System for providing light to an optical scope (102; 202; 404) having a light port (110; 407), the system comprising: a camera (106; 200; 302; 402) having a distal end and an optical axis extending from its distal end; a light device including: a proximal end attached to the camera (106; 200; 302; 402); a distal end adapted to be attached to and detached from the optical scope (102; 202; 404); a light source configured to be powered by electrical power received from the camera (106; 200; 302; 402) and to generate light; and a light cable extending from the light device and having a distal end (308; 408) adapted to be attached to and detached from the light port (110; 407) on the optical scope (102; 202; 404) to provide light to the light port (110; 407); wherein the distal end of the light device is rotatable with respect to the distal end of the camera (106; 200; 302; 402) such that when the light device is attached to the camera, and the optical scope (102; 202; 404) is attached to the light device with the light cable attached to the light port (110; 407), the light cable and the optical scope (102; 202; 404) are allowed to rotate around the optical axis of the camera (106; 200; 302; 402), characterized in that the light source of the light device is integrated into the proximal or distal end of the light cable . a camera (106; 200; 302; 402) having a distal end and an optical axis extending from its distal end; a light device including: a proximal end attached to the camera (106; 200; 302; 402); a distal end adapted to be attached to and detached from the optical scope (102; 202; 404); a light source configured to be powered by electrical power received from the camera (106; 200; 302; 402) and to generate light; and a light cable extending from the light device and having a distal end (308; 408) adapted to be attached to and detached from the light port (110; 407) on the optical scope (102; 202; 404) to provide light to the light port (110; 407); wherein the distal end of the light device is rotatable with respect to the distal end of the camera (106; 200; 302; 402) such that when the light device is attached to the camera, and the optical scope (102; 202; 404) is attached to the light device with the light cable attached to the light port (110; 407), the light cable and the optical scope (102; 202; 404) are allowed to rotate around the optical axis of the camera (106; 200; 302; 402), a proximal end attached to the camera (106; 200; 302; 402); a distal end adapted to be attached to and detached from the optical scope (102; 202; 404); a light source configured to be powered by electrical power received from the camera (106; 200; 302; 402) and to generate light; and a light cable extending from the light device and having a distal end (308; 408) adapted to be attached to and detached from the light port (110; 407) on the optical scope (102; 202; 404) to provide light to the light port (110; 407); wherein the distal end of the light device is rotatable with respect to the distal end of the camera (106; 200; 302; 402) such that when the light device is attached to the camera, and the optical scope (102; 202; 404) is attached to the light device with the light cable attached to the light port (110; 407), the light cable and the optical scope (102; 202; 404) are allowed to rotate around the optical axis of the camera (106; 200; 302; 402), characterized in that the light source of the light device is integrated into the proximal or distal end of the light cable . <EOS>