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  1. Paul - Herts

    Mallorca 2017

    Evening guys, not birding this year so no bins to use but saw what I am guessing were 5 Eleanora's falcons hunting over the beach at Camp de Mar this evening from about 9:30. I am assuming id on the basis that we have seen them here at this time of year whenever we have come and somebody on a...
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    Nikon prostaff 7s 8 x 42 vs Nikon monarch 7 8 x 42

    Just an update, couldn't find anybody stocking the Prostaff locally so went to my local In-focus (I am lucky in that I have one a couple of miles away), tried out 5 different pairs and bought a pair of Hawke 8x32 for £159. I did try the updated Opticron Traveller too but felt the view was too...
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    Nikon prostaff 7s 8 x 42 vs Nikon monarch 7 8 x 42

    I've been looking at the second hand market George but not really come across anything that I consider a good deal. I'm not saying that is a bad deal but for another £40 I could buy a pair with a guarantee valid for another 29 years and 6 months - notwithstanding the obvious accident risks
  4. Paul - Herts

    Nikon prostaff 7s 8 x 42 vs Nikon monarch 7 8 x 42

    Thanks Jerry And thank you Bob, I missed your post earlier
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    Nikon prostaff 7s 8 x 42 vs Nikon monarch 7 8 x 42

    Just looked at HDEW again and they are only Monarch 5 that they sell. Bu99er :smoke: Need to track down a pair of the prostaff to try out. Thanks David
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    Nikon prostaff 7s 8 x 42 vs Nikon monarch 7 8 x 42

    Morning all I'm looking to replace a pair of Delta s 10 x 42 which I dropped onto concrete at the weekend. Although a costly mistake I can't say that I am sad to see them go - never really felt that they were easy to use, they were soft off centre which I found disconcerting, looking at...
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    Comment by 'Guest' in media 'Bittern'

    Thanks mate
  8. Paul - Herts

    Micro Four-Thirds

    No worries Jules. My main interest is how the bare 400 comes out softer than the 400 plus 1.4x. If that is right getting e.g. a Panasonic gx8 and metabones for video with my 400 would be a waste - I might just as well go for the native 100-300 and not bother with the metabones. Tis fascinating...
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    Micro Four-Thirds

    Hi Jules, I am presuming that as you have given the section of the target at the same size for each set-up that you have cropped each shot, meaning that e.g. the bare 400 image has half the pixels of the 400 plus 2x image. Likewise the 1.4x shot has 1.4x the pixels compared to the naked lens.
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    New canon camera

    For family photos each would suffice For family video either the 70D or 7D mkii would do due to the dual pixel AF but you would have to use a lens with STM for the smooth focusing BIF I would plump for the 7D mkii - never tried one but if the AF is good as it is reported to be by those who...
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    Video "wind shake" vs Panasonic image stabilization?

    Thanks Ivel, I suspected that a more appropriate tripod was the best solution but like you I'm not keen on carrying the added weight. Still, if that is the only solution then it might have to be. I like watching waders on English beaches and they're not the stillest of places at the best of...
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    Video "wind shake" vs Panasonic image stabilization?

    Well, that's interesting Mike. Not sure how I would attach it to my fluid head - will have a look on a full size screen once I am properly awake. I did consider a heavier tripod too or possibly a carbon fibre version Thanks Paul
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    Video "wind shake" vs Panasonic image stabilization?

    Simply put, I mainly use a Canon 70D with a 400 f5.6 and n a slight breeze I can see 'wobble' in the recordings - in a stronger breeze the video becomes unusable. If I swap over and use my SX50 bridge camera I can get vibration free video but of a much lower quality. I am guessing that the i.s...
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    Micro Four-Thirds

    I would guess that the second, sharper image is the scope
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    Metabones adapter

    Thanks for that Dan, much appreciated Paul
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