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Recent content by Kogia

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    Cuba Bird Book?

    Thanks again for the advice, I've ordered the Raffaelle West Indies book.
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    Cuba Bird Book?

    Thanks for that Niels, illustrations vs photo debate aside, would you say the general West Indies book is adequate for us in Cuba then? One of the other reasons I haven't just bought the Cuba guide were several reviews listing problems with the plates and species descriptions being in seperate...
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    Cuba Bird Book?

    Hi there, myself and 2 friends are heading to Cuba for a non-guided wildlife focussed holiday at the end of Jan. We're mostly herpetologists and so do tend to be looking down rather than up, so birds sadly too often get missed, but with all the unique avian fauna we do need to get ourselves a...
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    UK Good Place To Buy Canon 100-400?

    I'm sure you're right, I have swung back and forth over whether to go for the 400, but I think I need the flexibility of a zoom because I need the lense to work with other subjects. For example I want it to replace my existing lense entirely and I often spend time out on boats trying to get...
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    UK Good Place To Buy Canon 100-400?

    Thanks for that, I'm surprised at either how good the new deals currently are for this lense, or how bad the second hand market is (good for sellers). The price difference seems so small, most of the 2nd hand prices are not much more than £100 less than a new one.
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    UK Good Place To Buy Canon 100-400?

    Hello, new to these forums, but been taking wildlife photos (mostly amphibians, snakes & marine mammals) for quite some time. For ranged stuff I'm still using the standard 50-300 that came with my camera, but I'm finding it just isn't working for getting any halfway decent bird shots. I've been...
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