Recent content by Huntso

Great White Egret on Moore Lake, Fen Drayton RSPB Fri 10th-Nov

Thank you all very much

Afraid I'm not very good at identification, main reason I take a camera when I go out for a walk. Tried to find this one on the RSPB Bird ID site when I got home, but not having much luck Seen today on the bank of a lake at Ouse Fen, Cambs, no fear at all and just stood whilst I took its...

National Geographic make some nice strong shoulder bags http://www.geographicbags.com/shoulder-bags I have one of the medium size from the Earth Explorer range, very well made and depending on your taste quite stylish in an old school way

To store that lot don't think you will find anything too lightweight so perhaps look at one with a proper frame to assist carrying F-stop are very good, how about one of these with whatever ICU fits the bill http://shop.fstopgear.com/us/products/mountain/backpacks/tilopa-bc.html They are...

Saw a review of several ballheads and the Feisol one got good marks, another one from a company called Sunwayfoto also did very well. From personal experience I can only comment on Markins and their cheaper Photoclam clones. Both work very well, no creep at all when locked up and appear to be...

If its clean don't bother Can check by taking a shot of a white background at f/22 then zoom in at 100% Daresay you will find some spots, but unless you use wide apertures unlikely to notice it. Quick blast with a rocket blower doesn't do any harm though

Series 3 would be strong enough and portable too I have one from the systematic range, 4 section variety and folds down to 55cm. Can't remember the number offhand, think its either a 3540LS or 3541LS. When fully extended with ballhead and camera I have to stand on tiptoe to see the top lcd...

I have a Sandisk and my daughter has the Lexar USB 3 Both work fine, but would probably go for the Lexar if buying now purely because of the increased speed (only if you have USB 3 obviously)

I use all the lenses mentioned here and my vote purely for landscape photography goes to the 17-40mm.

I had a 7D and it was an excellent camera esepcially AF and custom functions, but I found you need to take a lot of care to get the exposure right. When you do the photos are very good, but if you don't noise becomes apparent even at low ISO's. Cannot agree its clean to 1600, reckoned 800 to be...

Plusgas does indeed work on seized seatposts, spray and leave overnight, repeat a few times and then apply force to remove

Canon at Elstree seem to get a good press and I was very happy with the service from them

Gitzo Series 3 Systematic and Markins Q20 ball head would be my choice I have the earlier Markins M10 and you can set up it up so it will hold the lens steady, but can still be finely adjusted by applying slight force to move it. Daresay a Gimbal would be better for tracking such as birds in...

Whilst out on a walk yesterday along the Ouse Way between St Ives and Holywell I spotted this rascal. Long way from home (the Wash presumably) in the non tidal middle reaches of the Great Ouse, not great photos, but nice to have as a record Crop from about the best shot I got Swimming off...