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Recent content by Malcolm Stewart

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    DSLR's Are Dead

    I was pleasantly surprised to see last September that prices for Canon's 5Ds had fallen, and I took advantage of the temporary low price, and got myself a near-mint used 5Ds. (For bird photography, I've been using a 7D MkII for some years, and it's good to now have a modern viewfinder in a...
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    Upgrade from canon 600d

    I've had a 7D MkII for several years, and it's a great birding camera - when the reserves are open! Sadly, my nearest guaranteed place for wildfowl is WWT Welney and that's been closed for some time. I use my 7D MkII with an EF 500 F/4L IS, on a sturdy tripod. Prior to getting the 7D MkII I...
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    Entry level video camera for nature filming

    I've bought two 4K Panasonic camcorders in the last few months, and I'm sure they belong in the "entry level". I started with the HC-VX980 which claims a 25X "i zoom", and a 20x optical zoom. It doesn't have an eye level viewfinder, and as my older camcorders have this, I quickly realised...
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    Some birding sites around Milton Keynes

    Update - Campbell Park Pond I saw & videoed my very first male mandarin duck there, last weekend. Returned two days later with long birding lens, and the car-park was totally full. (I think I saw a reference at Great Linford Lakes that one had been seen there - perhaps the same one.)...
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    Used Canon EF 300mm f4 L IS USM Lens

    Hi, you could save cash if you bought the non-IS version of the 300 F/4 L. I have one and it's sharp. OK perhaps you would miss the IS, but today's bodies normally offer higher ISOs than I've used in the past.
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    Hello, parabolic dish question

    Hi pliny45, It's some time since I did any sound recording in the field, but I used a Sony PCM-D50 with a microphone mounted at the focus of an aluminium dish approx 30cm diameter (made from parabolic infra-red heater). I'd expect a "roll-up" dish to have poorer low frequency performance, but...
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    Buying Canon spare parts

    Hi Victor, I had my copy of the lens you've listed repaired by H Lehmann of Stoke on Trent. Link below. https://www.hlehmann.co.uk/ I'd recommend that you email them with your request. Good luck.
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    Moving on from Zoom H1

    As well as raising and reducing audio levels in general, Audacity is very good at removing audio of a particular pattern, if you "teach it" what that pattern is. I'm totally self-taught and have only used a small fraction of its capabilities, but I'm impressed.
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    Moving on from Zoom H1

    I bought a Sony PCM D50 and used it with good results. I found the noise floor to be low, but as it's now discontinued, that may be quite difficult for you to check. It does have the pre-record feature which I used all the time, both for recording recitals and wild-life. (To my surprise, the...
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    New Parabolic Microphone

    Very many years ago when Maplin had one of their sales, I bought a parabolic infra-red heater with the idea of using it as a microphone reflector. After a little modification, it worked well - whilst my interest lasted!
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    Hr80 Ga Ed

    Enjoy your purchase - I've had mine for a few years, and I like what I see, particularly in the more challenging conditions.
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    Help please

    Beware of having a filter on your lens. I set up a camcorder on a tripod and a short distance from a bird-feeder outside a hide, from where I watched the action. Many of the birds would approach the feeder, and fly away just before landing. I guessed that they were catching their reflections...
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    Canon 7D MkIII ....

    You've forgotten Japanese pride...
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    Opticron HR GA 80 v Swaro AT HD 80

    Hi Richard, I bought my copy, "used, mint" from LCE Fareham, in 2013, and I've been impressed with the quality. BUT, I've been suffering from cataracts for some time and thus haven't been able to appreciated the finer points. I've now had both eyes done, and the sight through my right eye is...
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    EOS-R first impressions for bird photos

    Thank you for your impressions. It will be interesting to read more critiques as further samples get into the hands of users. I know that my ageing Eos 1D MkIV can catch up with birds flying randomly away from a perch, so I'll stick with it for the time being.
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