Swarovski spotting scope for digiscoping

[Work2hunt]

I have a Swarovski ATS 65 spotting scope that I was hoping to pair up with my Nikon D5100 camera. I can't seem to make heads or tails of Swarovski's digiscoping adapter. It appears to be a lens with an adapter that you have to buy and costs $600-650. Seems a bit steep. I'm hoping to find an adapter that may let me use one of my current lenses and then connect with an adapter. Are there other options?

Anyone out there have experience with using this spotter for digiscoping? What are you using for an adapter?

 

[Theist]

I have tried the swaro adapters and don't really like them. Go look on tinesup.com and try their stuff. A nice high resolution point and shoot and scope cam adapter is the way to start. Not to mention easier to pack them my D90. You can also use a lighter weight tripod because the camera is lighter. Digiscoping from swaro is not a cheap choice.


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[ando_31]

I have an adapter that threads onto a 50mm lens. I believe it is called a DCA adapter. It basically is a couple of overpriced metal pieces that do exactly what you're wanting. One piece is attached in between your eyepiece and scope. That piece can only be mounted or removed by removing the eyepiece. You can still use the scope with it attached. I leave mine on all the time. The other piece is like a sleeve that fits over the piece mounted on your scope. There are a number of threaded adapters that come with the setup so you can use numerous threaded attachments such as camcorders. There are no lenses in this setup and you should have a 50mm lens if you don't want any vignetting. The pictures come out pretty nice but you need a rail to offset the added weight at the back end of the scope. I might even have an extra DCA adapter laying around if you're interested.

Edit: I should also include the fact that the DCA adapter is from Swarovski.

 

[tim]

I have 2 Swarovski digi photo adapters. I will sell them cheap. when I get home I can take some pics and post on here.

 

[Work2hunt]

I have an adapter that threads onto a 50mm lens. I believe it is called a DCA adapter. It basically is a couple of overpriced metal pieces that do exactly what you're wanting. One piece is attached in between your eyepiece and scope. That piece can only be mounted or removed by removing the eyepiece. You can still use the scope with it attached. I leave mine on all the time. The other piece is like a sleeve that fits over the piece mounted on your scope. There are a number of threaded adapters that come with the setup so you can use numerous threaded attachments such as camcorders. There are no lenses in this setup and you should have a 50mm lens if you don't want any vignetting. The pictures come out pretty nice but you need a rail to offset the added weight at the back end of the scope. I might even have an extra DCA adapter laying around if you're interested.

Edit: I should also include the fact that the DCA adapter is from Swarovski.

Let me know what you have. Thanks.

 

[Work2hunt]

I have 2 Swarovski digi photo adapters. I will sell them cheap. when I get home I can take some pics and post on here.

Sounds good. Thanks.

 

[ando_31]

Let me know what you have. Thanks.

I found the extra DCA zoom and now remember that I had altered it a bit for another spotting scope project. You probably won't want this one. Keep an eye on ebay and you might find one cheap.

 

[ColoradoV]

Man that is a big camera to tote around unless you blow up quality prints. Just a idea but I like my tines up set up and am looking to upgrade this year to one with a stylus or olympus tg4. The tg4 will still take great pics might be just about the same $ and you dont sacrifice that much on quality. But my pics I just need to see what the animal looks like and dont need super high quality.

Just another idea.

 

[Work2hunt]

Man that is a big camera to tote around unless you blow up quality prints. Just a idea but I like my tines up set up and am looking to upgrade this year to one with a stylus or olympus tg4. The tg4 will still take great pics might be just about the same $ and you dont sacrifice that much on quality. But my pics I just need to see what the animal looks like and dont need super high quality.

Just another idea.

I like the quality of the pics from my DSLR, but I am seriously thinking of taking a light weight point and shoot camera to save some weight. My pack weight is higher than I want for this trip right now.

 

[robie]

Check out this LINK

I'm going to give it a shot for my ATX and SLR.

 

[Tazhii]

these photo's were taken through my 95mm swaro spotter with an iPhone 5s before I purchased the phoneskope adapter. not quality pic's but works good enough for me

 

[tim]

25 plus shipping

 

[tim]

Bigger one 25 plus shipping, both brand new, never used.
anyone want to buy these?