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<blockquote data-quote="NVSteve" data-source="post: 148795" data-attributes="member: 13248">I'm assuming you are talking about astrophotography?Pros:about the only way to capture really distance objects on the cheapresulting images, when done properly, look very goodCons:&nbsp; fixed aperturegood scopes=$$$not something you can really take with you on a hikelots of time/effort required for good resultsOf course you will also want a tracking mount to eliminate star trails.&nbsp; Lots of adapters available to make it work:&nbsp; brackets to allow for focusing onto the eyepiece image, t-mount adapters to use the scope as a lens, or eyepiece adapters.If you are talking about land based digiscoping, then I apologize for all the info above which won't apply.&nbsp; Let me ask you this:&nbsp; have you ever used a mirror lens on a camera before?&nbsp; Digiscoping with something like a spotting scope looks worse, IMO, and certainly far worse than an actual lens.&nbsp; But, if you need 1200mm or whatever, scopes can be a cheap way to get it, and oftentimes the only way.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="NVSteve, post: 148795, member: 13248"] I'm assuming you are talking about astrophotography? Pros: about the only way to capture really distance objects on the cheap resulting images, when done properly, look very good Cons: fixed aperture good scopes=$$$ not something you can really take with you on a hike lots of time/effort required for good results Of course you will also want a tracking mount to eliminate star trails. Lots of adapters available to make it work: brackets to allow for focusing onto the eyepiece image, t-mount adapters to use the scope as a lens, or eyepiece adapters. If you are talking about land based digiscoping, then I apologize for all the info above which won't apply. Let me ask you this: have you ever used a mirror lens on a camera before? Digiscoping with something like a spotting scope looks worse, IMO, and certainly far worse than an actual lens. But, if you need 1200mm or whatever, scopes can be a cheap way to get it, and oftentimes the only way. [/QUOTE]

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