All,
I have used a Kowa TSN4 with reasonable success. Essential elements are
a troipod, good light, and in many circumstances fast film
(400-1600ASA). The results have been good enough for my purposes. Those
who wish to make a judgement could look at some photos published
including the Scarlet Chested Parrot in the June '98 Bird Observer, the
White Tern in the autumn '98 Australian Birding magazine, and several
shots in the Bird Observer article on Christmas Island (not sure of the
month but I think around mid '97)
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> From: Osborn, Paul PR
> Sent: Wednesday, 12 August 1998 14:36
> To: 'Birding-aus'
> Subject: RE: Photography and Spotting Scopes
>
> I recall having read an FAQ file on the US based newsgroup rec.birds
> which dealt with binoculars, scopes etc. Their reccommendation was
> that
> spotting scopes were pretty well useless for photography and that you
> were better off with standard long focal length camera lenses. Haven't
> tried it myself so can't advise you firsthand.
>
> Paul Osborn
>
>
> > ----------
> > From: COOK David[SMTP:
> > Sent: Wednesday, 12 August 1998 12:06
> > To:
> > Subject: Photography and Spotting Scopes
> >
> > Can anyone relate their experiences in the use of spotting scopes to
> > take
> > bird (and other wildlife) photos? I'm particularly interested in the
> > use of
> > the Kowa TSN-8 series together with the Kowa Photo attachment
> > (TSN-PA2C). I
> > have a Minolta 600si SLR.
> >
> > Any thoughts on straight versus angled spotting scope for
> photography,
> > or
> > Fluorite (TSN-823/TSN-824) versus normal multi-coated objective
> lenses
> > (TSN-821/TSN-822)?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > David Cook
> > (02) 6289 3439.
> >
>
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