Review on Enhance Your Smartphone Photography and Nature Exploration with Gosky Cell Phone Adapter Mount by Johnny Murphy

Very versatile. I tried it out with my Celestron Ultima 80 spotting scope when shooting at targets. My LG G4 phone can detect and photograph 5.56mm (0.223 inch) diameter holes at a distance of 180m (200 yards). I'll also try longer distances when I'm better and the weather is clearer. And I have one feature I didn't even notice in the description: It has a 1/4 - 20 threaded hole so I can mount my phone on a tripod with this adapter when I'm not using it on my scope. Protective cover on the G4, and the combination is too thick (13mm) for the yoke to hold securely. I cheated and cut out most of the pillow material from the yoke and now it works fine. I don't miss the padding as the clip sits on the back of my phone case where I don't worry about the unlikely possibility of scratches. A note on this Gosky clip, G4 and spotting scope combo. the picture jumps wildly, enough to make you seasick. I can still take some clear photos, but not every time. In the absence of a heavier, more durable tripod, I use the voice-activated G4. Leaning into my scope and saying "Cheese!" looks weird on the shooting range, but it activates the phone's shutter button without touching anything. No vibration! The G4's power and volume buttons are on the back, so I don't have to worry about the clip pressing them. Assembly is very simple: place the phone face down and attach the Gosky to it. Position the eyepiece clip in the center of the phone's camera lens. Adjust the focus on your telescope or spotting scope. Slide the Gosky over your device's eyepiece and attach. Then fine-tune the position between the two clamp assemblies to get the best image on the screen. Unless your tripod is made of hard concrete, your phone will weigh down the back of the scope and lift it up. move it At first I had confusing results: a good image on screen, but the photo came out mostly black. Turns out the camera was trying to take a picture with the flash in the rubber eyepiece! Turning off the flash fixed it. Remember that if you change the view to something closer or further away, you will need to refocus the scope. The camera's autofocus cannot compensate for an out of focus scope. UPDATE 11/09/16. The two examples here are the same photo: a full screen version to show what my phone was doing, but scaled down to 1.6MP. for quick download and viewing, and a cropped version of just one eagle left in full resolution. The spotting scope has a very shallow depth of field, so only the bird's back and some branches are in focus. I wanted the eye to be as sharp as possible, but I was in a hurry. The eagle was nervous about being off the road and if I perfected the frame for too long I could end up with a shot of perfectly clear but empty branches.