Digiscoping Problem

[Sand Piperman]

Hello,

I have an Olympus OM-D-E-M10 Mark II that i am trying to attach to a Kowa TSN 883 Prominar, a TSN-PA7 photo adapter from Kowa and a T2 adapter from Fotodiox. When i assemble that set up to the camera and scope there is nothing in the view finder. I am using it in Auto Mode and not sure what the problem is. I am new to digiscoping and need all the help i can get.

Thanks.

 

[Lensmate]

Hello,

I have an Olympus OM-D-E-M10 Mark II that i am trying to attach to a Kowa TSN 883 Prominar, a TSN-PA7 photo adapter from Kowa and a T2 adapter from Fotodiox. When i assemble that set up to the camera and scope there is nothing in the view finder. I am using it in Auto Mode and not sure what the problem is. I am new to digiscoping and need all the help i can get.

Thanks.

Use aperture mode and manually focus on the subject you want. Lots of patience and practise is required to learn all the quirks of Digi scoping. Most of all, use a tripod!

-M

 

[Sand Piperman]

Thanks Lensmate,

I have to remove my camera lens and then use the T2 adaptor. I don't know how to manually focus without the lens on the camera.

 

[Lensmate]

Thanks Lensmate,

I have to remove my camera lens and then use the T2 adaptor. I don't know how to manually focus without the lens on the camera.

Okay, I thought maybe you'd be shooting into the scope with a lens. How about manually focusing with the scope itself?

Digiscoping: How to attach your D-SLR to a spotting scope and the settings to use | Digital Camera World

Swarovski Digiscoping Part 1 - YouTube

-M

 

[FrancoD]

See if this helps :

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www.lifeinfourthirds.co.uk

note that he is not using the scope on prime focus but uses the std eyepiece with it.

 

[Lensmate]

See if this helps :

http://www.lifeinfourthirds.co.uk/the-power-of-digiscoping/

note that he is not using the scope on prime focus but uses the std eyepiece with it.

Good link!

-M

 

[sybersitizen]

I have an Olympus OM-D-E-M10 Mark II that i am trying to attach to a Kowa TSN 883 Prominar, a TSN-PA7 photo adapter from Kowa and a T2 adapter from Fotodiox. When i assemble that set up to the camera and scope there is nothing in the view finder.

What does nothing mean? Totally black? Some light, but nothing that's identifiable?

I have to remove my camera lens and then use the T2 adaptor. I don't know how to manually focus without the lens on the camera.

The full assembly presumably looks like this, right?

 

[FrancoD]

BTW, a member here does it by using the scope in front of his tele zoom. I see others using a smaller fix lens instead.

https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/3503470

Maybe you could send Peter a message ...

I had another look and I see another one reccomending the afocal (scope without eyepiece in front of a std camera lens) version.

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robknightphotography.com

In the film days I do not remember seeing that ( I sold that stuff) but it seems popular at least with M43.