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    Røde VideoMic Me

    In previous posts, I have mentioned this microphone as a small form-factor solution to recording bird sounds. And, I've usually denigrated the recording app which the company recommends - the Røde Reporter. I had found it unreliable, and the sharing feature (pushing to cloud storage) generally...
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    Basic Software for Image Grab from Video?

    I have been doing some simple video (hummingbirds mostly) with my bridge camera, and would like to capture some images from the video. M$ Media Player doesn't seem to offer that option, and their app - ClipChamp - looks to be more for content creators. Does anyone have a recommendation for basic...
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    What Kind of New World Flycatcher - SE Arizona?

    Photographed two days ago in Madera Canyon, AZ. Leaning towards Western Wood-Pewee, but the silent bird didn't act like one. They're usually higher and sallying after insects; this one was at eye level. Wrong habitat for Willow, and much of the rest was wrong for the usual suspects of empids...
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    Should We Talk About Cement?

    Here's a new rabbit hole. We spend so much time thinking about glass quality, coatings, ergonomics, etc. Yet most bins have lens elements 'cemented.' At least somewhere in the optical path. What is used today to cement, say, a doublet. Are there different grades, qualities? Different refractive...
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    Excellent Nikon USA Factory Service

    Many on this site have thrashed Nikon factory service - I have been among them. I think it only fitting that excellent service be called out as well. Several years ago, I sent in my 1995 10x42 SE Premier bins for service, and since Nikon USA couldn't source the parts, they replaced them with...
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    Just Starting on Forktails

    Odanate photography is a different skill to birds, so I'm happy with this Rambur's Forktail. Photographing a darner in flight is another matter! R-l
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