CELTICBIRD - Upgrade Smartphone Scope Adapter Spotting Scope Phone Adapter - Precision Metal Telescope Phone Mount for Spotting Scopes, Binoculars, Monocular, Telescope, Microscope

I bought this to replace a cheap plastic one that I had and wow, what a difference! This one is very solid and sturdy. It’s made of metal. It’s easy to attach and stays in place well. It works much better! This one allows you to adjust the height and angle of the camera, which really helps in getting your photos framed correctly. It even includes a nice velvet bag to store it in. I’m very happy with this purchase!

I have watched hunting guides takes pictures with their phones through high end spotting scopes for lots of reasons. Turns out if you don't do that for a living, it's much harder than it looks. I tried it several times and struggled. So I decided to get a phone mount for my Leupold spotter. The unit is a nice sturdy aluminum construction. It has lots of adjustment and come with a decent user manual. It fit both my spotting scope and my iPhone 11. Keep in mind that this is a universal mount. It is not really drop in and take pictures. After a bunch of tweaking and positioning, I was able to get a few pictures. You can see one of a bird feeder at 20x magnification about 30 yards away through my patio door. It's not bad. The eye relief is not quite right and I don't get a full frame picture. But at least I was able to get pictures I could not get before. I think with some more adjustments I will get better results. Hopefully it won't take a lot of adjustments every time I go to use it. It was reasonably priced and well made. So I can recommend it for amateurs. A dedicated phone case like the Phone Skope might be better or at least easier to set up. But this one is flexible and works with a lot of platforms.

Celticbird Scope Adapter – Lock On, Zoom In Designed for spotting scopes and telescopes, this upgraded adapter clamps your smartphone securely for crisp, shake-free photos and videos. With adjustable alignment and a rugged build, it’s ideal for birders, stargazers, and outdoor documenters who want precision without the bulk.

I had high hopes for this Universal Digiscoping Smartphone Adapter for my spotting scope with a 2" diameter eyepiece. Unfortunately, when it arrived, the cast Aluminum part whose long slotted arm attaches to the phone clip was out of flatness from one end to the other by .030"/.040" and appeared bent. To a novice, this would not have been noticed. But using a square and visually checking the flatness, it was obviously unacceptable. Having worked in machining and manufacturing for a number of years, it was very noticeable to me when I assembled the parts and the lens of my cell phone was tilted against the eyepiece, indicating the cell phone itself was not parallel with the eyepiece because of the long arm the phone clip was attached to. It appears the central Aluminum part missed a straightening operation by quality control. Giving the seller a break, I decided to have this particular item returned for a replacement. I hope the quality control of the replacement is better than the one I'm sending back, otherwise I'm going to return it for refund. But since this item is the only one of this design that fits my spotting scope eyepiece, I'm stuck with trying a replacement item before giving up on this design. Please pay more attention to detail and quality control! Your customers deserve better.

Well built out of metal but could not get my phone focused through my spotting scope and it allows too much light through between the camera lense and sight hole

Muy buen producto

Bought to test for review in 8 outdoor magazines for basic birding, we found this item to not work on 90 percent of the binoculars and spotting scopes tested, which were Swarovski Spotting scope model with the 20x60 adjustable view, a Swarovski binoculars EL10x42, Nikon 10x50 binoculars, Swift 10x42, user not told upfront that will not work with foldable eyepiece, too shaky due to very poor attachment, does not work well with offset camera, like on the Pixel 7a we tested it with, too hard trying to use the macro and focus when you are trying to photograph any bird. Overall we found this to be an inferior product to use for digiscoping. Buyer beware

I recently used this on a hunting trip to capture photos and videos of the animals through my binoculars. It also worked well through a spotting scope. This product is a great value and works well with iPhone 14 Pro Max and any optic! It may take a little longer to setup than some of the other brands, but that is the nature of having a universal product because there are many adjustments you can make to get it just right. Would recommend!

Quick and easy to use. Was able to set up and use within a few minutes. Ones your adjust the first time you have quick repeatability each time you use it .

Love this rugged smartphone adapter. Setup and used with a SVBONY ED 20-60X80mm premium monocular (via amazon). Eyepiece outer diam has a good wide range. Spring adjustment is slightly awkward at first. Rugged aluminum construction helps prevent tilting issues between phone and eyepiece (very helpful for astro photos, my main usage, when aiming above 45 deg. Exact alignment of phone holder to eyepiece is key to good fov alignment in photos. Practice makes perfect.

Actually allows most phones to focus and work.

It works but, you can't use a phone case with your phone in order to get good images. The black circular hole helps you linup your camera, but again the screws that are supose to prevent your phone from moving are not super effective. Overall Very finicky. But works.

Less than impressed with this - finicky to use and takes a while to get things lined up. Once it's dialed in, it works - but you wouldnt want to rely on it if you're in a hurry.