Target Camera Systems

I'd like to have some.
The entry level prices are a bit steep--which is typical with new technology.
Until I get better info, I'm sticking to using a cell phone adapter on the spotting scope. Which can be a frustrating experience.

CapnMac said:

I'd like to have some.
The entry level prices are a bit steep--which is typical with new technology.
Until I get better info, I'm sticking to using a cell phone adapter on the spotting scope. Which can be a frustrating experience.

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Does your cell phone attach directly to your spotting scope? Or are you using an eyepiece camera that plugs into the USB port of your cell phone?

I would like to try a target camera too. I will wait for the prices to fall first.

MikeInOr said:

Does your cell phone attach directly to your spotting scope?

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Yes, by way of a Vankey adapter. It centers over the regular camera on my Galaxy 7.

I almost got a Gosky, but didn't
Assembled it looks similar to this:

Note how the thing attaches. The clamp tends to grab right where the eyepiece wants to focus--so you tend to set things to infinity and zoom the phone.
From experience, it's good to have an external powerpack for the phone, as you will be running it a lot. (I just use the camera function.)

I have some wireless RX/TX for RC aircraft that work pretty good, work as far as you can see line of sight.

I have even used a busted drone that the camera still worked with signal to phone.

I also have one of the phone to spotting scope mounts and even made one that can attach to the rifle scope but for whatever reason it doesn’t pick up the cross hairs very well, if I could adjust aperture I could get a better focal length.

Compared to the cost of a good spotting scope they don't seem that expensive.