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    ID please SE Kent

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    Newbie

    Had mine since they came on the market. Never any problems with it, I tend to use Bird setting. This is basically auto with multishot (up to 7 ) and preset zoom. I set the zoom to 500mm but in use you can just zoom in and out to suit yourself. Most times I do a burst of 3 or 4 shots of birds...
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    Should I by a bridge/superzoom camera *instead of* a scope?

    I have used big scopes, attached video cameras to them, attached still cameras to them, even told by some on here that it was not possible! I now use a superzoom, and I use the word super deliberately. I sold all my scopes and purchased a Nikon with 10x zoom (can’t remember the number). Simply...
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    Iolo's Wild Pembrokeshire. with Graham Horden

    Anyone been watching this series? Stunning!! . Done a search on both and was VERY impressed. , OOPs!! just spotted the other thread, still worth mentioning twice :) Den
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    Camera for birder recommendations

    Simmond, go for the 1000. I have a 900 and upgraded to the 1000. there are several features on the 1000 like the focus ring (manual) a godsend when searching undergrowth, particularly birds at distance on the ground. Always difficult advising others what to buy, but as a guy who never travels...
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    learnt a new trick yesterday

    I have a P1000. Where I fish I often spot buzzards wheeling at a great height, probably 500feet or more, and usually fail to get a sharp picture. What I normally do is to zoom out to almost maximum and then use the "snap back" function to get the bird in frame and release the snap back to zoom...
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    ID please, Kent UK

    Thanks for replies :) Not listed in my bird books! Den
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    ID please, Kent UK

    Found on path along with about 15 others. ID please? about 6" long
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    Hide clamp mobility scooter

    You could try Halfords for advice, or any other cycle shop may offer various handlebar type fittings which you could adapt. A pole with camera attachment on the end, held on with a couple of bungees may work well enough. I use my scooter most days of the week across fields and through woods...
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    ID please, Kent woodland

    Many thanks, eldest son now thinks I am an expert in everything :) Den
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    ID please, Kent woodland

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    P950 'Birdwatching' mode

    Page 31 of the 1000 manual...just a brief mention of bird mode. as said before, it is auto but with burst and a preset zoom if you want to change it from the default 800mm :) I rarely use it, I select S (shutter) and adjust the speed for anything moving about a bit, but with everything else on...
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    P950 'Birdwatching' mode

    The P1000 Bird setting is basically multi burst shot (7) while retaining auto. It presets at 800mm but you can change that in or out at will with the Zoom button. Den
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    Bridge camera advice, please

    I have both the 900 and the 1000. Never had a problem with the “autofocus speed” I spend a huge amount of time either sitting or wandering about and if I see something I just point the camera and click �� One of the best things about the 1000 is the manual focus ring...
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    Bridge camera advice, please

    Have you considered the P1000 ? a long few range shots... https://flic.kr/p/2hRDnxM 256yds https://flic.kr/p/2eH3cLt 310yds https://flic.kr/p/2hKmZ61 170yds https://flic.kr/p/2g6fyZJ 145yards quite a heavy lump but the manual ring is a godsend at times when searching in...
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    Shrub in hedge, Kent

    Many thanks for replies :) The hedge is a delight to see, several different varieties of "shrubs", alive with small birds (never seen, just heard) and a footpath alongside with easy access for my scooter :) :) Den
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    Shrub in hedge, Kent

    Any ideas ? https://flic.kr/p/2k14Ny5 About 8fet high but is part of managed hedgerow on farm so cut each year. Den
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    Hairy fellow

    Spotted this little fellow crossing a path in the woods, https://flic.kr/p/2jXKBxF Den
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    Looking to replace my Nikon Coolpix P900

    I have had (and still have) both the 900 and the 1000. Apart from the extra bulk the 1000 is a far better camera than the 900, You mention the focus ring and birds obscured in foliage...well for me, as a general walk around photograph anything guy, you will come to love that focus ring...
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    Common Lizard

    Creeping along on my mobility scooter and watching some wood ants I suddenly spotted this little fellow........... first one I have seen in over 70 years! https://www.flickr.com/photos/157749533@N08/50359927822/in/dateposted-public/ Den
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    Can Anyone Help With Missing Birds?

    Had a similar "problem" recently. lots of resident sparrows,dunnocks,pigeons,doves,blue tits, great tits, blackbirds and several others :) Sparrow hawk used to flash through about once a day...never seemed to get anything. Sparrows bred well and we got over thirty all feeding/ being...
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    Camera for very long distances.

    I am sure that Nikon claim the 900 as 83x and the 1000 at 123x. Perhaps they work it out differently? you can get quite good at handholding either of them at full zoom, but in a hide I use a clamp, focus on the subject and watch it on the monitor.......... very relaxing. even better connected...
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    Camera for very long distances.

    Hi Pluto. having owned an 80mm scope to which I attached a 20x eyepiece and a 10x video camera with good results. I then switched to a 10x bridge and added a 1.7 convertor lens. I then moved up to a P900 and loved it, never felt I was losing any image quality. My next move was to a...
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    ID please

    Local consensus is that it is Sowthistle 😀 I misheard/couldn’t remember the name 😏 Den
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    ID please

    A few me images to help, https://www.flickr.com/photos/157749533@N08/50100303101/in/dateposted-public/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/157749533@N08/50100301921/in/dateposted-public/ Local man reckoned it was a --------sawgrass? Den
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