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    Bald Eagles in Maryland

    Direction Neil, Where would you be coming from??? Send it to me at [email protected]. Norm
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    New Nikon 400,500 and 600mm VR lenses.

    I am one of those old farts who started with all manual focus with a hand held meter - Gossen Luna Pro & Nikon F. Have just about reached the same conclusion - either AIS P or AF-I lens. The P lens will meter and the AF-I was a very short lived, almost a test run by Nikon, and very quickly...
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    Advice on tripod specifications

    Also, if it doesn't come with a center column you won't be tempted to crank it up to eye level. I bought the Gitzo 3540 XLS with four leg sections. It will raise to over 70 inches without a column. If you don't need to extend that far, leave one section closed and you can still have it at 59...
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    One head suits all??

    All those options are viable until you buy that 500mm lens, then everything is out the window! You will probably find that the tripod won't give you good sharp pictures and the head won't be suitable for following the action of wildlife. Many people who do wildlife/birding use a gimbal head...
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    Telescope/Birding Tripods

    It depends on the lens you plan to use. If you have a large 400 f.28 or 500/600 you will more than likely need a gimbal head such as the Wimberley. Those lens mounts are designed to mount the lens, not the camera body. This is because they are balanced by the weight of the lens/body and are...
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    Which Lens to Buy

    I have the Nikon D300 and love the combination of it and the 70-200mm lens. But, you should know there are rumors that Nikon is going to replace it with a 70-200 VR lens. Wait just a little bit before buying the lens. Also, as for moving to Canon, they do not have anything like the D300 or...
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    New Nikon 400,500 and 600mm VR lenses.

    The problem with switching to Canon is they have no bodies to compare to the new D300/D3s. Unless you go for the top of the line Canon at $8,000. Then you might as well buy the Nikon lens. For the immediate future, Nikon will have no problem selling the 3 new lens. Many people have already...
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    Nikkor 600 mm AI f/4.0 IF-ED

    AIS metering - yes and no The long AIS lens will meter with the newer cameras if it is a "P" model. Some of the later AIS lens have the P on both the box and on the brass plate on the lens. These will meter with no problem. If it doesn't have the P, you will probably have to set your camera...
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    Bald Eagles in Maryland

    One place that is visited by a lot of birders in Maryland who like to shoot the majestic Bald Eagle, is the Conowingo Dam on the Susquehanna River. It is less than 30 minutes North of Baltimore and just South of the Pennsylvania border. Many of the birders on Nikonians.com and NikonCafe.com...
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    Sad day...

    Well, looks like my birding will have to wait a little while. The 500mm F/4.0 deal was too good to be true. An eBayer who was "spoofing" - fake invoice, etc. eBay kicked their sale off the auction for a reason and now I have to start the search again. Anyone know of a 500mm AFS version 1...
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    Hi from Norm - a newbie to birding

    I have been a long time user of Nikon equipment (since 1964) and have recently been bitten by the BIF virus. My current equipment include the D300 and an older D1X. Have about 9 lens, including a 500mm f/4.0 AFS version 1, that I am in the process of purchasing. All those fabulous photos on...
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