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    Birds in Flight for beginners...

    I don't have the D7200, though I think it offers the luxury to select all kind of settings, perhaps confusingly so. Focus priority, as nikonmike prefers, is fine, while shutter priority could give you "early successes" that are motivating. With my Nikon1 I don't have so much choice: AF-C comes...
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    Thomas Stirr goes m4/3

    Not much on the EM1-ii, but positive on the EM1X: Daniel J. Cox: Predictive AF to Excite & Inspire
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    Thomas Stirr goes m4/3

    According to "mirrorlesscomparison", testing both cameras with red kites in flight: Once the "bird AI" module is ready for the E-M1X, the gap might increase.
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    Thomas Stirr goes m4/3

    A 2016 German autofocus test had the Nikon D810 on top with 72% of "bird" shots in focus, versus 56% for the Canon 7D ii. I'd love to see an update including the Nikon D500 and Olympus OM-D E-M1 ii. Not that I'd take such a test too seriously. I'd estimate my V2 ranks slightly behind the...
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    Thomas Stirr goes m4/3

    Stirr's articles were a major influence for me as a Nikon1 user. His 30 pieces on the EM1X are all worth reading. Quite impressive what he said about an EM1X shooting with swallows in flight:
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    Olympus OM-D E-M10?

    Only ~16,000 copies of the cx70-300 lens were produced. Yes, it is rare. One was offered on Monday in a German photo forum, for 385 Euro. Sold after a few hours. ;)
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    request advice upgrading from bridge camera to DSLR

    No doubt, there is much leeway for cropping in a DSLR. Once I shot side-by-side with a man using a Canon 5D2 + Sigma 150-600 C. Subject: a raptor in a giant flock of starlings. I focused my V2 on said raptor and saw little of the big view. Later Mr Canon showed me his results, with the huge...
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    request advice upgrading from bridge camera to DSLR

    True. I have to concede that even the 1-inch Nikon V2 (or V3) is still very much a sunny-weather camera, and photography in low light is not much fun. Feather details are also lacking as it has an AA filter (in this respect the V3 is superior). But at some point birding with a superzoom can...
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    request advice upgrading from bridge camera to DSLR

    Going from a superzoom to a DSLR sacrifices silent shooting, long-distance ID and accept a much higher weight. Does a small increase in image quality justify to risk having fun with birding? I was in the same dilemma in 2016 and bought a Nikon V2 + CX 70-300 lens. At least it was affordable...
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    Nikon FF (and DX) Mirrorless rumours/ announcements

    What I was trying to say: even as an N1 enthusiast I couldn't say how the V4 might have looked - the V2, V3 and J5 behave so differently in terms of AF-C and AF-A. The N1 philosophy seems to have found its "dead end". The N1 stood for simplicity, yet the general trend is the opposite. Users want...
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    Nikon FF (and DX) Mirrorless rumours/ announcements

    In 2014 a German AF comparison test had the Olympus OM-D E-M1 winning among the mirrorless cameras, but it added this remark: I shoot raptors in flight with the Nikon V2 and rarely miss. Same with doves, gulls etc. Being familiar with the V2, who needs tracking? Also, the V3 has a much worse...
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    How many hands does a bat worker need?

    That's interesting, thanks. I own a normal (white) torch, yet have looked at better models with red and/or green light, for bat watching. So far I've focused on TE with my (basic) Ciel. It has no separate (left/right) audio channels like the Pettersson D240X. I have no other model to compare...
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    Birds in Action at 15 fps, and more: Nikon 1

    Swallows are back Yippieh, swallows are back.
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    How many hands does a bat worker need?

    A French dealer has published a comparison of the EMT microphones, those graphics (visible if you scroll down) show major advantages for the PRO mainly in the 85-120 kHz range. Looking at the "signal to noise ratio", sensitivity and noise, it seems to me I should be able to capture my German...
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    Bechsteins or a faulty detector?

    Which bat detector are you using? A species more likely in Wales may be soprano pipistrelle, for which 50.1 khz still seems within its normal frequency range. Looking at maps, Bechstein's would not to be expected there. Also, isn't it more typical for pipistrelles to see them hunt in a group of...
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