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You guys who pack a spotting scope might want to try this to see if it works for you. It'll lighten the load. My pocket camera has 30x optical zoom plus another 2x digital for a total of 60x. After taking a pic, I can blow it up on the screen another 8x. Keep in mind that 30x on a camera isn't the same thing as 30x on a scope. I can locate something on a far hillside with the binocs then take a pic for a better look. The 1st pic is my neighbor's mule at a distance of about 200 yds (he's right about in the center). The 2d is on full optical+digital zoom of 60x. The 3d pic is blown up on the screen another 8x. It's very fuzzy but it's enough to see some good detail on antlers. It's actually a little clearer on the camera. By the time I load it into Photobucket to post here, it degrades somewhat. My camera weighs 8oz and my Gorillapod another 3 or 4 oz.
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Care to share the equipment specs?
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Somebody better clean that mule's ears...
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My camera is a Panasonic DMC-ZS40. It has a 30x lens and 18mp. It's nothing fancy and there are better ones on the market if you want to spend the money. Mine only cost about $200. Last year I used a 10x, 10mp camera to take some shots of goats about 1/2 mile away. I didn't have a tripod so they were all hand held. I couldn't blow it up clear enough to be useful. My current camera with a tripod would have worked nicely.
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My guess is that combination won't do well in poor light.
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If you set the ISO to 400 or 800, it does quite well.
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It is a nice idea... but I don't think I'll be leaving the spotter home any time soon.
Very often - especially with sheep - you are staring through a spotter for several minutes to several hours just waiting to get "the look". That 1/2 second that is the perfect view which tells you to either shoot or go look for another one. I can't imagine trying to capture that on a camera.
Goats, in my (very) limited experience, would be a more practical use. Moose and bears, it sounds like a recipe for frustration, but I guess it would depend on the scenario.
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To consider such a thing, clearly your method of glassing is foreign to me.
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Does your camera have an optical viewfinder?
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To consider such a thing, clearly your method of glassing is foreign to me. I spend a lot of time with the binocs. When I need a closer look, I get out the camera. Does your camera have an optical viewfinder? Yes. I find used for both that and the view screen. The screen is better for what this thread is about. I can set it on a tripod if needed and use the timer.
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