# Taking Photograph through binoculars **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [September 21, 2016, 9:08am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/taking-photograph-through-binoculars/635296 "2016-09-21T09:08:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![linusj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b2d939/32.png) [@linusj](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/linusj)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2016, 9:08am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/taking-photograph-through-binoculars/635296/1 "2016-09-21T09:08:03Z")
Tried today to take a picture through a binocular with my mobile phone. There seems to be some mismatch in optics. The edges blur out probably because the binocular lenses are optimized to project onto a curved retina, while the cellular phone has a flat sensor? Also, there is some heavy “blue” fringing. Is that out of focus artifacts or the mobile photo sensor? ![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/2X/3/3cd0b9dab9ba7b6483e59a2ca1c342f17368ac68.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Punkit753](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/punkit753/32/7742_2.png) [@Punkit753](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Punkit753)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2016, 9:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/taking-photograph-through-binoculars/635296/2 "2016-09-21T09:37:57Z")
First of all… Really nice idea man! looks nice click at first sight. and the blue fringing in because of binocular’s lens. don’t worry about that. ---
**Author:** ![linusj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b2d939/32.png) [@linusj](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/linusj)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2016, 11:45am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/taking-photograph-through-binoculars/635296/3 "2016-09-21T11:45:26Z")
The binocular is a 16x50, so I wonder if there is a sweatspot with a light diameter of (50/16 =) 3,125mm, slightly just outside the lens? If I try with a piece of paper, I get a sharp circle of light probably 5mm outside of supporting rubber-rings. I probably get better images if I manage to place the mobile camera sensor at that position…? ---
**Author:** ![Punkit753](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/punkit753/32/7742_2.png) [@Punkit753](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Punkit753)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2016, 12:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/taking-photograph-through-binoculars/635296/4 "2016-09-21T12:01:16Z")
what to say man!!! again a nice idea… just do it man and post the click. I want to see that. ---
**Author:** ![linusj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b2d939/32.png) [@linusj](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/linusj)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2016, 5:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/taking-photograph-through-binoculars/635296/5 "2016-09-21T17:16:15Z")
I really did try to find an optimal distance. But I have to conclude, the human eye is an amazing thing, I wish I had five arms or hands, I cannot compete with the human eye and the adoption to a regular binocular optics without the arms of an octopuses… If I pick up a binocular I can surely see sharp images with the human eye, while doing the same with a mobile device… and taking photos… I can see blurred images. I’m sorry it is impossible to take sharp images… The threshold seems to far exceed my human capability to position a mobile camera a few millimeters away from a binocular lense. Maybe Im just weak? why dont you try it? You are my lucky lucky star 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![tbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7feea3/32.png) [@tbo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tbo)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2016, 12:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/taking-photograph-through-binoculars/635296/6 "2016-09-22T00:33:31Z")
Nice zoom! And nice content, hmm… zoomed, lake, water…boats. zoomed boats. Great idea, man i really should bust that telescope out and see if i can get anything w my phone camera. ---
**Author:** ![krilnon](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/krilnon/32/34_2.png) [@krilnon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/krilnon)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2016, 2:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/taking-photograph-through-binoculars/635296/7 "2016-09-22T02:53:14Z")
Try again with some :sen:oculars. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![senocular](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/senocular/32/7217_2.png) [@senocular](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/senocular)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2016, 2:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/taking-photograph-through-binoculars/635296/8 "2016-09-22T14:07:44Z")
![](http://senocular.com/smilies/senanim.gif) ---
**Author:** ![senocular](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/senocular/32/7217_2.png) [@senocular](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/senocular)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2016, 2:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/taking-photograph-through-binoculars/635296/9 "2016-09-22T14:51:39Z")
I gave it a shot. Used my little binks I keep in my car. Don’t know where my nice ones are. My dad is probably hoarding them. Phone is a Nexus 6P. ![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/2/a/2aaf64746083a13bcf1815feba42f15caa9f3467.png) ---
**Author:** ![tbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7feea3/32.png) [@tbo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tbo)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2016, 1:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/taking-photograph-through-binoculars/635296/10 "2016-09-23T01:03:30Z")
I’m so boat excited right now that i just invented that phrase