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Taking
telephoto shots with a digital camera
| Don't have a 1000mm lens to go with that old SLR
camera? Not to worry! If you have a
spotting scope and a digital camera with an LCD display, you're all
set. Here's how to get those close-ups. |
Elegant Trogon
Madera Canyon
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- Focus the
scope on a perched bird, or any other relatively stationary target
- Turn on the
LCD display on your digital camera
- Place the
lens of the camera against the eyepiece of the scope
- Looking at
the LCD display, adjust the camera until it is flush with the eyepiece
and you see the bird on the display
- Let the
autofocus on the digital camera focus on your bird
- Snap the
picture!
Other
suggestions to get the best possible shots:
- If you can
adjust it manually, set your shutter speed to 1/300 or better to
reduce vibration or camera shake
- Use the
prefocus option (depress the shutter partially until the camera
focuses on the target), center your target on back LCD, then depress
the shutter fully - this speeds up the picture recording
I've seen this
procedure work on many types of digital cameras; hopefully it
will work for you!
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Berylline Hummingbird on nest at
Ramsey Canyon
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Loggerhead Shrike - Salton Sea
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