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Digiscoping advice

To: "Simon Mustoe" <>, <>
Subject: Digiscoping advice
From: "Bill Stent" <>
Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2011 11:15:29 +1100
Simon

I notice the photo of your setup has the DSLR connected directly to the scope (of course).

Is there any glass between the DSLR's CCD and the scope itself? That is, when you put the adaptor onto the DSLR, do you have to remove the lens? I can see kilograms of dust coming in at this point.

Bill

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From: "Simon Mustoe" <>
Sent: Friday, January 21, 2011 10:39 AM
To: <>
Subject: Digiscoping advice


Technical advice on digiscoping is available via Bird-O. Just leave a comment on the bottom of the article (http://bird-o.com/2011/01/19/digiscoping-with-swarovski/) - no need to sign in.

The scope you have is great for digiscoping. What would be
important to know is what eyepiece you are using or indent on using and
the model no / description of your camera. In general the DCB-A (A stands for angled Telescope – there is also a
DCB-S which is for the straight telescopes) is a nice and practical
adapter with the drawback that it is only suitable for point and shoot
cameras. It is not designed to be used in combination with DSLRs.
Setting it up can also be a bit cumbersome. My personal preference is clearly the UCA which works very well with
all our variable zoom eyepieces (it does not work with the fixed zoom
eyepieces !). Whilst it might not look as sophisticated as the DCB, in
practical terms it is very easy to use. Once setup correctly for your
camera, it is a matter of sliding the adapter + camera on ... [read more http://bird-o.com/2011/01/19/digiscoping-with-swarovski/]
Regards,
Simon.

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Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2011 09:56:14 +1100
Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Digiscoping and Night Parrots
From: 
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I read Simon's article with interest as I have a Swarovski 65HD ATS scope.

Does anyone have experience with the two different types of digiscoping
attachments for the Swarovski; the universal camera attachment (UCA)
and/or the digital camera base (DCB) and can offer a recommendation.
I have a bog standard panasonic lumix digital camera and would love to be
able to give digiscoping a try.

Regards
Alastair

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