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    Captur Wireless Remote Trigger

    Hi, Wonder if anyone can help me please. I have a Captur wireless remote trigger which was working fine last time I used it. But now, the piece with the shutter button on it has a red light where it used to be green and doesn't fire the shutter. I've replaced the batteries but that hasn't...
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    Little Owl Nest site disturbance

    Hi All, Does anyone know if there is a penalty for anyone disturbing the nesting site of little owls? A local farmer had some owls nesting in one of the farm building and they've nested there for years. But this year, although the adults have been seen regularly flying to & from the nest...
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    Bird Recognition App

    Hi All, Does anyone know whether there is an App available for iPhone which will give UK wild bird recognition from their song. I'd like to be able to let the phone 'listen' to the song and then identify the singer. Not sure whether this is something which might be available but am sure...
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    Binocular Repairs

    Hi, Can anyone suggest where I could get some RSPB (WPG) 8.5 x 42 binos repaired? I've had them about 8 years now and suddenly I can't get them to focus on both sides. If I focus on one side the other is blurred. I'm near York. Thanks in anticipation of any suggestions.
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    CamRanger

    Hi All, Has anyone used the CamRanger to create a wifi area so you can access your camera settings from a tablet or smartphone? I wondered if anyone had used it for wildlife and whether it was successful or whether it's best to stick with a remote shutter and hope the settings are correct...
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    Strange Bird - help please

    Hi Everyone, I hope someone out there with more knowledge than I could help identify a bird seen in the Pudsey area of Leeds over the weekend. They were magpie/jackdaw size with identical colours and markings to a Hoopoe but without the crest and a much shorter beak than the Hoopoe. There...
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    500mm F4L IS USM mk i USM problem

    Hi All, I have the Canon 500mm F4L IS USM mk i which I bought in April 2011 so it's out of warranty now. I use this with the 1D mk iv body. I have just started to experience the USM 'running on' after it's focussed on the subject for a few seconds. It does focus OK but you can hear that...
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    Photoshop CS5 curves problem

    Hi Everyone, Wonder if anyone can help. I've been using photoshop CS5 for a year or so now but over last weekend a problem seems to have occurred in that I am unable to adjust the contrast using curves. If I add a new curves layer I don't get the grid with diagonal line to shift up or down as...
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    Badger Sett

    Hi Guys, Just wondering if anyone else has noticed this. Most of the summer I've been watching a badger sett occupied by a boar and sow and 5 cubs. They were emerging between 7.30 and 8.15 dependent upon sunset time. More recently however, I haven't seen them though the peanuts I leave are...
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    Canon 300mm F4 L IS USM

    Can anyone recommend best place in U.S. to buy the above lens and what prices are current? It would need to be delivered to a U.S. address within 5 working days of receipt of order. Thanks for your help. Kind regards, Eazyglider
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    Canon 300 F4 or 400 F5.6

    Hi Everyone, I'm relatively new to photography and looking for a little advice. I think I have now bought what appears to be generally considered 'best available' and must say my images have improved probably by the same proportion as my bank balance has dropped!!! :-O I'm looking for a...
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    Another Yorkshire Birder!

    Hi Everyone, Just wanted to say hello having just joined the Forum. I'm based near Aberford, just off the A1 south of Wetherby. I live on a farm and have such fantastic opportunities for wildlife photography right on the doorstep and that's what really got me interested in photography...
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