The Ollin Digiscoping System is hands-down the most efficient digiscoping setup available.
Digiscoping has grown by leaps and bounds in popularity over the last 10 years. It makes filming wildlife from afar accessible for anyone that has a smartphone.
Whether you’re using one of the many digiscoping systems on the market or simply trying to hold your phone as still as possible behind your optics, it’s rewarding to share these memories with people. The advances in digiscoping technology make it easier than ever to share images and videos directly to social media since you’re already using your phone.
On top of everything else, honestly, it’s just plain fun. If you’ve made it this far and are confused as to what digiscoping even is, let me enlighten you.
Digiscoping is essentially a method of photography or videography that uses an external form of magnification. To put it into simpler terms, in a way most people use it today, it’s taking a pic with your phone through a spotting scope or binoculars.
Up until now, digiscoping setups have been good, but not excellent. Most systems were better than holding your phone to the optics, but there was a lot of room for improvement. They typically have these awkward, oversized cases for your phone, they’re hard to connect and disconnect from your optics, and they never seem to seamlessly line up with your glass.
Ollin has solved all this and changed the game in digiscoping for the better.
In short: If you can swallow the price tag of the Ollin Magnetic Digiscoping System, it’s well worth the investment and makes digiscoping wildlife easier and faster than ever.
Ollin Digiscoping System Review
Overview
The Ollin Digiscoping System was born out of frustration, really. Founder Nathan Goodworth had a heartbreaking experience out in the field with a different system as the biggest rocky mountain bighorn he’d ever seen stood on a distant hill.
In short, the system completely failed and left Nathan with subpar footage of a once-in-a-lifetime ram. He wanted something faster and more efficient to take advantage of these special moments. His answer is Ollin.

Ollin is a magnetic digiscoping system that ensures perfect and secure alignment every single time, all within about a second. There are three main parts to the system: an eyepiece that goes over the ocular lens on your optic, a cover for that eyepiece, and a very low-profile case for your phone (Magcase). These pieces work together to provide the most streamlined and efficient digiscoping experience.
Via the Ollin website, folks can build their own system. Ollin offers data-preserver-spaces="true">Magcase options for both iPhone(iPhone X and newer) and Samsung devices(Galaxy S10 and newer), as well as spotting scope Ollin adapter options for Swarovski, Maven, and Vortex.
Compatible Spotting Scopes for Ollin System
- Swarovski: ATX/STX, ATS/STS
- Maven: S.1A
- Vortex: Razor HD Gen 2
Ollin Digiscoping System Features
Ollin solved some pretty big issues in digiscoping with a few simple features.
Perfect Alignment

Landscape and Portrait

Nonintrusive Phone Case

My Experience


What’s Wrong
Price
Angled Spotters

No Binocular Option
Limited Options
Final Thoughts
