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    iPhone 14 Pro Digiscoping Review

    Which of the three lenses on the back iPhone 14 pro are you using for digiscoping? It looks like the right lens is the telephoto lens however I've had mixed results with it.
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    Cheshire And Wirral Birding: Hills, Lowland and Coast

    It's a Panasonic GH4 with the 100-300mm lens. Greg
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    Cheshire And Wirral Birding: Hills, Lowland and Coast

    Birding videos I have recently posted some videos on Vimeo of birds seen this week in Cheshire and the Wirral: Green-winged Teal at Neumann's Flash: https://vimeo.com/151048671 Pallas's Warbler at Hewsall: https://vimeo.com/151003433 Long-eared Owl at Burton Mere...
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    Disocoping with the Panasonic GH4

    Does anyone have any problems or issues with the lack of image stabilisation on the GH4 - particularly regarding video? I know it's available on compatible lenses but if attached using say a TLS APO on a telescope then likely to be an issue in windy conditions? Greg
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    VideoScoping - camcorder or camera?

    You're right Neil - looks like playing around with different options is the best approach. Thanks again to you and Murat for your advice. Greg
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    VideoScoping - camcorder or camera?

    Murat and Neil, Many thanks for your prompt and detailed responses. At this stage I'm not too concerned about 4k footage as that would require an expensive upgrade of all my kit! Good quality 1080p is fine. The Sony RX100M3 is therefore looking like a good option but the downside seems to be...
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    VideoScoping - camcorder or camera?

    I currently have a camcorder based video set up that includes a Canon XH-A1, a Panasonic HC-X920 and a Sony HDR-HC3. The Canon and Panasonic are great for general usage and shoot good quality 1080p footage. I used the Sony for longer range videos and attached it to my Swarovski ATS80 telescope...
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    4K Videoscoping with Sony FDR-AX100E

    Thanks again Neil - you raised some interesting ideas for me so if you don't mind, rather than continue to hijack other topics, I'll raise a new topic in the VideoScoping section of this forum to highlight what I'm trying to achieve and what I think you've told me already. Greg
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    4K Videoscoping with Sony FDR-AX100E

    Hi Murat - you say the X920 with a normal spotting scope works OK however for me there is far too much vignetting. What attachments to the scope are you using? Greg
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    Disocoping with the Panasonic GH4

    Going off GH4 topic a bit here I know but Sony rx100m3 looks great but will only attach with a bulky digidapter by the look of it (has no lens filter thread). Advantage of the TLS or even the DCA is that they fit simply over the eyepiece. Still on the look out for good HD video quality with...
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    Disocoping with the Panasonic GH4

    Thanks again for the info Neil. I already have a camcorder set up using the Panasonic HC-X920 plus a 3x converter which gets me good quality HD footage at closer ranges but need something for more extreme situations. I used to attach an older Sony camcorder to the telescope just using a DCA...
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    Disocoping with the Panasonic GH4

    Thanks for the response Neil. Do you know what crop ratio you get using GH3 or 4 for video with an ATS80 and the TLS adapter? I'm presuming it's about the same as using a lens fitted to the camera and using a Digidapter?
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    Disocoping with the Panasonic GH4

    Neil, I'm looking to use GH3 or GH4 for video on Swarovski ATS80HD - do you recommend using TLS or DCB adapters? Also, what's sound quality like with these cameras? I recognise won't be as good as camcorder Greg
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    Stilt Sandpiper

    I've finally got round to uploading some video I took of the recent Stilt Sandpiper when it was at Neumann's Flash - see link below http://vimeo.com/74450540
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    Cheshire And Wirral Birding: Hills, Lowland and Coast

    Wonder if this was same as "Turtle Dove" reported at Neumann's recently? Actually seems more likely than that reported given the state of TDs in the UK currently.
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    Cheshire And Wirral Birding: Hills, Lowland and Coast

    John - you should have headed north to Bowness on Solway mate - there's been loads past there recently along with Long-tails, Arctics and Bonxies.
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    Cheshire And Wirral Birding: Hills, Lowland and Coast

    Here's a handy hint ... try something called a "telescope". There's plenty on the market nowadays.
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    Cheshire And Wirral Birding: Hills, Lowland and Coast

    Not been reported today, at least by any of the regular patchers
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    Cheshire And Wirral Birding: Hills, Lowland and Coast

    Yeah, I've also seen them in the Far East. Worth noting that when I saw our mystery pipit yesterday morning it was feeding with Mipits and was obviously bigger and bulkier.
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    Cheshire And Wirral Birding: Hills, Lowland and Coast

    The photos Doc has posted on the Focalpoint website show a much darker looking bird than it appeared in the field (and as Doc has mentioned light plays an interesting part in these things). Interesting, Pod / McShifty's photos on his blog seem to me to be more 'life-like' if that's a fair...
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    Cheshire And Wirral Birding: Hills, Lowland and Coast

    Got some good views this afternoon. In my view warm brown rump and no obvious patterning on upperparts, along with big white super, wing bars and outer tail feathers suggest its a Water.
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    Cheshire And Wirral Birding: Hills, Lowland and Coast

    2 Iceland Gulls (1st w and 2nd w) and 2 adult Yellow-legged Gulls at Richmond Bank this morning.
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    Lesser spotted woodpecker

    Lesser Spots have been hard to come by at Marbury this year. Only one sighting and one drumming record along Marbury Lane from the patch regulars to date, though apparently some visiting birders have been reporting them from within Big Wood. It would be good to know if any forum users have...
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    richmond bank help please

    Iceland is but I don't think the Glauc has been seen for a while. There is a hybrid Glauc x Herring Gull however which I saw today.
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    Cheshire And Wirral Birding: Hills, Lowland and Coast

    Having failed to find any Spring migrants at Marbury, spent most of the morning at Richmond Bank. Found 1 1st winter Iceland Gull, 3 Yellow-legged Gulls (2 adults + 1 3rd year) and a 1st w hybrid Glauc x Herring Gull before everything was flushed off the bank by an impressive tidal bore. On to...
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