lwingkay

Question 1
Just wonder if it is possible to have metering functions still in place (e.g. the centre-weight auto or centre-weight manual) using a TLS800 along with Swarovski ATS 80 on a Nikon D200 body.
Interestingly, Swarovski did not provide a definite answer for that.
I was given to understand that this TLS800 is in the screw mount form, so a Nikon mount is needed for locking onto the D200.

Question 2
Another question is: what aperture should be used for making corresponding shutter speed adjustment for exposure?

lwingkay

Just fantastic shots. Thanks for them as well as the information.
Bother you with these two more:
1. According to your experience with other digiscoping friends, does that metering functions still preserved on a Nikon D200 like what it does on you Canon's?
2. Is it that the focal length will turn out to be 1600mm on an APS-format DSLR?

lwingkay

Dear tbob,
I copied this from Swarovski for its TLS800:

[highlight=red]Functional temperature: -20?C/+55?C (-4?to + 131?F)
Storage temperature: -30?C/+70?C (-22?to +158?F)
Submersion tightness: 4 m (13 ft): when mounted on scope (filled with nitrogen)  

  TLS 800
Focal length (in) 31.5
Length, approx. (mm) 141
Length, approx. (in) 5.55
Weight approx. (g) 240
Weight approx. (oz) 8.45
Focal length (mm) 800
F-number CT85 9
F-number for all ?65 12
F-number for all ?80 10
Camera fit T 2 [/highlight]

What do these stand for
F-number CT85 9
F-number for all ?65 12
F-number for all ?80 10
Camera fit T 2 [/highlight] ?

Regards,
Peter

lwingkay

Thanks for the information and the beautiful shot. Swarovski is really good glass. The color transfer is awesome.
The attached is a an Egret I took this afternoon at about 4pm. It is very far away and much smaller due to the framing effect I intended to attain, but evidently, the plumage details are much less than the one I saw you post here in this forum. Glass is glass and mirror is mirror. Obviously, if one does not intend to rely on the big gun to shoot objects that are relatively more static, the fieldscope is an investment that is money for value.

lwingkay

I hope you don't mind but I tried getting a little more detail out of your shot

Certainly not.

lwingkay

[quote:a8cdffb898="hsteen"]I use the adaptor on my Fuji S5 with a Nikon mount (same as the D200).
For the Nikon D200 you can like Fuji S5 choose a Non-CPU lens in your menu.[/quote]

This is good news. Actually, I have been using non-CPU lenses on my D200. The kinds of metering opened to in D200 are good enough for revitalizing the good old days' manual Nikkors. Obviously, the T2 plus the TLS800 are worthy of possessing, despite the fact that they are a bit too expensive (HK$3700), along with the ATS 80 to make it part of the repertoire of the DSLR system.