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    Astroscope + DSLR = Gallery!

    There are people that use piercings in stranger places...3:-) I use these because are the safest efficient visual marker for ducks! Wing tags aren't good since ducks have an active flight and collars don't work with ducks - a collar that wouldn't came out would be dangerous for the ducks...
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    Astroscope + DSLR = Gallery!

    Rich, It's usually called nasal saddle in North Amreica. It was first and widely used in US during from the sixties to eighties but not so common nowadays. You have more info about it at nasalsaddles at www.pt-ducks.com
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    Astroscope + DSLR = Gallery!

    Xmas present The capture of this Aythya affinis was my Xmas present - on more than 20 years. the first time I saw one of these was when I was capturing it...|:d| The capture was before Xmas, I took some nice photos on the following day but managed to take this one last Thursday - nuptial...
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    Astroscope + DSLR = Gallery!

    Sorry to go a bit out of the thread topic, but Fernando I'm curious why you consider the A65 better then the NEX7, besides price, for using with astro-telescopes for photo. The NEX7 image quality should be even better since no light is lost by the translucent fixed-mirror of the SLTs. I'm...
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    Astroscope + DSLR = Gallery!

    Hi Jaco, Answering in a inverse order: 3 - you might be interested in having a look at http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=172196 ; 2 - didn't notice focus peaking function - I have to see if the last update already has it; 1 - I still use the 14mp NEX5, so only use live view. Manual...
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    Astroscope + DSLR = Gallery!

    Anas querquedula February is usually my photo month. Last Wednesday I had a chance to do some photos of a species that still did hadn't at photographic distances in the digital times. Enclose the one I prefer. TMB92 + Siebert PMW1-3x + NEX5
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    Astroscope + DSLR = Gallery!

    Last week I had to go to Doñana and I stopped in the Algarve (South of Portugal) to take some photos of ducks not so common up where I live and work. Some went directly to fotos of pt-ducks...:king: TMB92+PMW(0-3x)+BS1.6x+NEX5
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