Spotting scope Digiscope Smartphone Adapter
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One of the easiest and nicest universal adapters is the Carson HookUpz
The patented HookUpz 2.0™ has been designed to accommodate all the popular smartphones on the market, including the larger sized phones and phablets—even with their cases on! It is super compact, lightweight and offers a user-friendly design. Connecting your smartphone or tablet to your optic is quick and easy. The exclusive, phone clamp and optic cam lock ensures a tight grip to both your phone and optic. It fits a wide range of optics with an outer eyepiece diameter of 25-58mm. Store the HookUpz 2.0™ in the included hard foam carrying case when not in use.
The patented HookUpz 2.0™ has been designed to accommodate all the popular smartphones on the market, including the larger sized phones and phablets—even with their cases on! It is super compact, lightweight and offers a user-friendly design. Connecting your smartphone or tablet to your optic is quick and easy. The exclusive, phone clamp and optic cam lock ensures a tight grip to both your phone and optic. It fits a wide range of optics with an outer eyepiece diameter of 25-58mm. Store the HookUpz 2.0™ in the included hard foam carrying case when not in use.
thats looks a bit clunky and oversized........however, i like that it appears my lifeproof case can remain on my phone while using it. that makes it totally worth it.
I tried a phoneskope a couple years ago and didn’t care for it. I decided to give it another chance tho, and recently bought one for my iPhone 7 with life proof case. It is hooked up to my Kowa 82mm and it works great! I am very happy with this setup.
I picked up a Phone Skope for iPhone to Leup. Mk 4 12-40x60 spotter, tried it once and never used it again. Attachment of the Phone Skope to the eyepiece was slip-on, loose & wobbly, would not remain aligned correctly hands-free, and even hands-on was difficult to hold center. Not recommended, YMMV. I think ideally you want something that positively clamps on; for example the spline clamp of the Badger SNAP PVS-14 adaptor is a good design, IMO.
I just purchased a Phoneskope for my Bushnell Legend Tactical 15x45x60. I didn't have that good of luck with it today... but it is probably just me. It just arrived yesterday, and only used in this morning. So it would be unfair for me to "judge" it one way or another. After I spend a little more time with it... I will report back.
I use an Outdoorsman's. Well-made, as with all of their gear. Not cheap, as with all of their gear. It attaches with double-sided tape to your phone's case, but it's very secure. I use it in the backcountry, so it resides on a Lifeproof. I just swap out cases when I get off the mountain.
This is a photo with the phone skope adapter with my iPhone 7 in a life proof case and my Meopta HD 10x42 binoculars. The van is a measured 532yds away, the car was around 300 (I don’t remember exactly). I am going to a match Saturday I can try to get more. I also have an adapter to use with my Kowa 82mm spotting scope I can try to get some pictures through that too. This was handheld leaning against a tree so there is some motion wobble due to operator.
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I'm getting one of these so I can shoot video via a spotting scope and Nikon DSLR camera. They make a phone adapter as well.
https://novagrade.com/
https://novagrade.com/
Not cheap, but I used a visionpro adapter on my leupold Mk4 to get this video of my son hitting the mile target at
Thunder Valley last year. http://www.visionproshop.com/MINITS-iWitness-SS-Smartphone-to-Spotting-Scope-p/320032.htm
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Thunder Valley last year. http://www.visionproshop.com/MINITS-iWitness-SS-Smartphone-to-Spotting-Scope-p/320032.htm
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