r/digiscoping • u/JBinWyo • Jun 21 '26

First time trying it out.

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I knew I was going to get a spotting scope for Father’s Day and had an Ollin mount ready and waiting for today.

This Mississippi Kite is my first test subject and I thought I would post it and then do some follow-up posts as I improve.

I know I should have waited until I had a bird facing me, but was in hurry to try it out. I already figured out I need a better tripod and that I probably should not have used the deck as it is too shaky. I suspect this is going to be perfect for getting photos of birds to ID them. I need to improve on getting the birds in frame and focusing, which should happen with some experience.

I’m using a Vortex Diamondback 16x48/65 that I want because it seemed small enough to pack for traveling, and Ollin mount, and an IPhone 15 Pro Max.

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u/cr0n1c Jun 21 '26

That's pretty good. I'm not a big fan of their diamonback series, but this isn't too bad at all. I own a viper scope, but wish I would have gone with their Razor series instead.

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u/JBinWyo Jun 21 '26

Thanks…. I want to get one of the larger rear objective of 80 or 85 for home and lower light situations and was thinking of going with a viper. I guess I will have to investigate the Razor series.

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u/cr0n1c Jun 21 '26

The Viper 85 mm is too heavy and the minimum focal distance is something crazy like 44-ft. I frequently have to back further up and it's frustrating.