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    10 day driving holiday from Tallinn to Vilnius/Kaunas via Riga

    We will be making a similar 3 week trip in September and October, 2018. Landing in Tallin, then by bus to Riga and bus to Villnius. We are then hoping to rent a car and make our way back to Tallin, perhaps along the coast. Birding will be a secondary activity after museums, galleries, cafes...
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    Baader Hyperion Mark IV Zoom & Pentax PF-65ED Spotting Scope ?

    Any updates with actual experience using the Mark IV zoom? I have the Pentax 80 for which I also modified the Mark III zoom to address the back focus issue.
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    Pentax 80 and Baader Zoom Mark IV

    Has anyone tested this combination yet? I currently have the Mark III version of this zoom which I had to modify in order to focus in my Pentax spotting scope. The issue was not enough backfocus meaning that I could not get focus at infinity. The Mark IV has apparently been redesigned to...
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    New Panasonic G80 or 85 ?

    Very nice.
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    New Panasonic G80 or 85 ?

    For birding, what lens would you pair with this body?
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    Favourite Panasonic Kit for Birding?

    Too many choices! i want a camera that I can still capture RAW with that will be used for birding. This is for identification / documentation purposes and perhaps printing up to 8 x 10. Video capture sounds promising for those small, and hard to capture sparrows and warblers. what is your...
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    Panasonic FZ330

    Peter: Was that image processed in camera? How does the original appear compared to what is posted here?
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    Panasonic FZ330

    Thanks for posting your initial impressions of this camera. Any newer insights you care to share?
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    New FZ2000

    Has anyone here taken the plunge and ordered a FZ2500?
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    Panasonic FZ1000 Review...

    And which camera are you sticking with?
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    83x anyone? The new Nikon P900

    Do you miss the lack of RAW format with this camera?
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    Sony RX10iii for birding/wildlife

    How does this camera do in " hunting" birds in shrubs? Is the camera smart enough to focus on the birds and not intervening branches?
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    Panasonic FZ1000 Review...

    Now that many of you have had this camera for over a year now what are your impressions?
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    D7200 vs D500

    Is that a Nikon 300mm prime focus?
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    Grebe? Port Hope, Ontario. November 13.

    Doh! Thanks Lou. Yes it looks like a female with non breeding plumage.
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    Grebe? Port Hope, Ontario. November 13.

    This little guy has me stumped, first I was calling him a pie-billed grebe, then horned grebe but neither seemed to fit well. This is a singular bird, on fresh water (Lake Ontario), about 12" in length, dark eye, bill is black on top with a great/blue colour on the aid of the bill. Any...
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    smc PENTAX Zoom XL 8-24mm

    At the end of the day which zoom gets more use?
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    Your Favourite 3 EPs for PF80ED?

    Explore Scientific has had an eyepiece sale for the entire month of April. It was tough to resist so I put in an order to add to my astronomical EPs. When they arrive I will test the ES 68D - 24mm and ES 82D 14mm in my spotting scope.
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    Velbon EX-630 - Replacing the Head?

    This tripod came with my Pentax80 scope. The legs are sturdy but the head is sketchy. Although this is one of those all-in-one tripod/head units the head does come off quite easily. Has anyone ever swapped heads on a lower end tripod like this one? grant
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    645 Pro App

    I have downloaded the app yesterday. I think this is going to be my primary camera app for my iPhone 6. The app interface is the closest I have seen to a traditional camera. Most of the normal settings are there and in a presentation that looks much like a DSLR. But it does not record in RAW...
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    Homemade Phone/scope adapter

    Roger: Thanks for posting. I am going to try this with my iPhone and fixed focal length EPs. Grant
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    remote shutter control on iphone setup

    Although I have not tried it I understand that the earbuds that come with the iPhone can be used as a shutter release.
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    Your Favourite 3 EPs for PF80ED?

    I have now had 3 opportunities to test eyepieces, once in my backyard and twice in the field. Time for my summary. I have a number of eyepieces for astronomical use, that was the reason for purchasing the Pentax80 in the first place with its ability to accept 1.25" EPs. For the time being I...
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    gitzo 1720 QR head

    Thanks for the link to that older thread. My Pentax80 scope arrived just last week and I need to replace the ball head on my Manfrotto 055 tripod with something suitable for a spotting scope. I had looked at Manfrotto heads but will now add those Gitzo heads to my list. grant
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    Pentax 80 and Baader Zoom - Not Coming to Focus

    As requested here are some photos of the spacer I constructed yesterday for the Baader zoom. Here in BC our milk comes in plastic 4L jugs. This material is easy to recycle and use for misc projects. I removed one wall of the jug and cut it into 1.5cm wide strip. Then I taped one end of the...
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