Sarah gives good advice.  Your best bet is to join digiscopingbirds on 
Yahoo and ask specific questions.  Don't be reticient either, you will 
get technical and expert responses. 

There are many third party adapters out there.  I have one made 
specifically for my rig from Dr. Cheang in Ipo, Malasyia. 
<<>>  I also have the digimount adapter from 
EagleEye Optics. <<http://www.eagleeyeuk.com/>>  And some folks have 
made their own from PVC pipe material and such.   Ask and keep on asking 
and you will get the answers.  Then of course, you have to decide what 
you want to get out of digiscoping and birding.  There are always many 
compromises.  Enjoy!

Jack Powers
Alexandria, (dreaded) Virginia

 wrote:
> In a message dated 2/4/2006 10:00:24 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
>  writes:
>
>     I bought my wife, Diane, a new Nikon D50 digital camera for
>     Christmas.  She loves it.  Phase two was to get a Fujinon spotting
>     scope (good review in BWD) and start doing some serious bird
>     photography.  To my amazement -- and chagrin -- I've been told
>     that neither Nikon nor Fujinon make adapters to connect the two.
>
>     The salesperson who told me this is pushing Nikon spotting scopes
>     by saying that with compatibility issue is most easily resolved by
>     matching it with the Nikon camera.  He also believes that the
>     Nikon ED scope is as good or better than its Fujinon competitor. I
>     really have my heart set on the Fujinon scope.
>
>     Does anyone have some advice for us?  A local specialty store?  A
>     web site to visit?
>
>     Thanks,
>     Jay Jones
>     
>     240-620-8794 cell 
>
> *Hi Jay,*
> ** 
> *If you're going to take up digiscoping hang onto your hat ... there's 
> a lot to learn!  Fortunately you haven't purchased the scope yet.  I 
> say fortunately because many people (myself included) had a scope and 
> a camera, often incompatible for digiscoping and are forced to try to 
> get them to work together.   In my case I eventually succumbed to the 
> need for a different camera and upgraded my scope last year, although 
> now I come to find out that there is a scope that would really do the 
> trick and of course it's not the one I bought.  ANYWAY ... I highly 
> recommend visiting the following web sites to do more research before 
> you move forward with the scope purchase:*
> *http://www.birdforum.net/** (the whole site is excellent but scroll 
> down to the * Photography, Digiscoping, Art & Equipment 
> <http://www.birdforum.net/forumdisplay.php?s=d0437d3571478d3c0f8dded949c4423d&f=284> 
> *section and pay particular attention to Andy Bright's Digiscoping 
> Forum as well as the Cameras and Photography section.*
> *http://www.digiscoped.com/  This is Andy Bright's own web site.  A 
> must see.*
> ** 
> *Those two sites are good for getting started.  Y**ou might want to 
> join the Yahoo discussion group "digicoping birds" which frequently 
> discusses the Nikon camera to Nikon scope combo as well as others and 
> has good advice in general.  The site is here:*
> *http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digiscopingbirds/*
> *But if you join the group you'll receive the postings by email 
> (easier to read than on the web site) and will also be able to post 
> questions.  *
> ** 
> *For what it's worth, I've heard the Nikon scope is a really good one 
> AND that Nikon is providing adapters for the Nikon scope to Nikon 
> camera connection so it's a valid recommendation.  I wouldn't rely too 
> much on camera shops for digiscoping advice though - most 
> photographers think the genre is kind of weird!  *
> ** 
> *I've copied a couple of fellow digiscoper on this email to see if 
> they have any other research advice for you.*
> ** 
> *GOOD LUCK and have fun!!!*
> *Sarah**
> Sarah B. Anderson
> Cabin John, Maryland
> B i r d N e r d 3 at a o l dot c o m
> www.pbase.com/sarahbee*

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