Korpen said:
Please
I just got my V1 and like to use it together with my Swarovski SW80HD & 30xSW.
How?
Adapters/Converters/Tips/Tricks etc...
Peter
Although this camera is on my 'short-list' I haven't looked into what is required for fixing it to a scope.
It does have a filter-adapter available as an optional extra which would fit to one of the proprietory digiscoping adapters via 'step-up' or 'step-down' rings.
However, this would increase the distance between the front of the lens and the eyepiece glass which may worsen any vignetting present.
To check for vignetting just hold the camera to the eyepiece and see how much vignetting you get as you zoom up towards the telephoto end of the lens. The vignetting may (or may not!) reduce or disappear whilst you do this.
To reduce the amount of vignetting that may be present when using an adapter, there are some types available that are a sort of 'L'-shaped device, allowing adjustments in two directions so that you can slide the camera forward until it almost comes into contact with the eyepiece - I'm not sure what is available, locally, to you, though.
I've found that, with my S85 model (which suffers quite a lot of vignetting), with a lot of practice and a reasonable shutter-speed, I can get acceptably sharp images just by holding the camera right up to the scope - check out most of my bird photos in my gallery at:
http://www.birdforum.net/pp_gallery/showgallery.php/cat/500/ppuser/1805
By switching to 3-megapixel resolution the V1 has the option of zooming up to 5.1x in 'smart zoom' mode without using 'interpolation' so this is another option to try on this model.
Please let us know how you get on and how you find this camera regarding vignetting, eas of use, etc.
Adey