If you have a decent dslr or pointandshoot camera, you can pair one with a scope after installing an adapter. Youll need to get used to the camera settings you have no control over aperture. Since the phone is mounted, stability is not quite as much of an issue. Novagrade makes the worlds highest quality universal digiscoping adapters, allowing you to capture images or video using any oberwerk binocular or spotting scope. Never before has it been so easy to capture such magnificent, electrifying closeups of distant birds and wildlife without having to.
Having been a professional photographer for 30 years at lockheed martin, i never imagined using a cellphone as a camera and am amazed at the quality of the images im. Universal digiscoping adapters for phone slr compact cameras. The nikon digiscoping system employs a collimate shooting method, which means that the digital camera is set just behind the fieldscopes eyepiece to capture the observed image. Brackets and eyepieces nikon leads the way in the field of digiscoping with a stellar array of attachments and adapters that marry our fieldscopes to the globally acclaimed nikon coolpix and nikon dseries slr digital cameras. Dslr, pointandshoot cameras, and smartphones can all be used for digiscoping.
This adapter works with avalon 8x32, 10x42 or 20x50 binoculars as well. Reviews of digiscoping adapters the eagleeye optic zooms digimount adapter has been around for some time, but has now been revised with a direct 28mm thread instead of a 37mm thread that required a stepdown ring to. Hi henning, i still use the standard camera app of my samsung phone. Buy snapzoom universal digiscoping adapter featuring take smartphone photosvideo, use with binocular, spotting scope, use with microscope, telescope. I know swarovski is changing their digiscoping adapters but quite a few of us have dcas already so this can be a good solution to holding an iphone steady up against a scope eye piece. Unfollow digiscoping adapter to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Compatible with binoculars microscopes spotting scopes and telescopes. The origin of the term digiscoping can be a bit misleading. And with android phones you can set up a voice command to shoot pictures. The phone skope u1 mini universal optic adapter is compatible with 1. Universal mobile phone holder,spotting scope cellphone adapter mount for universal 26. Novagrade universal double gripper digiscoping adapter for smartphones. Snapzoom universal digiscoping adapter for iphone and android.
Scope accessories smart phone adapters optics4birding. How to use a digiscoping adapter for dslr and smartphones. The worlds highest quality line of universal digiscoping adapters and optical accessories. Patent pending technology securely grips your smartphoneeven with protective caseand quickly attaches it to your eyepiece. Whether youre doing photography as a career or just as a hobby our hawke digiscoping adapters range can help you improve. Snapzoom turns ordinary optics like binoculars into super telephoto lenses for. We want to ensure that making a return is as easy and hasslefree as possible.
Using a digiscope adapter you can turn your smartphone into an enviable closeup camera. Digiscoping with the leica sltl digiscoping with the leica q digiscoping with the leica m. The itelligent adapter is a case that goes around your iphone and works with the swarovski dca adapter using the m37 ring. Universal digiscoping adapter allowing the connection of a smartphone to a telescope, fully adjustable for use with the majority of smartphones, developed and manufactured in the uk. Universal digiscoping adapters for phone slr compact. Cellphone technology has advanced considerably, and the latest generation of iphone and android phones produce impressive results. It can also be released by voice control, but i dont really use that, as its not so easy to get the precise moment. Details and photos of digiscoping adapters, adapters to connect digital camera to spotting scope eyepieces. To learn exactly what you need to digiscope with your apotelevid spotting scope and leica camera, use the quick links below. Digiscoping is a method that involves using binoculars, spotting scope or a.
Swarovski and meopta make iphone adapters that fit their scopes, but there are universal adapters, too, like novagrade and snapzoom. Taking photos or video using your spotting scope or avalon binoculars has never been easier. Digiscoping adapter roundup for smartphones by drew weber. They must be matched to a specific swarovski optik item. In this method, the shooting focal length is a product of the fieldscopes magnification and the digital cameras 35mm format equivalent focal length, thereby. There are two versions one for smartphones and one for tablets. Unique compression ring design securely attaches to any eyepieces from 39mm to 61mm in diameter works with all oberwerk eyepieces. Kowa tsnda4 digiscoping adapter for tsn880770 kowa tsnda4 digiscoping adapter for tsn880770. Mount your mobile phone or tablet directly to the spotting scope or binoculars for perfect alignment. Digiscoping adapters engineered, machined, and assembled in america to create the highest grade products available.
