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Fujifilm X100 for Digiscoping

Fujifilm X100 for Digiscoping

The X100 is an interesting camera from Fujifilm with some nice features that make it suitable for digiscoping.
http://www.dpreview.com/products/fujifilm/compacts/fujifilm_x100
      The most interesting feature is the Hybrid Viewfinder ( Optical and Electronic ) which is switchable between optical and electronic. When the camera is on the scope you see what the scope sees and it's very high resolution.  The LCD is very good , although not rotatable, and it will shoot at up to 5 frames per second.
The 35 mm Pancake lens is a little short for a 20-60 zoom eyepiece (vignetting) , except up around 60x, but works well with a 25-50x zoom or a 30x fixed.

Neil

Fujifilm X100 plus Kowa lens scope Prominar and Kowa 30x eyepiece and Swarovski UCA adapter


chinese pond heron X100 kw30x_DSF5395.jpg by neilfif11

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I'm loving the camera for just walking about but it's Hybrid Electronic/optical viewfinder is very good too , especially for digiscoping outdoors. It doesn't appear though that Fuji have a remote for it but at up to 5 fps ( You can select 1,3 or 5 )it shouldn't be necessary.
I have a set of photos here http://www.flickr.com/photos/7892550@N03/sets/72157627549470697/
Some are digiscoped.  
Neil.


flamingo bathe X100_S136088.jpg by neilfif11


bc night heron bathe X100 kw30x_S246154.jpg by neilfif11

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