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    Member Poll with Prize: Which Smartphone Do You Use?

    Apple i phone 5c Steve
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    Celestron Ultima 80 and i phone

    Thanks Frank
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    Celestron Ultima 80 and i phone

    Hi everyone I have a Celestron Ultima 80 with a 20 - 60 eyepiece and have just taken possession of my new i phone 5c, does anyone have any experience of using this scope with a phone? Steve
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    Checking in from Detroit

    Hi Phil, how long are you here for.? I am an ex pat from Swindon, been here in Ontario for 10 yrs now Steve
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    Checking in from Detroit

    Hi Caleb, I am just over the border in Belle River Ont. Fairly new to birding but delighted to have such great areas around me. Actually had a Bald Eagle fly over my house this afternoon at really close quarters, got a great view. Steve
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    Clueless

    Hi Neil If I can get the camera working again I will post, battery has failed and will not charge, waiting for replacement to come through the mail, failing that will either abandon all hope, get an adapter for the Pentax DSLR or buy a new canon point and shoot. Other than than I think I will...
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    Clueless

    Hi Sandra I don't mind at all, we all have to learn and have fun!! I love the scope, it's my first and while it isn't the best it is living up to my expectations. I have only used it in the back yard at present since we have had over 3 feet of snow since the beginning of December. I am just a...
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    Clueless

    Just got hold of a Nikon s550 which has a 5x but am having problems setting it up right, I think it's going to be a long process with lots of deleted shots! The quality of image I an getting at present is really poor, however early days yet. Steve
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    Clueless

    Thanks for the reply
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    Clueless

    Hi folks, I am a newbie to both the forum and scoping, I am looking to put a compact digital point and shoot on a Celestron Ultima 80. Every article I read says to get a camera with a 3 or 4 times zoom, however most of the newer cameras have much larger zooms.the one I have in mind is a canon...
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    Info needed - Southern Ontario/Point Pelee area

    Rattlers No rattlers seen in Point pelee for many years! there are several other sites worthy of a visit while you are in the area, Ojibway park, hillman marsh, holiday beac, all are alive with bird life, and are worthy of a visit while you are in the area. I am just getting into birding in...
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    Magee Marsh.. May 2014

    Another option I think there is also an indoor water park locally, I believe it is Great wolf lodge that gives you another option. Steve
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    Hi from SW Ontario

    Thanks to all for the welcomes Steve
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    Hi from SW Ontario

    Where are you from in Hampshire, I was born in Dorset! then moved to highcliffe for a while when I was in school
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    Hi from SW Ontario

    Very new to digits coping and have recently started birding again after a 40yr gap!! Hi from a very snowy south west Ontario, we are due to get 15 - 20 cm today so not much birding or spotting except at the back yard feeders. Steve
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    Advice or opinions please

    Hi Folks I am new to the birding area and have a conundrum. I have a K-x and a DA 55 - 300. I am conssidering either a Vivitar 1.4A Teleconverter or a Rokinon 500m 6.3 lens. Which one would you choose? Thanks in advance. Steve
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    Hi From Ontario

    Hi Folks New member from Ontario Canada here. Recently bought new camera outfit and decided to spend time looking for our feathered freinds. I have just come back from walking the dog and was lucky enough to see 20 -30 robins in one of the conservation areas on the shore of Lake St Clair. I...
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