With the dslr adapter you simply place the camera, with the adapter fitted, over the eyepiece, clamp it tight, and youre ready to start digiscoping. It is a tring adapater and trings are available to mount to almost every slr and mirrorless. While its possible to hold your iphone up to the eyepiece of your scope to shoot, its easier to keep it in place with an adapter. Currently, however, the most popular form of photography with a spotting scope is digiscoping. The snapzoom adapter provides nearly unlimited optical zoom capabilities by securing a variety of highquality optics directly to your smartphone. For further details see delivery estimates in cart. The outdoorsmans digiscoping adapter and rings is the simplest, most versatile and toughest digiscoping. Compatible with a wide range of binoculars spotting scopes telescopes and microscopes. All you need is a digibinning digiscoping adapter, of which there are now a number on the market of which i have now used quite a few. The kowa adapter is only available for the iphone 4 and 4s supposedly for the iphone 5 as well but i couldnt find it on their site. Save universal digiscoping adapter to get email alerts and updates on your ebay. Novagrade makes the worlds highest quality universal digiscoping adapters, which allow you to capture images or video using any oberwerk binocular or spotting scope. For many spotting scopes, adding an slr camera is just a matter of an adapter and the appropriate tring.
Base supplied with one adapter ring, lanyard and cloth pouch. Based on your feedback we made the adapter easier to pair with larger phone and smaller eyepieces. If for any reason you decide that your purchase just isnt for you, simply return the item within 30 days of. Nikon leads the way in the field of digiscoping with a stellar array of attachments and adapters that marry our fieldscopes to the globally acclaimed nikon coolpix and nikon dseries slr digital cameras. Snypex digiscoping universal smartphone xwing all in one. Novagrade smart phone and dslr digiscoping adapters. It ensures a perfectly centred image as well as a strong, fussfree connection. Whether youre doing photography as a career or just as a hobby. If you are a beginner, your iphone can be paired with a scope for astrophotography and nature photography. Avalon digiscoping adapter for camera phones avalon optics. Nov 21, 2012 the itelligent adapter is a case that goes around your iphone and works with the swarovski dca adapter using the m37 ring.
Cameras and smartphones can be attached easily to binoculars, as well, via custom adapters. You can even view images on a tv or camcorder by using an electronic eyepiece. It is available at eagle optics, but is a good adapter for those models. Lightweight and custom fit to each optic, the outdoorsmans digiscoping. Alpha optical distribution are the uk and ire distributors for novagrade digiscoping adapters. Military apofpodpo addresses enjoy our free returns. Digiscoping products bring wildlife closer than ever. Kite optics are the european distributors for novagrade digiscoping adapters. Designed for the iphone, this digiscoping body allows you to use our standard digiscoping rings on a sleek new phone case. Then, use your builtin camera applications to take pictures and record video through the eyes of your optics. Now even better suited for larger phones like iphone x8. How to hack your smartphone to take good photographs of birds. Snapzoom universal digiscoping adapter for iphone and android smartphones. Be sure to carefully select the adapter you need, they are not universal.
Compatible with binoculars microscopes spotting scopes and. Our bluetooth shutter is compatible with most iphones and android devices. For those who currently own a single gripper adapter and would like to upgrade to the double gripper configuration. Android apps for digiscoping mobileiphone digiscoping.
The ls apo camera adapter is a 35mm apochromatic lens that mounts directly over the scopes eyepiece. Mar 24, 2017 in this video, photographer david flores gives some tips on pairing your smartphone to a spotting scope such as the vanguard endeavor xf 80a. An adapter is not required to digiscope properly, but you will quickly notice that a. In this video, photographer david flores gives some tips on pairing your smartphone to a spotting scope such as the vanguard endeavor xf 80a. Pentax tripod adapter tp3 for binoculars 69554 with tracking from japan.