Knight said:
Hi all i have a Kodak Z 740 that i want to try and Digiscope with and i have been looking at some Bushnell spoting scopes, Can you help me out i dont know wich to get .
http://www.binocularscanada.com/eNet-cart/product.asp?pid=787360&type=1,3,5,6
http://www.binocularscanada.com/eNet-cart/product.asp?pid=787347&type=1,3,5,6
http://www.binocularscanada.com/eNet-cart/product.asp?pid=781700&type=1,3,6
http://www.binocularscanada.com/eNet-cart/product.asp?pid=787345&type=1,3,5,6
All help would be apreciated
First, note that I don't have much experience in this area, so treat this advice with caution! It occurs to me that the scopes you list are all 60mm object - reading through the posts it lookes like something around 80mm would be better - more light to get better exposure values.
Don't know your camera, but it seems that the key camera issues are
1/ filter thread to connect to the eyepiece via adaptor
2/ LCD that can be moved to ease viewing at variou angles
3/ remote shutter release - release shutter without touching the camera
4/ responsive controls - not much lag to release shutter and auto focus etc.
Having said that I have been using a Olympus C40Z - which only qualifies on point 3, it has a IR remote, and I get pictures.
The scopes I use are a Yukon 6-100 100mm (so 100mm object) this is a very stange low cost scope. Pictures possible but some odd effects with colour fringing. Also use a Meade ETX90EC astro telescope, so its a 90mm object. This is much more promising, using a clamp that fits onto the scope and into the tripod socket of the C40Z. The eyepeice I use has a rubber eyepeice that unscrews, so you can get the camera lens close to the eyepeice lens. Zoom a little to get rid of vignetting, and off you go!
As you have the camera best would be to find the scope and try it - just handhold the camera into the eyepeice and take some pictures. Bit difficult over the internet, but I would want to have a look through any scope before getting the money out!
Hope this helps.
Mel
