Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 03:39:13 -0500 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Frank Boyle Subject: Re: Pictures through spotting scopes In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Darlene, I have used my Celestron C90 with a Pentax K1000SE adapter and the results were less than gratifying. One thing to remember about taking pix through a scope is that the apeture is "fixed" - that is, it remains at f11 or thereabouts depending on your scope adapter. This limits the amount of light exposure to your camera (SLR or digital, manual or automatic). My pictures are crisp and the view is reproduced exactly, but they are very underexposed. Also be aware that the slightest breeze may cause your images to blur more than usual, which can be corrected using a higher shutter speed. The solution? Invest in a 400MM lens and ditch the digital camera. Hope this helps! ************************ Frank Boyle ravenfrank@earthlink.net Laurel, MD ************************ ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================