Like any form of photography, the art of capturing high-quality images and footage through a spotting scope or other optical device can be rewarding. As long as you’re actively practicing, the rewards come in the form of images and video from great distances. It can also be a frustrating endeavor. It should come as no surprise. There are multiple variables … Read More
Phone Skope Keeps “Custom” Approach with New Carbon Pro Case System
When Phone Skope introduced its first digiscope adapter systems around 2010, a new world opened up for photographers, birdwatchers, hunters, and adventurists. Like many people, I first tinkered with the act of digiscoping without even knowing it. That was a couple of decades ago. While hunting, I would clumsily hold my smartphone camera against my binoculars in hopes of capturing … Read More
Stoking Your Photography Fire with Digiscoping Projects
If you enjoy photography, inspiration comes in many forms, not the least of which is the beauty and interest right where you are, or not too far. The same goes for the art of digiscoping. One problem is that we, at times, run low on motivation to do the very thing we enjoy. While digiscoping isn’t like some other photography … Read More
Samsung Galaxy S9+ Smartphone Digiscoping Adapter
Phone Skope’s brand new Samsung Galaxy S9+ Digiscoping Adapter is now available. This case is dual purpose, serving as a digiscoping adapter and every day phone case at the same time. The Samsung Galaxy S9+ Phone Case is designed and manufactured in the USA and works with all existing Phone Skope Optic Adapters. Here’s how the case works. Step-by-step Put … Read More
iPhone 6 Plus Field Test
I decided to try something different in this blog post. I just finished up my first round of field testing with a iPhone 6 Plus. I used it in a variety of situations and lighting conditions and on two different spotting scopes via a Phone Skope smartphone digiscoping adapter – Celestron Regal M2 80ED and a Vortex Razor HD 20-60×85. Check out the story I … Read More
Video – May 2015 Birding Highlights
I started out the month of May scouting for the 9th Annual Delaware Bird-a-thon. My team, the BirdsEye Birders, competed in the County Challenge, where we set out on May 3rd to try and find as may species as possible within the boundaries of New Castle County. The results are not in yet, but we tallied 139 species in 24 … Read More
PhoneSkoping the endangered Kirtland’s Warbler
Kirtland’s Warbler is on the top of every birder’s most wanted list. It is federally endangered and breeds locally in young Jack Pine forests in Wisconsin and Michigan. Fortunately, my friend, Craig Miller, had a chance to visit a breeding location last week and coincidentally, he purchased a Phone Skope adapter right before he left! Craig was able to see … Read More
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