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Japan in April
Have booked flights, visit in part due to Japanese wife's family anniversaries otherwise another time of year. Apart from Tokyo area and Akita (wife's family) I'm looking at a few days on Miyakejima and a few days at Karuizawa. Miyake relatively straightforward but I would appreciate any... -
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Vintage and Classic Binoculars
How best to sell old binoculars? I used to collect them, mainly British ones, but no longer interested. I have for example 10 Ross binoculars, ranging from 6x30 wide angle, circa 1930, a 9x32 of similar vintage, through 7x42 "Tropical" former Royal Danish Navy to my 10x70 ex WW2 Royal Navy... -
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videos from tours as trip reports
Excellent videos! What camera do you use? Here are some vids of mine , not nicely sorted like yours, of my recent first trip to Brazil to REGUA, Ron ps want to buy a tripod? http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL746A79E81766ACC6 -
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Nikon SEs Discontinued
"man-up?" An unfamiliar, totally, expression. Nice though to be called "sensitive", hope I can quote you! -
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Nikon SEs Discontinued
I don't do dress code, certainly not as far as bird watching goes! I don't know why some people wore their bins at the Fair, some indeed were carrying scopes as well in "Scopacs" One can watch birds there but from one of the optics marquees with all the stuff (except SEs) under the sun to try... -
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Nikon SEs Discontinued
The demise of decent porros for bird watching by the look of it. Visited all the "majors" stalls at Birdfair. Only one with porros was Swarovski and theirs were crap compared to the SEs and to their roofs. Swarovski bloke on the stand admitted as much. Swarovski "senior" man agreed that to... -
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Nikon SEs Discontinued
Can't go back until next August. Bins still available here. Guess they are simply running stock down. Ron -
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Nikon SEs Discontinued
Was at Birdfair last Friday. Asked about SEs at the Nikon stand, as plenty of other Nikons on display but no SEs and I wanted to compare a 10x42 with my lovely 8x32. "Discontinued" was the response! Ron -
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Accommodation Near Bempton Cliffs
Best watch in 720p by the way. Toggle the pic frame in the bottom left hand corner until you see 360p then scroll up to 720p. Why FB don't simply default to the higher quality is beyond me, and others, Ron -
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Accommodation Near Bempton Cliffs
Thanks everyone. Found a B and B in Flamborough which sufficed, town not short of a pub or three. Will hotel it next year AND make sure I don't drive via the A59 when the Show is on Grrrrr! Managed some video like this http://youtu.be/0wBfCREpBJ0 -
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Filming Divers
I was parked in a lay by on the road facing the western end. An angling bloke plus little lad pulled their van up behind me and simply walked through the heather down to the lochside and then left (west) and around as far as the reedy/rushy bit on the far side. Return by same route. I didn't... -
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Filming Divers
I think a few simple notices warning of the proximity of "scarce breeding birds" w.h.y and pointing out that their deliberate or willful disturbance is against the law might have helped. I've done some checking (I'm a RSPB and a Natural England volunteer) and ignoring such a notice and... -
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Accommodation Near Bempton Cliffs
Thank you everyone. Will trundle across the Pennines next week if weather forecast seems okay. Local RSPB group had to cancel their annual coach trip through lack of support. Having been on one, it's a fair old journey there and back in a day. Nowt to bother a twitcher of course. One of the... -
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Filming Divers
Video clips here http://youtu.be/jx8PYYCwlh4 not the best quality but long range stuff more or less from where opening clip was filmed Ron -
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Accommodation Near Bempton Cliffs
I want to video the bird cliffs, and to give myself a couple of days to get it right. Weather will be an important issue, wind and/or rain not so good. This means going at short notice. Will it be necessary for me to book accomm. (pub type ideally) in advance? I would also appreciate any... -
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Filming Divers
The failed I heard today from a good source. Bugger! Prime suspects are the green wellie/wader brigade. Why are the huntin'/shootin'/fishin' fraternity in general so arrogant and seemingly thick? Some of them even manage to earn the money their sport costs them. Ron -
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Filming Divers
The inevitable "buffering" on YouTube with clips like mine can be overcome to an extent by first letting the thing trundle on, warts and all, then hitting the "play again ?" button when the video finishes, Ron -
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Filming Divers
You can find my short video in YouTube either under "Black Throated Divers - Gavia arctica" or "MrRonjax". Would upload to here but what is already fairly poor quality will be even worse. All filmed from or near where I was in the first clip, sitting inside my Land Rover. Some Slavonian Grebe... -
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My new Canon 400m 5.6 Test shots
I use one of these for video and it does seem to exhibit what looks like chromatic aberration in certain conditions, namely contre jour, against the light, when the light is bright. Not heard similar comments/complaints for stills use. I got mine to replace my 100-400 (soft above 300, certainly...- ronjax
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Filming Divers
Got back yesterday. No problems finding divers but they are difficult to video as more or less constantly on the move and very unpredictable as to when and where they are to surface. One good site for B Throats which videoed from car on "main road". Would have me doubts about any stills shots... -
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Filming Divers
Read my post will you! I did not ask for locations of breeding divers. I wanted locations where I could film them, from a distance. Only after I posted did I realise there were other sources of this information. Every trip list I have read, (and there are lots of them!) mentions divers. Are... -
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Filming Divers
Diver locations are mentioned in e.g. Hamlett as well as via a Google search, so no info here that is not available elsewhere for those who have either good or bad intentions. I am also perfectly aware that Divers are Schedule 1 species, as indeed are a number of others that breed in Speyside... -
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Filming Divers
Now I've contact with a moderator, "Jaff" (local as well). why are my video uploads such poor quality on playback. e.g. the Bluethroat? I upload mpeg 4 files created from .mov files originating from 1080 25p video recordings. Much much better on YouTube or Facebook Ron -
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Filming Divers
Thanks for that useful gen. Was booked in for five nights on Speyside but really four days not enough for videoing such an area which often needs two goes, a recce and then the real thing. Booked another two nights. A day trip to Handa not on methinks. Ron -
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Filming Divers
I've booked accommodation on Speyside in June, courtesy of recommendations below. I'll be video filming, not unfortunately, on the tops I think, what with the weight of my gear and the age of my body. I would like a go at divers, and presumably Speyside is not the best of places. I've had an...