Cell phone pics thru rifle scope

[Greybeard]

Once again, I learned something new from one of my students this week. 17 YO had a new Weatherby '06 with 3 X 9 scope that needed tweakin. In the course of doing so, a buddy with him said he had got some pretty good photos of deer by cranking the scope up to 9X and putting his cell phone camera up it. Leave it to the teenagers to make the most of the technologies. Anybuddy else ever tried this?

 

[PT1911]

havent heard that one before.

 

[13Bravo]

I've tried something of the sort, and it works pretty well. The pics aren't of deer though, but mostly IEDs we've found. I use army issued 4x binos and my camera and it works great. We do the same with NVGs and thermal sights. I'd post you one but I'm not on my computer.

 

[R.W.Dale]

Once again, I learned something new from one of my students this week. 17 YO had a new Weatherby '06 with 3 X 9 scope that needed tweakin. In the course of doing so, a buddy with him said he had got some pretty good photos of deer by cranking the scope up to 9X and putting his cell phone camera up it. Leave it to the teenagers to make the most of the technologies. Anybuddy else ever tried this?

Sorta

I've used binocs behind a low powered scope to boost the magnification to see bullet holes at 100yd. It's dim but it works

I have the ocular piece off a dead scope I use as a high powered magnifier. You have to look through it backwards

I've taken pics through scopes to show the reticle when selling

 

[ASCTLC]

I used my Leupold 12-40x60 Gold Ring spotting scope cranked up to max magnification, then held my video camera (also on max magnification) to the lens and used that to record video of elk and a bear in one of the hunt areas I use. Naked eye, these animals were but tiny dots that required their movement and close attention to see but the video technique I used had them watchable when replayed on the TV.

Takes a bit of effort to keep the video and scope aligned. Also, without superior optics for great light pass through and clarity, I'm not so sure both set for increased magnification would have resulted in anything remotely better than fuzzy dots.

Here's the area the elk and bear came out. (elk on the left, bear on the right)


And here's a pic of the size of the scrub oak way off in the distance at the base of the mountains.


two different times and why the scrub oak is green next to camp but grey next to the mountain. The camp pic is way up closer to the bottom of the mountain versus the road where I took my video.

Andy

 

[azyogi]

I don't recomend useing the scope of a gun for taking pictures. Rule # 2 never let the muzzle of a gun cover anything you're not willing to shoot. Use phone and spotting scope, or camera and binoc's, but try to avoid using one attached to a gun, and don't even think but what if I unload it. [see rule #1]

 

[7X57chilmau]

1: it works: Any optical telescope can be used this way, if it's focus is set properly and the camera's focus is set to infinity (or fixed).

2: It's a bad idea with a rifle scope, per above.

I took this photo of Saturn thru my astro telescope, with a cheap digital camera hand held to the eyepiece....



J

 

[wade rigsby]

not done it with a scope but have with binos. it works pretty good.

 

[dravenpain]

I'm about to try that with my 22 marlin 60w . See how it works

 

[GJgo]

Yep, I've done it. If I went back and actually tried I bet I could get a pic that was pretty good. This was through my Nightforce set at 8 power, as I recall.

 

[Greybeard]

Thanks for all the replies guys. I may have to try it - with an unloaded gun.

 

[W.E.G.]

Scope low to the ground and a LOT of mirage at Camp Perry.

My last shot of the last match in 2002.

 

[Giver of Doom]

 

[ojibweindian]

GJgo, it appears that you might have a slight bit of canting to the left side; no more than 2 degrees, I'd say.

 

[GJgo]

Possibly. I figure it is good enough until I get an actual levelling tool.