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    How to remove Manfrotto 128 RC tripod head

    Hi skipshand! I tried exactly the opposite i.e. I put the head and the column in the FREEZER for about 45 minutes. Even my little daughter would have managed to detach the head from the column then, if only it wasn't so late (spent some time using brute force to no effect...). I also think...
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    Neusiedler See - Seewinkel

    Thanks for all the advice. I do have a scope of Austrian made so I hope Austrian bustards will be cooperative ;)
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    Neusiedler See - Seewinkel

    Hello, I will be visiting a family in Vienna and want to take them for a birdwatching trip to Neusiedlersee. I was there as a teenager many years ago but not as a mature birdwatcher I am now ;) I have read this report http://www.birdtours.co.uk/tripreports/austria/austria1/index.htm and would...
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    Swarovski SLC 10x50 VS Leica Ultravid 10x50

    Hi, I want to buy 10x binoculars from the top shelf. Swarovski 10x42 was my top choice but they seemed a bit too small for my hands, plus the more light the better. So I decided to chose from 10x50 only and am hesitating between Swarovski SLC 10x50 and Leica Ultravid 10x50. Based on the below...
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    A Week In Moscow

    Mabel, I just moved to Moscow six days ago for a couple of months so the only birdwatching I did was in the disco. BTW, if anyone is interested in birdwatching together, I'm open. Victor, where do you leave? I live at Zamoskworece, central old part of Moscow surrounded by the river (info for...
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    Swarovski 80 HD vs. Zeiss Diascope 85

    Scampo, have you ever used screwed in UV filter glass as a protective measure for the main spottin scope lense ?
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    Swarovski 80 HD vs. Zeiss Diascope 85

    Thanks dogfish for your reply. Scampo, you are theJEWEL on this forum, wirting so much and so rich in content, thanks !!! Did you use Zeiss car glass mount or any other accessories like digiscoping mount ...
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    Swarovski 80 HD vs. Zeiss Diascope 85

    I'm looking into these two scopes as well. Here's a short summary I put together, forgive not using scientific optical terms ;) OPTICS Zeiss - PROs: wider angle, more light - CONs: understandably less sharp edges may distract some users; yellowish colour Swarovski - PROs: a slight bit more...
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    same tripod for camera and spotting scope?

    Thanks Steve, that was my hunch as well, only I wanted to confirm it.
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    spotting scope for Canon 10D ?

    Thanks Art, I will definitely look into it. I tend to buy all my equipment in US due to lower prices but I'm not planning a business trip anytime soon so I'm looking at European brands this time.
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    spotting scope for Canon 10D ?

    Please advise, which spotting scope can/should I buy to use with my Canon 10D camera equipped with Sigma EX lenses (82 mm) that has a proper adapter and produces best pictures? THANKS!
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    same tripod for camera and spotting scope?

    I'm planning to buy a spotting scope. I have that latest green Manfrotto tripod (forgot the type name) used for digital photography (Canon 10 D) and am trying to find out if and which spotting scopes could be used with the same tripod? THANKS !
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