Thanks for your interest.
Thornlv
If you need any information on any of the home engineering I have made, then email me.
Re the red dot finder. I couldn't work without it. Especially with angled scope and high magnifications.
How many times have you been trying to find the bird in the scope, never finding it because it has flown away?
I first of all look through the finder which has a wide field of view, you also don't have to put your eye up to the finder, you can look from say 15cm away, to see the red dot which you centre on the bird, then look back through the scope eyepiece or at the lcd on the camera, and the bird is there in the centre.
The red dot finder is usually used for a sight on a gun, and I bought mine from a gun shop. It has a small battery installed in it that illuminates the red dot. Nothing is actually shone at the target, it is just a red dot within the finder.
The picture of me using the digiscoping gear, shows a small box on the side of the scope. I have fitted this to hold rechargeable batteries for the red dot finder, as I just leave it switched on all the time while digiscoping, again to be quick on getting the picture.
Horukuru
Unfortunatley I don't get much time for Digiscoping, not retired yet (only another three and a half years to go) so have to make do with whatever weather I get. Yes it was quite sunny and warm when I took the last two sets of pictures, so there was some heat haze, in fact I was suprised that the pictures came out so well.
Tom
Yes do try the 50x eyepiece, no need for so much zoom on the camera, so quality should be better in good light. Downside is that vibration will be shown more, and finding the target with less field of view, so you will need to get that red dot finder on the scope and set up accurate. Once fitted I can't see you going back.
Neil
Glad you liked the teeth remote, makes it easier for those moving birds, and thanks again for all the tests you do on different equipment, and sharing those test with us.
you made my mind up to get the P6000 before they go out of production. I am glad I got it, my pictures have improved, more sharpness in them, I like the colour rendition too, and also it handles distant pictures better. So I now have the P5000, 5100 and 6000 plus a few others, not as many as you, I don't think I will ever catch up !
Bughunter
The mouth operated release is great for those birds that won't sit still. I use it a lot, I made it up after struggling to get a picture of sardinian warbler in Spain, which was searching for food amongst brambles, allows both hands free, one for steering the scope, the other for focusing the scope. It is sensitive enough to get the first click on the shutter release as well. I am sure you recognise it as a cut down washing line peg.
Re the red dot sight, see my reply to thornlv above.
