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Recent content by Raptorash

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    Mallorca 2019

    Stew - The Red-rumped (or another?) returned about 10 mins after you’d left and this time hung around for 5 or 6 mins this time in the company of 4 ordinary swallows. I walked up to the gates to try and get you back for it (as you said you were going to look from there on your way out) but you’d...
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    Travel tripod with fluid head - advice/recommendations sought

    Oh don't you just wish it was that simple Joachim - I was about to press the buy it now button, but thought to just double-check specs a last time. The max recommended weight to load the legs is 2.5kgs (as recommended by Velbon literature) - my scope is 2.9kgs and then there's the weight of the...
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    Travel tripod with fluid head - advice/recommendations sought

    Thanks - I'm afraid the Feisol are a little out of my price range at £400 plus just for the legs. One wag in Australia is advertising the Feisol legs with a head on the Aussie eBay site for over a £1,000 - I think he's had a touch too much sun, either that or he couldn't give a 4X. I'm trying to...
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    Travel tripod with fluid head - advice/recommendations sought

    Hi John - thanks, I'm not the biggest fan of ball-heads - I prefer to use a video type head for a scope. My only gripe with Manfrotto, who make some good ones that are often available on eBay second-hand, is that they don't do arca-swiss compatible so you then have to buy an adaptor. I like to...
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    Travel tripod with fluid head - advice/recommendations sought

    Thanks Joachim, I'm hoping to go down the 4 section leg route just to get the whole set-up that little shorter for travel - but I know that potentially compromises stability/rigidity. I have an absolute fear of losing gear in checked luggage - it's happened to me 4 times in the past 20 years...
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    Travel tripod with fluid head - advice/recommendations sought

    Thanks Dan - both those leg sets look reasonable - I'm holding off on any purchase decisions as I'm hoping someone will reply with personal experience of a purchase and use in the field, and say something like "I use the Manfeeble 1000 XY or Z and they're the dogs-b*ll*cks, I've used them many...
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    Travel tripod with fluid head - advice/recommendations sought

    Hi all, sorry if this is going over old ground, but many of the threads on here regarding travel tripods are quite old now and better/more up to date advice may be available. I'm looking for travel tripod and fluid head advice/recommendations based on birders personal experiences. I bird in...
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    Nikkor 500mm f5.46pf lens - any users yet ?

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    Nikkor 500mm f5.46pf lens - any users yet ?

    Are there any UK based forum members who have experience of using the new Nikkor 500mm f5.6pf lens for bird photography yet ? In particular has anyone paired it with the TC-14III and can comment on how much image quality and autofocus is affected ? I've seen nothing posted yet from this side of...
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    DH101 head

    Can any forum users pse tell me whether the Swaro DH101 head will accept a Manfrotto 200 PL plate - I know I can mount my Swaro ATX direct into the head but I’m after mounting a Nikon camera and lens into the head on a 200 plate -cheers
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    Mallorca 2017

    Best time of day for raptor movement Hi Mike (thanks for reply on Bluethroat) I have another question if I may ? I probably only have one chance of going to the south of the island during my stay - so can I ask what time of the day is the most productive for raptor movement south off the...
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    Mallorca 2017

    Bluethroats at the Depuradora I would be grateful for comment on how scarce or otherwise bluethroat are on the island in the autumn ? This evening there were at least 3, possibly as many as 5 separate, individual bluethroat at the Depuradora. Not easy to pin down an accurate number as they...
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    Somerset Birding

    I see you posted your Osprey sighting on the SOS Forum - the one you call elitist - so presumably you are one of the elite ??
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    Digiscoping with DSLR - Settings

    Having just got hold of a secondhand Swarovski TLS APO at a good price, I'm about to embark on the, no doubt, frustrating route to digiscoping until such time as I have saved enough to get a decent prime telephoto lens. I'd be grateful for the top tips from those of you who have already gone...
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    Canon SX50 Specs

    Mzettie - thanks for the suggestion of the plaster approach. BTW does Velcro in the US come routinely with self adhesive backing? Don't fancy gluing anything to buttons on the camera, as I have had bad vibes before from getting glue onto optical eqpt - I find if you ever want to sell on kit...
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