Digiscoping test with the Ricoh GXR
Date of test |
07/03/2010 |
Conditions |
Early morning sun, no wind
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Subject |
Life size ceramic Bullfinch model |
Camera |
Ricoh GXR with S10 24-72mm lens module |
Spotting scope |
Olivon T84-EDO |
Adapter |
Olivon UDCA digiscope adapter |
| Additional info |
Tripod mounted with electronic shutter cable |
The purpose of this test is to see how the Ricoh GXR performs at digiscoping using as much control in the test as possible. I used a ceramic model life sized bird as the subject. Using a static subject, rather than an actual bird, eliminates the risk of a blurred image resulting from the movement of the subject, giving a more accurate result from the equipment itself.
I set up the subject at a distance of 10m and also a distance of 6m. The scope was tripod mounted and an electronic cable release was used to reduce the risk of camera shake.
For this test I used the Ricoh GXR camera body and the Ricoh S10 24-72mm lens unit as this module is currently the most suitable for digiscoping.
The subject was located through the scope using the LCD screen of the camera and I also focused the scope using the camera's LCD screen.
Results
Each image below has two different versions - version one is the original image straight from the camera at 100% size with no software manipulation. Version two is the original image reduced in sized to 2000x1500 pixels and a Smart Sharpen filter applied in Photoshop - this is to give you an idea of what can be achieved with some basic improvements after the image has been taken.
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