Canon G1 G2 G3 G5 - Digiscoping

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These days, the digiscoping scene seems to be very Nikon 990/995/4500 oriented. Cameras with larger and retracted lenses are less obvious digiscope-candidates because of the limited eye-relief most eye-pieces offer. However, as I'm very happy with my Canon G2, I was confident that it has lots of digiscope potential. On these pages I'll keep you posted on what I've discovered so far.

Obviously, anything on these pages is applicable to the Canon G1 and Canon G3 as well. However, note that with the G3, the lens thread has changed. The 58mm screw has been replaced by a 58mm bayonet, which is definitely an improvement.

The Equipment

• Digiscoping through Binoculars - 14/12/2002 - Before going out and test some equipment, I've 'practiced' a bit, using our binuculars.
• The day the Spotting Scope arrived - 24/12/2002 - To get a rough initial idea about the possibilities, these pictures where shot whitout any adapter or shutter release.
• Getting the (right) pieces together - 30/12/2002 - How to fix the MaxView 40 onto the Swarovski?
• Initial results - 31/12/2002 - These are the initial results based on the first complete 'system' I've tested: Swarovski ATS 65 + MaxView 40 + Canon G2

Digiscoping Results

• Easy targets - 05/01/2003 - The first 'wildlife' pictures, shot in the park.
• Birds - Januari 2003 - 06/02/2003 - A bird-oriënted summary of our holidays across South Australia.
• Breakfast with the Birds - 09/02/2003 - Southern Boobook and Powerful Owl.
• Fiji - 17/02/2003 - A couple of birds from the Pacific.
• Waterloo - 26/09/2003 - The Osprey, an exceptional visitor to Belgium.

And additionally...

• A collection of links and resources

If you have any questions, remarks or interesting Canon Gx experiences, I would be happy to hear them! Just send an email.
Good luck,
Jan Van Bulck