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Anyone try the new digiscope setups ?

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Craig:
I have the old phone scope setup where your phone attaches with a 1/4 turn attachment. Saw a couple new setups with the magnetic case and magnetic ring on the scope. Has anyone tried the magnetic setup and what do you think? Is it a quicker and better system?

pickardjw:
I had the magview. Nice because you just add a metal plate to the back of your existing case or back of the phone. But you have to index the camera lens to align every time you attach it. I also had issues with the Magview staying securely on the optical lens of my Kowa. Broke it trying to crank it down on the optical lens.

Switched to the Ollin and it’s perfect for me. You are limited to one lens and a proprietary phone case. The phone case isn’t nearly as intrusive as the phone skope, I leave it on all the time. Kind of a nice index finger rest.

I got several photos/videos of elk and deer this year with the Ollin that I wouldn’t have using the Magview. Animal moving into cover, just able to get the spotter and phone setup in time to record. If I had to mess with indexing on the Magview I wouldn’t have captured it. One of those ended up being a target buck.

brocka:
The Ollin has been awesome.

Karl Blanchard:
As pickardjw stated, speed is almost everything when it comes to phone scoping and the ollin is the fastest I've used.  I haven't come up with a negative about it. The phone skopes are hot trash, so ditch it and move on :twocents: :sry:

pickardjw:
Bit of a side note, highly recommend getting a bluetooth shutter remote similar to the one linked below. Slip it in the bino harness and use it if you have time. Eliminates the shake and blurriness you get trying to tap the shutter button on your phone.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01K3G36WO?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1

This buck almost walked on top of me. Photo is maybe at 100 yards. It's not @boneaddict quality, but it would not be as good as it is without the remote shutter! Standard iPhone 15, swaro STC, Ollin.

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