Panasonic DMC FZ8 (1 Viewer)

Hi - last week I tested the FZ8 for digiscoping with Nikon 82ED scope with 30x DS eyepiece. The camera is good - but has a lots of vignetting. Also, the zoom range being 12X - it becomes difficult to frame properly for photography. The camera is good but not very useful for digiscoping.

Hi,

is there any chance you could post some pictures of your results?

Many thanks

Jo.

Hi Kittykat: Attached are two shots - the 12x has less vignetting than the 4x - shot at approximately 1/2 mile distance. Camera is not good for digiscoping - it is also very difficult to focus. However, the interesting thing is to note that you can get about 18-inch total height (6 brick height) from a 1/2-mile distance. That's the beauty of digiscoping - and this virtually can never be done with traditional camera w/ telephoto lens. Wish there was P&S cameras specifically designed for digiscoping - may be available someday.

Thanks, thats very enlightening!