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  1. Steve Arlow

    R7 for bird photography and birds in flight

    The lens covers made by NEOPRENE CAMERA CASES | Outdoor photography gear are very good quality, better than the more expensive Lens Coat. I have their covers on my 100-500mm and can recommend it
  2. Steve Arlow

    R7 for bird photography and birds in flight

    I use these as they are fast enough though not cheap; there are faster cards but you’ll be adding a lot more cost for these
  3. Steve Arlow

    Lens repair

    Probably a bit like the the 500mm F4 lens in that it is no longer supported by Canon so spare parts will not be available anymore other than secondhand parts
  4. Steve Arlow

    R7 for bird photography and birds in flight

    multiple birds in the sky the R7 works very well, still struggling with birds at mid range with busy background through
  5. Steve Arlow

    R7 for bird photography and birds in flight

    I have 2 Lexar 256GB 270MB/s in my R7. The faster the card the better the write speed, especially if going to use the video function. The 200MB/s Sandisk cards you mention will do the job though
  6. Steve Arlow

    R7 for bird photography and birds in flight

    When the R7 locks on it can be very good but i am still struggling when a bird is against a busy background. American Golden Plover on Hoini Fair Isle in pretty windy and grey conditions with ISO ramped up
  7. Steve Arlow

    R7 for bird photography and birds in flight

    I have managed to get some excellent images with the R7 and the 100-500mm RF mount lens but there are still some instances where the single spot is just to big and it goes off subject and hunts. I am still trying with different settings, there are a hell of a lot, and might have found a solution...
  8. Steve Arlow

    R7 for bird photography and birds in flight

    A few in flight images using the R7 and 100-500mm lens; taken in Israel this spring. All electronic shutter; 15pfs exept for the Swallow when I was using 30fps but even when using 30fps I feathered the shutter depressions. I've yet to see any real cases of rolling shutter in any iamges taken
  9. Steve Arlow

    Eilat.....

    The Levants Sparrowhawks have arrived in force today; personal tallies of 3000 in the mountains, 1000 in off the Red Sea at North Beach at Dusk plus scattered hundreds in the southern Arava. Honeys starting to build and lots of Steppe Buzzards around with many thousands over the IBRCE early...
  10. Steve Arlow

    Eilat.....

    ‘The mountain roads were closed as were sections of the N90. 3 years ago a dozen or so members of a teenage school party were swept to their deaths on the outskirts of Eilat despite having both teachers and a guide (who also drowned). The threat of death by flash-flooding is very real around...
  11. Steve Arlow

    Eilat.....

    Last year the KM19 pools were completely overgrown with reeds and no sandgrouce had been reported there for sometime. I did suggest to Noam that a section could be cut for the sandgrouse. However as Litchensteins are now being seen regularly during the day in Holland Park reed clearance might...
  12. Steve Arlow

    Eilat.....

    Indeed rare and locally twitch worthy, maybe a typo and meant Armenian Gull.?
  13. Steve Arlow

    Eilat.....

    I've had both those in May at Mr. Hermon as well as Rock Bunting and Rock Nuthatch whilst the Black Redstarts are rather nice there as well.
  14. Steve Arlow

    Eilat.....

    Looking good with an uptick in birds
  15. Steve Arlow

    Eilat.....

    Don't neglect the other town parks; Central / Imax park is generally better than Ofira these days and Canada Park can be very good at times for flycatchers.
  16. Steve Arlow

    Eilat.....

    I knew the old north circular field was going to become a field of solar panels, didn't realised it had happened already. Hopefully the rain will help the onion and melons fields further to the north, if there's any left and if they are planted.
  17. Steve Arlow

    Eilat.....

    How far up the valley did the rain get do you know; enough to revive a dried out Yotvata fields ?
  18. Steve Arlow

    Eilat.....

    Black-crowned Finch Lark and Pale Rock Sparrow at KM76 today; seems to be the place to be in the Arava right now
  19. Steve Arlow

    Eilat.....

    Good time to visit for later migrants such as Thrush Nightingale, Golden Oriole, Wood Warbler, Red-backed and Lesser Grey Shrikes, more Masked Shrikes around, Barred Warblers Eastern Olivaceous and Olive-tree Warblers (the latter are scarce in the south in spring), Rufous Scrub Robins, wading...
  20. Steve Arlow

    Eilat.....

    Might see you out there? I should arrived late April
  21. Steve Arlow

    Eilat.....

    Keep doing Holland Park, when migrants arrive and it kicks off the wadis there are hard to beat for birding entertainment
  22. Steve Arlow

    Eilat.....

    have you seen the Jordanian 'airforce' out on display yet? Prop aircraft seem to be up daily buzzing around, soon becomes part of the IBRCE soundtrack as much as the bulbuls
  23. Steve Arlow

    Eilat.....

    Fan-tailed Ravens are more abundant around the Dead Sea areas whereas the other Raven, Brown-necked Raven, would be the default large corvid once you pass Mitzpe Ramon and into the south. There were a couple of Fan-taileds around the IBRCE last week which is extremely unusual that far south...
  24. Steve Arlow

    Eilat.....

    You can bird the IBRCE and then along the canal down to North Beach, via the east side of the canal, and the Palm Plantations. I done that a couple of times last year on foot, IBRCE to North Beach and back. The palm plantation immediately north of the IBRCE is where the Crestged HBs hang out...
  25. Steve Arlow

    Looking for a bird App for an upcoming trip!

    Birds of the Middle East by Porter & Aspinall, very good regional field guide available in paperback which I would recommend, has an App but its not free. Companion App to the generally very good field guide. Available on both IOS and Android. It does however need improvements.
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