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Recent content by Wayland

  1. Wayland

    Twitching scene in the US

    Thanks for the link. Just downloaded, will watch this evening.
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    Twitching scene in the US

    Invariably in my case, not there!
  3. Wayland

    Twitching scene in the US

    I have seen it. Fun film. I can definitely see the appeal of doing a Big Year List.
  4. Wayland

    Twitching scene in the US

    Just curious to know what the twitching scene is like in the US. Obviously, here in the UK it is a big deal, where you can easily get dozens of birders at a good twitch. As an example, in the spring I found a Wood Sandpiper on my local patch and within 20 minutes of putting the news out five...
  5. Wayland

    How many bird sayings do you know.

    A few more: Hen pecked Pigeon toed Gannet (person with a big appetite) Eagle eyed Vulture (person who exploits others) Dead as a Dodo Light as a feather Jailbird
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    Will More Megapixels Help Me Here?

    Glad to be of help. They can often be tricky to separate, rather like Bar- and Black-tailed Godwits, amongst others.
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    Will More Megapixels Help Me Here?

    The bird in the photo looks more like a (Common) Redshank. Legs and bill look too short for a Spotted Redshank.
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    Any experiences with Opticron Photo Adaptors?

    Sounds promising. I'll give it a go I think.
  9. Wayland

    Any experiences with Opticron Photo Adaptors?

    Has anyone got any experience of Opticron Photo Adaptors, particularly comparisons between the Telephotoadaptor and the various Push Fit Adaptors? I like the idea of a simple push fit adaptor but wonder if the results are not as good as with the screw on Telephotoadaptor. Any digiscoped shots of...
  10. Wayland

    New scope from Zeiss...

    Thanks Joachim. I'd like to check out the new scope too!
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    New scope from Zeiss...

    Looking at the specs of the new Harpia, the field of view at 22x on the 85mm is 63m (unless I'm reading it wrong). This is wider by 3m than the fixed 20x eyepiece of the Swaro STS 80. How is this possible with a zoom? Fascinated to know how Zeiss have achieved this.
  12. Wayland

    The UK and optics prices

    Some interesting points there, however, I still think optics prices are being hiked because they know they can get away with it. I see plenty of other, more low-end products in other fields which have not gone up in price, even come down in some cases. The optic price rises seem...
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    The UK and optics prices

    I think a lot of these companies are simply trying it on and economics has nothing to do with it. For example, around 10 years ago a pair of Swarovski EL 10x42 bins were priced just under £1000; about £970 I recall. The same product now is £1500. A more recent example, a pair of Zeiss Conquests...
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    Digiscoping in 1966!

    Digiscoping (well, sort of), from 1966. Or is it Ana-scoping?
  15. Wayland

    Why Aren't the Image Stabilization Binos More Popular?

    I once saw Nick Park (of Wallace & Gromit fame) at Chew Valley Lake sporting a pair. I was tempted to ask his opinion of them, but was more keen to tell my friend "do you know who that is?". He didn't.
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