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Hello kind people

I have a Canon 750D coupled with a Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM, now I want to take pictures of things far off shore, you see I went to Weymouth in the UK last week and saw stuff on the horizon and even though I saw stuff I wanted it a lot closer, with that in mind I thought why don't I buy a bird watching scope or other sort of scope etc.

You see I think I want to slim down what I own and to be fair I enjoy my mobile phone as it is so small, and easy to use and I can see what is on screen a lot easier especially with my bad eyesight, can you good people please suggest some bits of kit for me that will allow my to switch between a mobile and my eyes, not too expensive either.

Thank you for any help given.
 
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There are physical and environmental limitations that make very distant objects about impossible to photograph well. Using a spotting scope isn't going to help much at all.

Some will think of astro photography which is very distant; but you have to keep in mind the actual size of the moon or a galaxy that is being photographed; and the actual size of what details are resolved. And that is best done on very dark winter nights; far different from most other forms of photography.
 
Thanks for the replies,

I am even more confused ha! but seriously what would you recommend then that would also keep the cost down :confused:
 
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but seriously what would you recommend then that would also keep the cost down :confused:
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Nothing really... my best suggestion is probably a manual super telephoto mirror lens mounted to your existing camera body. Something like a 900mm f/8. They have their issues like fixed/slow aperture (limits the size of subject/detail that can be resolved) and odd donut shaped bokeh. But as far as an inexpensive long reach option they are about as good as anything else. Next suggestion would be a superzoom camera like a Nikon P1000... whatever you get, I would suggest buying used.

You are really asking for a lot from the lens/optics, and that costs money; it doesn't matter if it's a telescope, spotting scope, or camera lens. And then you still have all of the environmental effects that inhibit good image quality over long distances during the day (heat/haze/pollution/moisture/etc). FWIW, I have very expensive equipment; $12k long lens, $6k body, $1k spotting scope, $1.5k binoculars, etc. And I still wouldn't attempt long distance photography like you're proposing... especially of something that is likely moving around quite a bit (whale/boat/etc).
 
Digiscoping has a history of producing quite interesting results, going by some of the pictures I've seen made with this technique. I know from my own experience that it really isn't easy and I admit that my own efforts were disappointing but others do seem to get very impressive images.
 
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