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    Macro photography - Panasonic fz1000

    Yes you`d definitely be seeing more detail. I feel your pain with the camera issues, been there etc. I think if you really want to get the most out of your images then you need to start shooting RAW. I did jpeg only for years until I finally got a camera that could shoot raw & even then it was...
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    Macro photography - Panasonic fz1000

    "Here's a photo taken @ 146mm, if I had the Raynox 250 you think it would have sharpened up?" Probably not, but hard to say for sure as there are a lot of variables involved. With the Raynox on you would have had to have been within the 100mm ish range & coupled with the increased magnification...
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    Macro photography - Panasonic fz1000

    I used to have a Canon SX50, basically a smaller sensor version of the Panasonic. I regularly used it for macro with the Raynox DCR 250. Image quality could be awesome. The Raynox has a fixed focal distance of about 100mm, so with it fitted to the camera you could use the whole zoom range &...
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    Al Fahal, boat trips

    Hi John, 3 of us went last year, could`nt find anything reasonably priced but from reviews Al Sansool seemed a good bet. http://alsansool.com/. Had a good time out to the island, Sooty Falcon, R.B.Tropicbird, Jouanins Petrel etc. the Captain was a nice guy & gave us plenty of time out on the...
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    Sony Nex 5 + TLS APO + Swarovski ATX 85, not working

    Same as that, works for me
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    pelagic from Muscat, Oman

    I`ve arranged a pelagic trip out from said location on 4th November this year, heading to Al Fahl island for Sooty Falcon (& maybe still Red-billed Tropicbird) & then further offshore for Shearwaters & Petrels (Jouanins & Wilsons etc), In all a 4 hour trip. if anyone else is interested in...
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    West Iceland early June advise please

    Thanks for the updates Edward, certainly will be visiting Svortuloft & been checking said websites. I`ve only just discovered ebird, a great resource ! Perhaps I`ll bump into you in the Reyjavik area?
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    West Iceland early June advise please

    Thanks for that Edward, we are going up to Snaefellsnes anyway for a Whale trip so I`ll just concentrate my efforts there. Do you know if the H.Merganser or the W.W.Scoter are still around ?
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    West Iceland early June advise please

    Brunnich`s Hi Edward/Stefano Hope you dont mind me crashing this thread but I`m coming out with my family on the 25th & will only have a few days to try & cram too much in, I`ve found sites for most of my targets but dont know if I`ll be able to get around them all as I`m the only one who`ll...
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    Oman Pelàgic

    Hi Eugeni, i`ve just sent you an email
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    Moth trap electrics for sale

    Hi Kevin can`t see a PF cap in there but would you be willing to take £25 inc P&P ?
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    Canon SX50 Specs

    birds in flight I find that sports mode works best for this. I always have camera on continuous focus & normally limit auto iso to 400 (which I believe the camera goes to when put in sport mode).Otherwise, thats it. A few examples below.
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    Norfolk birding

    Can`t see how you come to that conclusion from Willowgrouse`s post Fred, perhaps if you got out of the village a bit more often you might see that, hyperbole aside, he`s not too far from the truth of how things really work in the wider world. No doubt you also have your own opinions though, as...
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    Norfolk birding

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    Thinking of buying a mobile trap for next year.

    Hi Andy To use an MV from a battery you would need an inverter, I forgot to mention this originally. These are available for between £20-£30. I`ve not tried my 125 on the battery yet but the 50 watt runs comfortably all night no problems. I cant answer your second question as I`ve not run my...
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    Thinking of buying a mobile trap for next year.

    Hi Andy I`ve got various mobile set-ups, mostly DIY jobs & have tried other options too so feel I can also offer some advice here. As Martin alluded, to the low wattage actinics give a fairly poor return, especially for the financial outlay you`re talking about. You say you cant afford a...
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    Canon SX50 Specs

    Hi Andy, the Raynox DCR-250 is what you are after. I do practically all my moth photography with it. Pages 37 & 38 of this thread will give you a bit more info Attached are a couple of recent examples with this combo Rob.
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    Mompha

    Hi Ian Fell into that trap myself several years back until Brian Stone put me right. Try this for size http://www.norfolkmoths.co.uk/micros.php?bf=9050
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    Long-tailed Duck at Oualidia: first record for Morocco and Africa

    Not Africa I know but only about 250km west of Tan Tan. Back in May 2000 or 2001 i spent a week at Costa Teguise, Lanzarote with the family, seawatching was a daily event with the kids happily playing on the beach whilst I tried to find Bulwer`s Petrels etc. Surprise of the holiday was a pair...
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    2 Pugs

    Ok, back to basics then, I think the mists have now cleared. Common Pugs the both of them !!!
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    2 Pugs

    Hi all Having some trouble with these two. Both caught last Friday night & quite small with an 18-19mm wing span. I initially thought Slender Pug but wing shape looks wrong & no prominent discal spot. I could be well wide of the mark here, but can`t get Maple Pug out of my thoughts, not a...
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    Canon SX50 Specs

    Hi Andy Sorry if I raised your hopes, what I meant was continuous focus. ie with the shutter button half pressed & the bird within the blue square whilst tracking it (not easy). Tried it on some Swifts today,in poor light & drizzle, always like a challenge me. Out of the dozens taken I ended...
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    Canon SX50 Specs

    Sorry for the delayed response Andy, I`ve been off line for a couple of days. Thanks for the compliment, the Terns were taken at the shorter end of the zoom as they were mobbing people & the Puffin was taken at full zoom as it approached me at an oblique angle. I find with the Sport mode that...
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    Norfolk birding

    You could be on to something there, I only noticed this shop in town for the first time today
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    Norfolk birding

    Yes, along with the female on Helgoland yesterday. On a serious note, it seems the B.B. Albatross has been hanging around the aforementioned island all day, only c260 miles away & with favourable winds.....
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