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  1. Saxatilis

    Canon 60mm lens

    A beautiful shot, Shirley. I have had this excellent+ Canon lens for a few years (with my old and beloved 300D) and used for Insect and flower close-ups...I was always surprised indeed about its optical quality, only had a slight issue on the external lens barrel. Luca
  2. Saxatilis

    Recent Steppe Buzzard bibliography

    Richard, thank you Luca
  3. Saxatilis

    Expert GPS mapping software

    Hi all, I use a Garmin GPSMap 60Csx since 2009 for nesting Passerine point-counts in my region. Very good device indeed. I recently got acquainted with a GPS software (ExpertGPS) that would offer fine and different facilities (e.g. uploading images from Google Earth) to this Garmin model now...
  4. Saxatilis

    Tips for faster sighting in with an angled scope

    After using straight spottingscopes for nearly thirty years (observation of migrating raptors almost exclusively), I recently moved to 45° angled models thanks to the simply ingenious device of the "cable-tie sight".... At the end of the day, the visual comfort is greatly improved. Some friends...
  5. Saxatilis

    Nikon ED82 + MC 38X W vs Swarovski ATS 65 + 25-50X/65

    Alexis, I wholly agree. Using the 30x DS, the 38x MC and the 50x DS on the Fieldscope ED 82, as a spectacle wearer I feel the 30x DS to be the most comfortable of all to me (long eye relief, large physical size of the eyepiece). If a need a bit of extra power (e.g. for flying raptors far more...
  6. Saxatilis

    Recent Steppe Buzzard bibliography

    Hi all can someone tell and suggest me some recent (from 2010 onwards) papers published on the Steppe Buzzard status and identification? Thank you in advance Luca
  7. Saxatilis

    Manfrotto MVH 500AH vs 701 HDV?

    Kimmo thank you for your valued and interesting post. I hope to have the opportunity to test the MVH 500AH and compare it, in Italy Manfrotto is a widespread brand, but to date I failed to find a birder at my raptor migration site who had it...being still a relatively new product. Luca
  8. Saxatilis

    Manfrotto MVH 500AH vs 701 HDV?

    Steve thanks for your post and your attached images as well. A friend of mine owns a Manfrotto 501 fluid head for his heavy camcorder but this seems a bit too oversized to my current tripod-head combo. Best regards Luca
  9. Saxatilis

    Manfrotto MVH 500AH vs 701 HDV?

    Hi all I am new to the forum. I own a Nikon Fieldscope Ed 82 A on a Velbon GEO N 630 carbon tripod (both recently secondhand purchased). The fluid head is the Manfrotto 701 HDV since 2009. This gear works fine, but the newer Manfrotto MVH500AH might be of interest to me for even better...
  10. Saxatilis

    Hello from NW Italy

    Hello all, I am new to the forum, although I have often visited different sections of it during the last months. The equipment (spotting scope) forum was very very helpful to me in changing and moving to a new model. I am particularly devoted to observing and studying the spring and fall...
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