I mean?!
And by the way: I'm also new here on this website. ;-)
Martin
Jason Bugay Reyes
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Martin,
Yes with vignetting and the examples shown here by Neil regarding this camera for Digiscoping should give you idea. I use Nikon Capture NX2 and Picasa to edit my pictures.
Martin,
Welcome to the website and yes if you can exchange it get the P6000 instead. The P7000 lens is not really suitable for easy digiscoping ( although it is a better camera ) as it retracts too far from the eyepiece when zoomed so the vignetting gets much worse. It will work in wide zoom on the 30x eyepiece ( 20 mm of Eye Relief ) but that only gives you a magnification of around 900 mm.
I get a better range with the Kowa 25x LER eyepiece with has 32mm of ER and I have modified one to work on my Swarovski scope (it will fit without modification surprisingly but you lose infinity focusing ).
I'm going to be testing the Kowa VA3 adapter ( 14x) next week which has 60 mm or ER which is designed for video but may work with the P7000 and P500 but this doesn't help you.
If you only have the zoom eyepiece then look at getting the P6000, the new P300 or Canon SD4000IS , but you will need a universal adapter for the last two.
Let us know how you go,
Neil
Jason Bugay Reyes
Well-known member
Received my new P7000 and took these shot using the 25LER eyepiece on Nikon Fieldscope EDG85 with Nikon FSB-U1 Digiscoping Adapter. Vignetting disappeared at the end of green zone of the Macro mode 
Scaly-breasted Munia ~ 8.8mm ISO 100
Scaly-breasted Munia ~ 8.8mm ISO 100
Received my new P7000 and took these shot using the 25LER eyepiece on Nikon Fieldscope EDG85 with Nikon FSB-U1 Digiscoping Adapter. Vignetting disappeared at the end of green zone of the Macro mode
Scaly-breasted Munia ~ 8.8mm ISO 100
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Nice Jason.
I've posted some images on the Kowa thread taken with the Kowa TSN VA3 adapter which works well with the P7000 too.
Neil.
Steve
You want the nikon UR E22 adapter. But as mentioned this camera won't digiscope with normal eyepieces. You need the Kowa 25x LER eyepiece.
Neil
So it can only be used with a Kowa scope? is there an Opticron lens that would work?
Edit - Is the UR E22 threaded on the end that fits to the scope lens or adaptor.
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Gordon Hodgson
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P7000 & Vignetting on a Fieldscope
I've been digiscoping with the Nikon P5100 on the Nikon 82A Fieldscope for several years. I use the FSB-6 Adapter designed for it, and of course there is no vignetting. Now I'm thinking of getting the P7000, but I see a lot of talk on Birdforum about vignetting. Is this mostly a problem with scopes and eyepieces that are not Nikon, or would vignetting be a problem even with the Fieldscope and 30X eyepiece I have.
Also: How does the Nikon FSB-U1 work for you? I've been thinking of getting one, but I don't see too many reviews online. Does the camera stay lined up with the scope pretty well, even after the camera is swung out of the way and back to the eyepiece again?
Received my new P7000 and took these shot using the 25LER eyepiece on Nikon Fieldscope EDG85 with Nikon FSB-U1 Digiscoping Adapter. Vignetting disappeared at the end of green zone of the Macro mode
Scaly-breasted Munia ~ 8.8mm ISO 100
View attachment 317384
I've been digiscoping with the Nikon P5100 on the Nikon 82A Fieldscope for several years. I use the FSB-6 Adapter designed for it, and of course there is no vignetting. Now I'm thinking of getting the P7000, but I see a lot of talk on Birdforum about vignetting. Is this mostly a problem with scopes and eyepieces that are not Nikon, or would vignetting be a problem even with the Fieldscope and 30X eyepiece I have.
Also: How does the Nikon FSB-U1 work for you? I've been thinking of getting one, but I don't see too many reviews online. Does the camera stay lined up with the scope pretty well, even after the camera is swung out of the way and back to the eyepiece again?
Jason Bugay Reyes
Well-known member
The FSB-U1 does not swing out 180 degree but only 90 degree to the right. If you are left sight, you won't be able to get the FOV using the eyepiece when you have the FSB-U1 on swing position.
Will test the P7000 with FSB-U1 on my friend's ED82 with DS30x tomorrow to see the level of vignetting
Steve,
The Kowa 25x LER ( Long Eye Relief ) has 32 mm of ER. Way more than most eyepieces , where 18 - 20 is the norm .
As I have mentioned in the other threads I use the 25x LER on the Swarovski scope too ( I have two of them ) as the mounts are very similar ( although the other way around doesn't work unfortunately due to the length of the mount ).
CAVEAT - You do lose INFINTITY FOCUS. Focus distance is about 35 meters.
I can use the Canon G12 with it too which I like a lot.
Neil
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