Best binocular accessories according to redditors
We found 15 Reddit comments discussing the best binocular accessories. We ranked the 9 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
We found 15 Reddit comments discussing the best binocular accessories. We ranked the 9 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
You can also use a mount.
Snapzoom Universal Digiscoping... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0169DL1F4?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
These are the parts:
Nikon Replacement Eyepiece
DK-22
DK-3
They can some times be found on sale, or bought all together you can get a deal sometimes.
The simplest telescope you can get that doesn't suck: http://www.amazon.com/10033-FunScope-TableTop-Reflector-Telescope/dp/B00FM4A108/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1450129488&sr=8-4&keywords=celestron+firstscope
and actually I have one of these: http://www.amazon.com/Celestron-21035-70mm-Travel-Scope/dp/B001TI9Y2M/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1450129526&sr=8-9&keywords=firstscope
and it's ...... alright.
You can also put most binoculars on a camera tripod with an adapter like this: http://www.amazon.com/Vortex-Optics-Universal-Binocular-Adapter/dp/B000FZQWMA/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1450129744&sr=8-2&keywords=binocular+tripod+adapter
But also, I don't trust anyone who can't wipe their own ass around my telescopes.
If you're in Europe, getting her a field guide to European birds would be an excellent gift that encourages her to bird next time she visits you. I've heard good things about the Collins Guide, Princeton, and the Pocket Guide by Knightley.
Additional gift ideas you might consider are:
She may have some of those already. I bird for my job, and consider everything on that list an essential part of my kit!
I have a harness strap I bought years ago, similar to this one. Best thing ever. No more weight on my neck, and if I bend over, it doesn't swing. They don't make the one I have any more, but the one I linked to looks very similar.
I haven't found the need for the phase contrast in 8+ years, but I'd go with the standard plan achromat phase contrast objectives (10x, 20x, 40x and 100x lenses). I've used cheap phase contrast setups, and I'd rather have good optics instead of a cheap phase contrast microscope.
Frankly, I use the base model with this adapter from Amazon to use my phone to take pictures and video. It's not the easiest to setup, but for the money, it takes great pictures if you have a decent phone. Random picture from my setup (E200 with Gram stain sample).
Most of the results you'll find online about connecting a digital camera to a telescope will be about DSLRs where an adapter can connect directly to the lens mount in front of the sensor. Your camera has a fixed lens so what you're trying to do is called afocal photography. You're going to need an adjustable eyepiece tripod mount that will let you align the lens with the telescope. This might work but I'm not a telescope expert.
price: $15-17 (canadian)
Skill level: Any
Photographer knowledge: Do they hike/ski/need a new strap?
OP/TECH Binocular/Camera Harness
Perfect for your hiking photographer.
I like this harness because it doesn't require me to remove my tripod plate, its dirt cheap, and it can hold 1 or 2 cameras so it has room to grow. Doesn't feel cheap at all either.
I found mine at best buy, but these are almost everywhere, my local mec has 3 on the shelf.
https://mec.imgix.net/medias/sys_master/high-res/high-res/8813688193054/5000828-NOC02.jpg
https://www.mec.ca/en/product/5000-828/Binocular-Camera-Harness
https://www.amazon.ca/TECH-USA-Bino-Harness-Webbing-Black/dp/B000GTRBQQ/
EDIT: formatting, and photographer info
KatzEye used to make high quality split prism focusing screens but they closed down unfortunately.
You can still find some cheap ones on ebay.
Also, consider getting the magnifying eyepiece as well.
I have seen a lot of tracker related questions in here, but none of them were about the Sightron Nano Tracker. It is almost half the price than the iOptron skytracker and more than 100€ less than the Vixen Polarie.
I would like to know if someone used it and how accurate it is in comparison to the iOptron Skytracker and the Vixen Polarie.
I have seen on Astrobin only a few shots taken with a quite small point and shoot and they are quite blurry and noisy. I would like to use it with a Canon 70D and Samyang 14 mm f2.8 or with the Tamron 70-300 VC.
Something like this but I don't think this one will work...
https://www.amazon.com/Orion-05752-Monster-Parallelogram-Binocular/dp/B014ALPHKM/ref=pd_rhf_se_s_cr_simh_1_2/143-9634294-5676327?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B014ALPHKM&pd_rd_r=26debd74-a226-4111-9114-2075097e8f76&pd_rd_w=bfh6x&pd_rd_wg=Gx8N3&pf_rd_p=31caee8f-ce20-49ad-9f29-d71df297ad52&pf_rd_r=0PK4JFTWMB9Z4DFQVTVD&psc=1&refRID=0PK4JFTWMB9Z4DFQVTVD