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    Nikon Z50II - a budget entry point to Z world?

    I bought a Z50 because I wanted to use the 180-600 lens. I had been using a D7500 and Nikon 200-500 for 7 years. I used a D7200 before that. I have also had recent forays into Fujifilm and Sony which didn't end well. I have now got the Z50ii on order. Firstly no IBIS is not a problem as the VR...
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    Problems with MHXPRO-2W Tripod Head

    Was the plate cracked ?- this caused my manfrotto head not to clamp tight despite the lever being fully forward.
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    Manfrotto XPRO Fluid Head (MHXPRO-2W)

    I purchased this product in June to replace a ball head I had been using. I used the head to carry my old Zeiss Diascope (about 1.7 kg). After just over three months my telescope fell off the mount and the mount would not tighten on the plate. I discovered that there was a crack in the...
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    Help - Slow ferry to Morocco?

    Useful, thank you.
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    Help - Slow ferry to Morocco?

    Thanks for the help, much appreciated.
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    Help - Slow ferry to Morocco?

    I'm visiting Andalucia for birding and culture in early November. I quite fancy taking a ferry back and forth across the straits to see what I can see. However I want to go on a "slow" conventional ferry rather than a jet. I can't tell from the various websites which run conventional services...
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    A birding trip in Ghana with Ashanti African Tours

    Philip was excellent - but it was tough birding with very little downtime and lots of trekking in the forests.
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    A birding trip in Ghana with Ashanti African Tours

    Spreadsheet nightmare Unintended formatting disaster
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    A birding trip in Ghana with Ashanti African Tours

    November 4th - 16th 2018 I was interested in a trip to Ghana and was advised to contact Ashanti African Tours having looked at the offerings of some UK based birding tour operators. I was impressed by the itinerary and the price of a private tour for two and went ahead. The administration of...
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    Birding Ecuador, August 2017

    I privately arranged a birding trip to Ecuador after another trip folded. My contact was Mercedes Rivadineira the owner of Puembo Birding Garden ([email protected]). Puembo birding garden was a great place to stay near Quito, despite being conveniently close to the airport, it's...
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    Cuba with a few birds

    My wife and I went on a non-birding trip to Cuba in mid April to see my son who is studying in Havana. We spent four days in Havana and 7 days in Playa Larga at the head of the Bay of Pigs and effectively within the Cienaga de Zapata. Wandering around Havana there are birds to see -...
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    Birding on the Riviera Maya, Quintana Roo, Mexico

    It's per person - it was just us and they provided transport. Personally it was worth it - if you have your own transport it costs significantly less.
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    Birding on the Riviera Maya, Quintana Roo, Mexico

    The only places where you could go on the ruins were Xel Ha (no high structures) and Ek Balam - well worth going to the tope of the acropolis.
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    Riviera maya trip report

    I have just posted in Vacational trip reports here: http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?p=3495942#post3495942
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    Birding on the Riviera Maya, Quintana Roo, Mexico

    I spent two weeks in November/December 2016, staying in an all-inclusive resort on the Riviera Maya, between Tulum and Playa del Carmen. This wasn't a birding trip, though I did some specialised birding. During the first couple of days, I birded round the hotel and quickly picked up Hooded and...
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