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Message: <blockquote data-quote="RJM" data-source="post: 1591230" data-attributes="member: 66340">No doubt the LX3 can take nice pics BUT the camera is not easy to digiscope with a fieldscope and 20x-60x zoom. You either must use the LX3 at a relatively long FIXED focal length to avoid vignetting, controlling zoom with eyepiece only, or change the length of the adapter evertime you zoom the camera lens in/out or and zoom the eyepiece. Otherwise, the camera lens bumps the scope eyelens causing a fault and the camera to shutdown. Also the max 60mm focal length of the LX3 is rather limiting compared to the more typical 100mm-140mm telephoto lengths of other digicams. Ideally you want a camera with a lens that can be positioned at fixed distance behind the eyepiece with minimal vignetting at camera widest angle while still not bumping up the eyepiece when the camera is zoomed to maximum telephoto. On paper, the S90 looks to have the ideal lens focal length to let this happen. Being a superfast F2 is icing on the cake! The only issue may be with the extra length the lens ring adds, but preliminary testing seems to indicate it should be OK. From my experience, I prefer the swing out adapters to a fixed adapter. It makes it so much more convenient to change between visual use and photography. Also easier to get critical focus too. cheers,Rick</blockquote>