best in body shake reduction camera for digiscoping

[avatar12m]

has anyone tried sony's / pentax / olympus cameras with in body shake reduction tech built in , was trying to narrow it down to the best brand / quality for ling 500mm digiscoping trying to get my pictures sharper etc.

currently using a nikon d5100 but the shake reduction is in the lens which i obvioulsy remove and mount the camera body directly on the scope with a t2 adaptor ring.

also would prefer a camera with a digital viewfinder as there allot easier to focus in low light etc

thanks

 

[Columbo]

I own a Sony A77 and the in body stabilization is superb.

However I'm not sure what it would be like at 500mm as I've not got anything that goes out that far.

It also has the best EVF on the market.

 

[D.P.]

has anyone tried sony's / pentax / olympus cameras with in body shake reduction tech built in , was trying to narrow it down to the best brand / quality for ling 500mm digiscoping trying to get my pictures sharper etc.

currently using a nikon d5100 but the shake reduction is in the lens which i obvioulsy remove and mount the camera body directly on the scope with a t2 adaptor ring.

also would prefer a camera with a digital viewfinder as there allot easier to focus in low light etc

thanks

Sensor based solutions are less effective at longer focl lengths. A good tripod would be where I spend my money.

Your d5100 does have an electronic viewfinder, just switch live view on! If you are concerned about the sun then you can get covers, just research the sale video market.

 

[avatar12m]

thanks never thought of the focal length problems.

just read on pentax f.a.q "degrades significantly the longer the lens you use" i'll just invest in good strong sturdy tripod in that case.

 

[D.P.]

thanks never thought of the focal length problems.

just read on pentax f.a.q "degrades significantly the longer the lens you use" i'll just invest in good strong sturdy tripod in that case.

Yeah, it is basic physics. The longer the focal longer greater the movement of the image across the sensor, which is why you need the faster shutter speeds. In lens stabalisation is immune to this because at the location where the stabalising element is the light path movement is independent of the focal length.