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Recent content by kurakura

  1. K

    Relationship help needed: Borneo vs. Sulawesi

    I have done roughly 60 trips to Sabah (Malaysian Borneo), I am a tour leader. Sabah has some great birding, good birdguides, and even alot of local birders. So you will find more people here with knowledge of the local hotspots than anywhere else in the Malay Archipelago. On my regular 12-14day...
  2. K

    Micro Four-Thirds

    point taken :D...
  3. K

    Micro Four-Thirds

    Nice test Dan, I may add that the moon is easier to focus on, and then move the setup to the target afterwards...helped alot photographing Comet Lovejoy
  4. K

    BlackRapid Alternatives? - shoulder pain with new lens

    I use a black rapid harness for my 7D mkii and 300mm f2.8is, there is also a bino attachment available. I made my own bino solution. I can only recommend going down that line, allthough the harness is alittle side heavy with only one cam attached, but still much better than neckstraps... maybe I...
  5. K

    Victory SF 8x42 Prices by Color?

    the gray had developped yellowish taint to it... changed free of charge
  6. K

    Victory SF 8x42 Prices by Color?

    a friend got his grey armor redone to black... so a black can be a grey in new suit
  7. K

    Kowa 883 vs Borg telescope

    883 is a dream scope... the overall winner of the swarovski digiscoper of the year used the 883, was with the winner when he took the pic http://www.digiscoperoftheyear.com/en/the-winners pic is taken from about 20-25m distance
  8. K

    Rainforest expedition SUMATRA September 2016 - Seeking companions

    hiking Gunung Leuser NP is quite tough, but well worth it. May I ask which location that guest house is at??? I have stayed in the park for quite a while and it is an amazing place. In the mid to late 90'ies it was still quite easy to have daily hornbill sightings, but within the last few years...
  9. K

    How long should Zeiss service take?

    That and probably customs clerance going in and out of both EU and US will take some time also
  10. K

    Trip report for Ambon, Buru, Seram, Boano, Haruku, Kai Islands and Yamdena Nov 2015

    fine report thanks
  11. K

    'Scope or not?

    good to hear Alf, happy you enjoyed Sabah...
  12. K

    Kinabatangan: Bilit, Sukau or Abai?

    spend 4days at tabin... guides were not specialised as stated at their website, both wang kong and the herp guide stopped working there :( luckily CK Leong turned up with a couple of guests and they let me join them for two days of birding. Sukau, Bilit, Abai: I have stayed in all three...
  13. K

    Question about Orangutan/Komodo Dragon tours

    Do not expect many birds on Komodo... there is a bird sanctuary/forest reserve a couple of hours from Labuhan Bajo though, I have not been there - but it is made for birds by birders:) Labuhan Bajo is the town you go to Komodo from... You have two opportunities for Orangutan in Indonesia...
  14. K

    Petition Against Ridiculous Ticket Price in Indonesian National Park

    I thought it was rather steep before the price increase :D But I believe the program I followed was actually more than the 1,2-1,4mill rp suggested here... That is around 100usd... which is very resonable for the opportunity to see these amazing animals, go on a beautiful boatride from Flores to...
  15. K

    Budget guide for Kinabalu?

    You can do without, however a guide can boost observations and species counts...
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