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Tall ship

PostPosted: Tue May 29, 2012 8:59 pm
by ex campbeltown lady
Its long past now but when we were in Campbeltown last week we saw the tall ship "Stavros S Niarchos" just off Davaar and tried a shot but it was too distant so i tried this:- binoculars with digital camera up to eye piece and what a surprise - crystal clear close up picture to behold. Any points for ingenuity ?

Original at max zoom
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With 10x binocular plus camera zoom.
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Nothing special but so surprised at outcome.

Re: Tall ship

PostPosted: Wed May 30, 2012 7:29 am
by LANDROVER ROGER
Brilliant! :D.The RNLI catalogue has some combined binoculars with a built-in camera.Has anyone ever owned a pair?

Re: Tall ship

PostPosted: Wed May 30, 2012 3:58 pm
by Martin
Nothing special ? That's ever so nice, with the black framing it as well, it has a certain charm. I would never have thought of doing that but the next time I'm out and about I will have a go at taking a pic through binoculars.
Full marks and a gold star for ingenuity.

Re: Tall ship

PostPosted: Wed May 30, 2012 4:00 pm
by numberplease
Love that!

Re: Tall ship

PostPosted: Wed May 30, 2012 4:12 pm
by ex campbeltown lady
Glad you liked it Martin. If you do ever try it you will need a very steady hand or sturdy platform due to the camera shake at this zoom level is exaggerated. I should also mention switch off the auto focus or you will get blurred photos as the camera will try to focus on the binocular lens and not the distant object. I found out by trial and lots of error :?

Re: Tall ship

PostPosted: Wed May 30, 2012 4:40 pm
by LANDROVER ROGER
Steady hand would be a problem. :D

Re: Tall ship

PostPosted: Wed May 30, 2012 5:08 pm
by Martin
You're not kidding ! I think a tripod is in order.

Re: Tall ship

PostPosted: Wed May 30, 2012 8:17 pm
by Mzz pasico
Ive just got to say..... that photograph is ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL!