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Recording Spotting Scope?

tinker

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#1
I tried using my go pro with a mount on my Leupold spotting scope today and couldn't see anything due to glare. With the naked eye it was fine.

Any thoughts on a good way to be able to capture good images/video?

Wondering if I need to use a telescope instead of a spotting scope.
 
#2
tinker said:
I tried using my go pro with a mount on my Leupold spotting scope today and couldn't see anything due to glare. With the naked eye it was fine.

Any thoughts on a good way to be able to capture good images/video?

Wondering if I need to use a telescope instead of a spotting scope.
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Lots of good adapters. Just google digiscoping. Lots of tools and tricks.
 
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I digiscope a lot so I can look over vids of animals later to judge them.

Depending on what a guy wants to digiscope for, there are pros/cons to them.

The Ollin is probably the best for speed.

The Scope cam is great for different sized eye pieces and is easy to use on a different phone case.

Lots out there. If you let us know what you want to digiscope it might help.
 
#5
I have the phone scope for the go pro. Not sure why but it is very hit or miss...mostly miss.

I see some videos on youtube and other sources like texas plinking were they are getting great video. I am leaning toward a telescope I have seen a friend use one.

I have tried an adapter for the phone but the go pro is easier to review afterward. I would much rather just pop a chip in the card reader than deal with a phone.
 
#7
stevieb92 said:
I've got the phoneskope adapters for my gopros on my spotting scopes. They work well.
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When it works it seems to work ok.

Yesterday the glare was just so bad you could not see an image. I wonder if it could be the go pro itself. I never use to have an issue and it died and now they upgraded me to a 9. Perhaps the lens is causing it some how.
 
#9
I have had PhoneSkope and MagView. So far I really like the MagView, provides really good images and very fast once you get your eyepiece on and mounted.
 
#10
tinker said:
When it works it seems to work ok.

Yesterday the glare was just so bad you could not see an image. I wonder if it could be the go pro itself. I never use to have an issue and it died and now they upgraded me to a 9. Perhaps the lens is causing it some how.
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I use my setup quite a bit and noticed that sometimes depending on environmental conditions, the image is harder to see the targets. Same GoPro, same spotting scope, same PhoneSkope adapters, just different environmental conditions.
 
#11
What are the best I-phone Digital Adapter adapters to use with a Leupold GR 12x40x60 HD Spotting Scope?
The Leupold part #58380 is no longer available. The model # and Store name would be appreciated. Thank you.
 
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farwest said:
What are the best I-phone Digital Adapter adapters to use with a Leupold GR 12x40x60 HD Spotting Scope?
The Leupold part #58380 is no longer available. The model # and Store name would be appreciated. Thank you.
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Do you mean something like this? It fits on multiple different sized eye pieces and is easy to install on any phone/phone case.
scopecamadapter.com

"NEW" MAG-1 MULTI POSITION MAG PLATE KIT - Scope)Cam Adapter

Fully universal, the MAG PLATE KIT works on all phone models. The mag plate was designed to keep your everyday case on your phone all the time and still use our universal optic adapter (uni-2), no need to change cases when you are ready to digiscope. Always have access to your phones camera...
scopecamadapter.com scopecamadapter.com
 
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stevieb92 said:
I use my setup quite a bit and noticed that sometimes depending on environmental conditions, the image is harder to see the targets. Same GoPro, same spotting scope, same PhoneSkope adapters, just different environmental conditions.
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A good friend came by my place today and played with it. He adjusted a bunch of the setting (on the go pro) and got it to work well again.

When I was at the range a few trips ago I recall someone (a less good friend kevin) paying with setting because it would overheat and shut off quickly. Kevin likely changed some settings on accident that made the glare.

I am still not sure what was changed today but now it works so next week I will try it again and see.

Planning on trying that hide 100 yard challenge again and hopefully doing better.
 
#15
I have used several setups with a spotter and cell phone.
Leupold Mk4 spotting scope, vision pro shop mount, cell phone


Digiscope phone mount, KOWA spotting scope, cell phone (1 mile)


KOWA spotting scope, Longshot Hawk wireless to cell phone


The longshot is the most convenient
 
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jp67 said:
Can you recommend a model for the Leupold MK4 spotter?
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I ended up sticking with the phonescope brand of adapter for the go pro.

Turns out most of the glare was from just not pushing hard enough to put it on all the way. It was a subtle enough difference to not really notice it except the glare when it isn't on all the way.

If you look on phonescope's website I am sure they have an adapter for the eyepiece for that spotting scope.

I will send you a link to a video I made with it.
 
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I had one of those scope adapters for your phone with 14 different knobs to adjust it, was more of a pain in the ass than it was worth. Ended up hacking together a few different phone case holder designs to 3d print a digiscope type phone holder that would slide over the eyepiece of the spotter. Works pretty well.
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I ended up picking up the Accufire Omni digital scope from somebody here on the hide. I didn’t take any videos, but here’s a pic from my phone of the screen at 500 yards. It records videos, takes pictures and has 30-120x digital zoom. This is at 120x, obviously a video or a picture from the unit itself will be much higher quality than a phone pic of the screen.
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justanotheruser said:
Any long range spotting with this?
Does the mildot reticle behave like a FFP?
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That accufire set up looks neat.

The set up I ended up sticking with is the Leopold sx4 with the go pro and phone scope.

This is a screenshot of some video at 421 yards. Those turkeys are about 9" tall IIRC. You can even see the vapor trail as the bullet is impacting the target in the video.
 

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