Alpen Digital Camera Adapter for Spotting Scopes

by Alpen

Product Features

• Digital camera adapter for spotting scopes
• Turns spotting scope into powerful telephoto lens
• Unique swing arm positions camera in place
• Folds up for convenient storage; all-metal body

Product Description

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Take close-up photos from a distance using your spotting scope with Alpen's digital camera adapter. Simply attach the adapter to your tripod and then attach your camera and spotting scope to the adapter. The adapter essentially turns your spotting scope into a powerful telephoto lens, so you can take great wildlife photos quickly and easily. In addition, the adapter includes a unique swing arm that lets you view through your spotting scope normally and then quickly swing your camera into place to take the photo. With a durable, long-lasting metal construction, the digital camera adapter is backed by Alpen's lifetime warranty.

About Alpen Optics
Established in 1997, Alpen Optics produces a full line of binoculars, spotting scopes, riflescopes, and accessories designed to offer superior value to the consumer. The company produces more than 70 products and accessories chock full of features and benefits normally found on much more expensive brands. Alpen backs up its commitment to quality manufacturing with a limited lifetime factory warranty. Alpen is headquartered in Rancho Cucamonga, California.

Product Description

Alpen's compact digital camera adapter for spotting scopes is a great way to take digital photos when using your Alpen spotting scope. You just attach the adapter to your tripod and then attach your compact digital camera and spotting scope to the adapter. After adjusting the adapter to your specific compact digital camera, you can then take great photos of wildlife and objects quickly and easily. You can view through your spotting scope normally and then with the unique swing arm design quickly bring your camera into position to take photos as desired. Backed by Alpen's lifetime warranty.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 8 x 18 x 12 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000G2EUP8
• Item model number: 706
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #47,498 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)
  • #6 in Electronics > Camera & Photo > Accessories > Telescope Accessories > Photo Adapters
  • #47 in Electronics > Camera & Photo > Accessories > Binocular Accessories

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not so bad, although the price seems somewhat unreasonable, September 28, 2007

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Dimitry Rotstein - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Alpen Digital Camera Adapter for Spotting Scopes (Electronics)

This adapter is what it looks like - no surprises. Feels pretty sturdy (and heavy) and universal. There are many degrees of freedom. One of them allows you to pull the camera away in one motion, allowing you to use the scope alone - a useful feature. Some tightening knobs are hard to find (especially the one that holds the vertical slider), so expect some effort at learning all the operating details before becoming frustrated - it can be confusing at first. Read the manual first - it contains some important advices. But be mindful of the screw which holds the pad on which the scope is mounted - it tends to slide off if not tighten properly. I tried this adapter with Meade Redtail 60x77 scope and Canon A510 camera and got some nice pictures, although I got similarly good pictures before by simply holding the camera with my hands at scope's eye piece. The adapter is useful mostly when you need long exposure photography, like at night. Note that digiscoping works best with small objective lens cameras. If you have a large and heavy SLR and you're having a hard time shooting anything through the scope, it's probably not the adapter's fault. Try a smaller camera.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars works as advertised, September 24, 2007

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Rustyduck (Sacramento) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Alpen Digital Camera Adapter for Spotting Scopes (Electronics)

a little complicated but will get the camera in position as desired...slight bumps to the equipment causes the camera to become slightly misaligned with the eye-piece and must be carefully monitored

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Versatile Mount for TelePrompter, September 16, 2011

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Gene Naftulyev "LA Photo Ltd" (United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Alpen Digital Camera Adapter for Spotting Scopes (Electronics)

I bought this mount to use with a DSLR and an ipad teleprompter that mounts to a tripod mount. There is no perfect solution for what I'm doing available as of right now, but this adapter can be re-fitted to provide a mount for both DSL and the TelePrompter while mounting on to a single (heavy duty) tripod. The quality is very good with machined aluminum pieces that feel very heavy duty. It's holding about 15lb of gear for me and is very stable.