Smartphone and Spotting Scope - Anyone trying this?

[WininUtah]

Wondering if anyone here has tried photographing with a phone/spotting scope combo?

I get some FB pictures from a couple of my friends that are experimenting with their phones/spotting scopes. I asked and they're using an adapter from Phone Skope, happened to be the one I was looking at. I recently moved to an Iphone 6S from a flip and am pretty impressed with its capabilities. It'll never replace my cameras, though.

http://www.phoneskope.com/

 

[Theprofessional]

I have, actually. lol

It works! It's great in a pinch if you see bigfoot or if something is too distant to distinguish with an eye and scope alone.

 

[haven]

Birdwatchers and others call this digiscoping. Google the term "iPhone digiscoping" to find all sorts of gadgets to adapt your phone to the scope body and eyepiece you have, and advice about how to get the best results.

 

[WininUtah]

I received my Phone Skope, not inexpensive but fits the phone and the scope perfectly. Being new to a smart phone I didn't realize there were blue tooth remote shutter releases available. I ordered one and it's really handy, even if not using the scope. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0113W600M/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[Airmapper]

This sounds like what I used to do with one side of a set of mini binoculars I have and a little point-and-shoot digital camera years ago. The rubber eye guard fit perfectly over the end of the small lens on the camera.

I would take photos with it and freak people out, they would say stuff like "you took THAT photo with THAT tiny camera???" Of course the quality was garbage but you could get photos clear enough to tell what it was.

 

[kpredator]

phone scope

i have a phone scope for my spotting scope and use it more often to take short videos with my i-phone.
works pretty well.of course its not top end quality.

 

[iluv83vettes]

My dad and I send pictures to each other with the iPhone when we are hunting to show the different deer we see. I have never used any kind of mount Though.