Basic Digiscoping


One might well think that photographers developed this method, but in fact nature observers discovered it coincidentally.     As high quality compact digital cameras began to appear on the market at the end of the 90’s, birdwatchers in Asia hit upon the idea of using them to take photographs through the eyepiece of an observation telescope.      

 

The results were better than expected and prompted the further development of digiscoping, which in the meantime has gained a sizeable worldwide following of enthusiastic aficionados.

 

Important Key Issue to keep in mind

But how can a telescope with a digital compact camera deliver results that a 35mm camera cannot ?   

It is all because of the scope’s eyepiece, which is designed to project a magnified image onto the retina of the observer’s eye - 18mm.

 

With your eye close to the eyepiece the Light Column will cover your pupil and so project a full image onto your retina - the curved surface at the back of your eyeball, with a total diameter of about 18mm.

 

It is not recommended to use a camera with a Lens that is far larger than the image from the eyepiece (telescope, spotting scope) was designed to cover.

 

Selecting the righ camera for the right spotting scope is not easy.    Swarovski, on the other hand have provided a list camera brands and models that have been tested with the Swarovski spotting scope models lik ATS 80 HD.   

 

Please watch the short video clip provided by Swarovski.  

 

There are other brands like Yukon, Konus, Celestron spotting scope tha you can try to work with as well.

 

To download or open the Swarovski Camera listing, please click here.

 

SLR camera film size 43mm

5 mega pixel CCD size 11mm

3 mega pixel CCD size 8.8mm