Cheap phone scoping setup?

Ucsdryder

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Anybody have any success with a cheaper phone spotting scope set up? I have a power and a newer iPhone. Don’t really want to spend upwards of $100 on a phone scope setup.
 

fatrascal

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I got a cheap one at a Cal-Ranch store. It only cost $20. It is small and might work on binoculars. Don't waste your money. Spent the $100 and get the phone cam. Fatrascal.
 

Tahoe1305

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Universal Cell Phone Spotting Scope Mount Big Type Photography Adapter Mount Work with Binoculars Monocular Spotting Scope Telescope for iPhone 6Plus Samsung HTC LG and More https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07PGK38M...abc_QG5E048C42XWZAXGZR9Q?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

I’ve been using the smaller one on my binos for a few years. It’s not perfect but for $20 ain’t bad at all.

The one above is larger and fits spotters. It also fits my binos. Just got it and appears to be same as my smaller one just a tad bigger.
 
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Kydex.... A few sheets are about $20 and a heat gun is $20. Drill a hole in the kydex, find a pipe same diameter as your optic and form the hole around it. Then form the kydex to your phone.
 

packer58

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Did something similar with the Otter Box belt clip phone holder that I never used, 1.25 pvc coupler fits both my field glasses and my 15X56. A little modification and some head scratching and it works really good....
 

dubbs

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I made one using some SDR 35 pvc pipe and a coupler. Cut the pipe and heat it up in the oven and you can cut it and form it to whatever shape you need to make it fit your optics.
 
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Get the phone skope case and also the attachment for your phone, cheap and it works great and aligns camera perfect
 

Honyock

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I went the cheap route and it was a pain in the ass switching between binos and spotter. Got the Phone Skope set up and problems solved. Buy once, cry once?
 
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Ucsdryder

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I went the cheap route and it was a pain in the ass switching between binos and spotter. Got the Phone Skope set up and problems solved. Buy once, cry once?
My phone scope arrived today after sending back 2 cheap ones on Amazon. Talk about a pain in the ass!!!
 
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