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  1. Derry

    Tele Vue owners and lookers, Al Nagler interview

    saw this over on Cloudy Nights and wanted to pass on,, I have called Tele Vue and had Al answer the phone before, he works at all levels,, I had a question on MM length with extension tubes and he never rushed our discussion trying to end our call,, very personable and an avid astronomer...
  2. Derry

    need some support for your long lens with no tripod collar

    I saw this on one of the Oly sites using a 70-300,, http://www.rahsoft.net/m293_bracket/index.htm Derry
  3. Derry

    Bumble Bee & Honey Bees

    my neighbor has a ornamental tree that is in full bloom and my bees as well as the bumble bees are really working it hard,, my bees have a nest about 18 feet up in the exterior cover of our fireplace,, have included a photo of two heading into the nest with different color pollen sacks,, Derry
  4. Derry

    couple photos through a Tele Vue TV85

    finally built me a blind/hide and can now photograph the birds in the woods in peace,, have a feeder there to help them as well as attracting more birds,, had the Oly E3 on the scope in prime mode with no barlow, just a 2" extension,, scope is f7 600mm,, distance was in the 30 to 35 feet...
  5. Derry

    My E3 repair is becoming a nightmare

    my E3 bricked after I had done the 1.3 firmware and was trying to do the 35-100 firmware upgrade,, both were sent to the East Coast Oly repair center as they requested,, both were working fine with no issues,, a call last week and Oly says the 35-100 needed some repair but no detail at that...
  6. Derry

    good article on calibrating your monitor

    saw this on another forum and wanted to pass along,, http://www.lagom.nl/lcd-test/ Derry
  7. Derry

    1 minute of history

    for all you photographers http://www.pharmakonphotos.com/blog/Site/Pharmakon%20Photography/D06508C4-C434-4392-A57D-7169D4CD836D.html GMT world chart http://www.worldtimezone.com/ Derry
  8. Derry

    Birder of the year

    was posted down below but I posted here for all to see,, some really great photographs,, http://www.digiscoperoftheyear.com/ Derry
  9. Derry

    New open viewer for my E3

    I shoot a lot of the grand kids sports in dim lit gyms and trying to follow the action through the lens all the time gets to be a pain,, I had seen a small red dot viewer a year past that mounts in the flash hot shoe allowing easy following of the action,, endless searching on the web has not...
  10. Derry

    New Red Dot question,, need one for a DSLR

    I presently use a Simons (tube type) red dot on my scope but have seen one available for mounting in the camera hot shoe of a DSLR,, it was not the tube type but the clear glass plate with the dot imposed,, considerably smaller in size while offering the same sighting,, anyone know of a...
  11. Derry

    time for the feeders

    was checking Lannys web site to see if any of our birds had made it through the St. Louis area,, saw they have been reported so placed two feeders out this past weekend,, take a look at Lanny's site for present and past migration maps through the USA and into Canada...
  12. Derry

    Sigma 150mm 2.8 question

    just tried one on my new Oly E3 and the lens had a front focus issue of about 8 inches,, would not focus on infinity and obtain anything clear,, know others that love this lens and was wondering if anyone else has had a front or back focus problem with theirs,, I sent it back to B&H for a...
  13. Derry

    Prime focus question

    wondering if anyone shooting prime focus with a DSLR has tried to use any type of teleconverter between the camera body and the T mount attachment,, considering buying one for normal photo use and if it works to increase my TV85 scopes power, that would be double the benefit,, thought someone...
  14. Derry

    new E3 with the 12-60mm arrived and loving it,,

    had the E500 since it hit the streets and the camera did fairly well,, after the E3 data was released with the new SWD lens I figured it was time for a real upgrade,, had Nikons in the past during the film days with an F4 & F5,, gave the daughter, that likes photography, all the E500 items I...
  15. Derry

    looking for a recommendation

    have been looking at the new 40D and wanted to ask a question to other Canon owners,, I want to limit my lens to just "TWO" and hold the price for these two to around the $2,000 area,, will not be using for much birding as have a good scope and camera for the digascoping,, mainly will be...
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  16. Derry

    what two lense would you be buying,,???

    been waiting for the new D300 to arrive and my local dealer called and they now have them,, gave all my old gear to one of the daughters that loves to shoot and figured I would start with a new camera and "TWO" lens,, want to keep the two lens lens cost around the $2000 (US) area,, really...
    • Derry
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  17. Derry

    hand feeding hummys, for real

    had a friend send me the below, really something,, had posted a couple photos before that he had sent but wanted to post some additional for all to see,, what a thrill to enjoy once,, The woman is Abagail Alfano of Pine, Louisiana-she did not do it for a lark but had studied them daily and one...
  18. Derry

    30D focusing in low light

    seriously thinking about a 30D and wanted to ask others about the cameras ability to obtain proper focus in low light situations,, presently have an Oly E500 that will not focus in low light,, low light being enough to read a news paper very easy,, appreciate your comments,,
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  19. Derry

    watch them grow

    here is a documentary of two young birds from eggs to departing the nest,, what a thrill to watch,, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gG59PaCiiDg&NR=1
  20. Derry

    any E500 owners thinking about buying a E510

    curious if any E500 owners are going to be moving up to the new E510,,?? would you mind sharing your reasons for the upgrade as well as any dislikes you have for E500,, appreciate,,
  21. Derry

    P5000 settings

    have shot a few hundred photos with my new Nikon P5000 and trying to squeeze the best resolution out of the camera I found the 6.1 f stop was the best regardless of zoom,, what have other owners have found best for their camera,,
  22. Derry

    Final Test E500 vs P5000 vs 810 vs A95

    with decent sun light today I wanted to do a final test of the four digital cameras we have and also to find (hopefully) the best setting on my new Nikon P5000,, scope used is a Tele Vue TV85,, eye piece for afocal mode was a Tele Vue 31MM Plossl offering 22X Oly E500 DLSR 8MP shot in prime...
  23. Derry

    990 vs P500-

    still had some sun this afternoon so figured I would try the old 990 against the new P5000,, same scope a TV85,, same 12mm eyepiece, best focus and then mounted each camera,, could read all the fine print with the naked eye through the scope very good,, both on full auto with just enough zoom...
  24. Derry

    P5000 resolution test

    could not get any birds to stay still long enough to obtain some good close ups, so I hung a $5 bill on a tree exactly 40 feet from the end of my scope, a TV85 made by Tele Vue had a 12mm TV eyepiece in which is 50 power and the camera to 2x zoom,, ISO at 64,, the first image is the exact size...
  25. Derry

    Kodak news release for a higher ISO

    saw this posted on the 4/3 Oly site,, http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/070614/20070614005114.html?.v=1 will certainly be great news if we could use 6400 or higher with good results,,
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