Thread: Nikon P1000 vs Spotter and digiscope

Anyone had a decent play with one of these new Nikon's? They are supposed to have the equivalent of 60x optical zoom so up there zoom wise with most spotters. Looking at upgrading my Ventana and wondering if this is an option?

For carrying around the hill and accessing animals I would go with the camera. Lighter and less expensive than a good quality spotting scope.
You can also takes photos and video on it.
PS May already be a thread on here on the same topic.

https://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co....-advice-48390/

Think they have a bit more optical zoom than 60x

Here is a recent pic of a bull taken on 65x zoom from an sx60.
Its not the original as its been cropped etc.
Again it could be my poor skills but was taken with a remote button off a good tripod on a calm day.

This is obviously a ripper bull no doubt but you can suss that with just the binos. Different situations you encounter on the hill it is my opinion a decent spotter will always come out on top.





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Originally Posted by R93

Here is a recent pic of a bull taken on 65x zoom from an sx60.
Its not the original as its been cropped etc.
Again it could be my poor skills but was taken with a remote button off a good tripod on a calm day.

This is obviously a ripper bull no doubt but you can suss that with just the binos. Different situations you encounter on the hill it is my opinion a decent spotter will always come out on top.





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What distance?

Originally Posted by Shearer

What distance?

Not much over 600 iirc. Was January and I should have mentioned cloud was moving in and out so a bit of fog could be blamed as well

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Originally Posted by R93

Here is a recent pic of a bull taken on 65x zoom from an sx60.
Its not the original as its been cropped etc.
Again it could be my poor skills but was taken with a remote button off a good tripod on a calm day.

This is obviously a ripper bull no doubt but you can suss that with just the binos. Different situations you encounter on the hill it is my opinion a decent spotter will always come out on top.





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Haha what’s the gps of that bull I’ll see if he looks the same through my camera

Originally Posted by Mr300WSM

Haha what’s the gps of that bull I’ll see if he looks the same through my camera

He will likely be dead as soon as we can fly in to him.....So dont hold your breath

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Originally Posted by Rem260

Think they have a bit more optical zoom than 60x

They claim 125x but a they have a different start point than a spotter from what I understand. A spotting scope assumes your naked eye is the baseline, about a 50mm lense whereas alot of cameras rate zoom from a 24mm meaning the labeled zoom is not directly comparable eg 60x50mm vs 60x24mm. I'm not sure if that's exactly how it works but hopefully you get the idea. I'm not an expert but this is just the jist I have picked up from my research, open to being corrected.

Originally Posted by LMcNab

They claim 125x but a they have a different start point than a spotter from what I understand. A spotting scope assumes your naked eye is the baseline, about a 50mm lense whereas alot of cameras rate zoom from a 24mm meaning the labeled zoom is not directly comparable eg 60x50mm vs 60x24mm. I'm not sure if that's exactly how it works but hopefully you get the idea. I'm not an expert but this is just the jist I have picked up from my research, open to being corrected.

Hey what do you think the cameras optical zoom would be in spotting scope (optical)terms then.

Originally Posted by Rem260

Hey what do you think the cameras optical zoom would be in spotting scope (optical)terms then.

The p1000 has 125x optical with a base of 24mm = 3000, the equivalent of a 60x spotter, I believe. The Canon Sx60 has 65x optical which is about a 30x spotter.
The Sx70 which has replaced the Sx60 has 4k video which you can capture stills form and apparently will get better images than the older models.

The P1000 and P950 also have 4k video and better zoom, but at the expense of being heavier. In saying that, neither of them weighs any more than a 65mm spotter.

Im trying to figure out if I'm careful enough with my gear to not wreck a camera though...

Originally Posted by LMcNab

The p1000 has 125x optical with a base of 24mm = 3000, the equivalent of a 60x spotter, I believe. The Canon Sx60 has 65x optical which is about a 30x spotter.
The Sx70 which has replaced the Sx60 has 4k video which you can capture stills form and apparently will get better images than the older models.

The P1000 and P950 also have 4k video and better zoom, but at the expense of being heavier. In saying that, neither of them weighs any more than a 65mm spotter.

Im trying to figure out if I'm careful enough with my gear to not wreck a camera though...

Thanks for that. I'm not careful enough and i bought one. Haven't had a real good chance to use it yet,.

I use a canon sx60 zoom is really good photos and video it’s all I need at a fraction of the price even with a good tripod

Originally Posted by Mr300WSM

I use a canon sx60 zoom is really good photos and video it’s all I need at a fraction of the price even with a good tripod

I would get you to teach me how to use it but you seem keen to poach my spots

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