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  1. Essex Tern

    Mediterranean Gull? Frampton Marsh

    I need to intentionally take a picture of a specific bird - if I happen to take a shot and there is a bird I hadn’t noticed at the time I would try and get back and actually see the bird - if I failed to connect I might give myself a dubious caveated half tick, but it’s not as proper as a heard...
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    Alternative eyepiece for a Nikon Fieldscope ED III or just get something newer?

    I bought a scope from Japan for the purposes of obtaining the eyepiece it came with, the coating is visually slightly funky, but otherwise I’m glad I bought it as it completed the set of wide eyepieces for me - the wide fixed eyepieces are definitely worth the effort in sourcing.
  3. Essex Tern

    How do you pronounce Leica

    Lie-kah
  4. Essex Tern

    G9-ii review

    Canon G1 came out in 2000, Panasonic G1 was 2008 - if Canon had any gripes about use of the “G series” naming system they’d probably have spoken up by now. They are different types of camera in any case, an interchangeable lens system vs compact, so no real issue in my opinion. I will be...
  5. Essex Tern

    G9-ii review

    I recently had a 15% off offer from Panasonic so invested in the G9M2 - not had chance to take it out yet, but should do this weekend. That sentence from the review stuck out to me as well - I expect we are splitting hairs comparing the two now.
  6. Essex Tern

    Collins bird guide 3rd edition in an App

    Anyone having any issues with the Android version now? The videos don’t seem to stick for me if I fully close the app, they restore fine, they just don’t seem to want to stick. I have left this with them and am hoping for a fix.
  7. Essex Tern

    Alternatives to Raven or Audacity for iPad?

    Don’t know if this will be of any use Song Meter Touch app - BirdGuides
  8. Essex Tern

    Collins bird guide 3rd edition in an App

    All text is translated, English names seem to be used throughout however. I don’t think Dutch is an option though (here in the UK in any case), just English, German, French, Swedish and Norwegian.
  9. Essex Tern

    Collins bird guide 3rd edition in an App

    Third edition definitely more stable now, no issues so far with that for me since the latest update. I have reported an issue with the videos though, which will hopefully get sorted too.
  10. Essex Tern

    Collins bird guide 3rd edition in an App

    Fingers crossed that’ll sort me out too
  11. Essex Tern

    Collins bird guide 3rd edition in an App

    Have now done as it does seem to be an ongoing issue, now I have tested it a little more. I previously have emailed them re the non-restoring purchases, which they did fix, but similar to yourself I reckon my second Play account must be causing issues.
  12. Essex Tern

    Collins bird guide 3rd edition in an App

    Same, third edition doesn’t persist for me. I click restore purchases and it returns.
  13. Essex Tern

    Collins bird guide 3rd edition in an App

    Haven’t tested it much, but appears I have the exact same issue - seem to able to restore purchases (third version and videos), but they don’t seem persistent.
  14. Essex Tern

    Collins bird guide 3rd edition in an App

    The iOS version has been out since July, and still seems to be version 2 with an in-app purchase upgrade to edition 3, so I don’t expect the Android version to go to edition 3 straight from store any time soon, but I could be wrong. For clarification you could ask their support which is linked...
  15. Essex Tern

    Fieldscope Eyepiece 20x/30x/38x wide MC

    Coincidentally there’s currently one up for sale on UK eBay.
  16. Essex Tern

    Birdguides.com

    I mostly use the app, or website on an iPad when at home. Other than being annoying having to log in after a week for the website on the iPad, no issues with having less than a week here.
  17. Essex Tern

    Panasonic Lumix G9

    That would be 1200mm equivalent, I tend to just crop at that distance as you’ll never get a stellar shot without superb glass at that size. I guess adapting Canon glass or the Oly 300 with a 2x TC would be the best options currently. The new 100-400 PL accepts TCs as you may know, a 1.4 TC will...
  18. Essex Tern

    Rumored Panasonic Lumix G9 ii with Phase Detect AF

    Difficult to say what will be better in that scenario, but if pushing ISO to the max is a common use case for you, maybe full frame might be worth considering, as obviously the light gathering there would help you no end. It does depend on whether you are after record shots or National...
  19. Essex Tern

    PanaLaica 100-400 mk ii

    Haven’t tested the new one yet, but I had no issues with the old one - I am in the camp of preferring to clean a filter than the front element, so unless I struggle to get shots, I shall probably not worry about testing with and without. It is an 18 layer coated anti-reflective filter, so I...
  20. Essex Tern

    PanaLaica 100-400 mk ii

    Treated my 100-400 to a new filter today, think I’ll skip the mk2 lens unless I need to replace my old one for some reason, although of course I would love the mk2, but I’m not sure the upgrade is justified unless reviews prove otherwise.
  21. Essex Tern

    Rumored Panasonic Lumix G9 ii with Phase Detect AF

    Yeah I totally agree that the number of pixels increase is actually quite thinly spread when properly analysed, so the jump won’t be absolutely huge, but every pixel on the bird really counts when cropping, and maybe visual results could trump arithmetical ones with luck, be it through pixels...
  22. Essex Tern

    Zeiss Victory 10x42 T* FL Rubber Armouring

    Interesting they were so cheap from the off, maybe there was an underlying issue already - subjected to excessive deet or something maybe?
  23. Essex Tern

    Rumored Panasonic Lumix G9 ii with Phase Detect AF

    I’m a photo only user. I don’t miss shots, but don’t try flight shots too often. When I do I usually get some come out just fine, especially with a red dot sight e.g. when going for hirundines. I reckon the mk 2 will be more reliable and may make my results better for impromptu flight shots...
  24. Essex Tern

    Rumored Panasonic Lumix G9 ii with Phase Detect AF

    I am tempted to upgrade from my mk 1, the increase in resolution and PDAF are my major wants, also more buffer, focus points and dynamic range! …..I’m not exactly unhappy with my mk 1 either.
  25. Essex Tern

    White-headed bird seen in Garsdale UK

    Nice, a Robin with leucism.
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