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Message: <blockquote data-quote="RJM" data-source="post: 1310929" data-attributes="member: 66340">Well I am not a very good nature photographer but here are some unprocessed pics from today. We had clear skies and I was shooting into the mid-day sun. Range was between 30m to 75m for the series. The Nikon NEF files were just resized and converted to jpg in View NX.I would say the FSA-L1 does no harm and the advantages of using a dSLR instead of a digicam are easily seen. And unlike the "dumb" dSLR adapters for other scope brands, the Nikon adapter is "smart" with a setting switch for each of their scopes that allows you to shoot in Aperture Priority mode with metering and full Exposure control. With the 82ED the camera controls ISO and shutter speed while focal length is fixed at 1000mm @ F13.With the camera taking care of most of the settings, the hardest part is just getting and keeping focus. I think a D300 or D90 with Liveview on their excellent LCDs would make this task much easier.cheers,Rick</blockquote>