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    Finally ordered my lens...

    After much prevaricating over lord knows how many years, I have finally ordered a 300mm f4 IS from Kerso ( Ian ) Great Price, hope its as great a lens as I think its going to be :D Any Advice on Filters ?? I use a Hoya Pro UV(0) on my 17-40, any alternatives or just stick with the Hoya ...
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    Inside the secretive plan to gut the Endangered Species Act

    Is this true ?? Inside the secretive plan to gut the Endangered Species Act http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/03/27/endangered_species/ Perhaps our American cousins can shed more light on it Sad, very Sad.... (Apologies if this is in the wrong section)
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    New Canon Rebates ( Europe )

    Not sure if this has been posted Canon have re-introduced the rebate booklets with the new 30D. Best thing is you dont need to buy a 30D to get the money back coupons !!! Click on the link, http://canonextrapromotion.onlinerebates.com/intro.aspx Type in your country then click Next. Once...
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    Lexar RMA Returns ( 80x Cards )

    Sent both a 1gb and 2gb card off to Lexar UK last Wednesday (22nd June 05) Received both back this Morning. 8/9 day turnaround... Not toooooo bad I suppose considering they are rumoured to be forwarded on to the US from the UK to have the "Fix" applied. Not tried them, but as I did'nt...
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    Tallinn in Early August.

    Greetings, I and a few like minded individuals are going to Tallinn during the first week of August, Its a sort of Gentlemens sojourn to enjoy the sights, sounds and culture of this marvellous historic city...... ...Ok its actually a Stag-Do ! B (: But...being closer to 40 than 21 its will...
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    Canon EF 200mm 2.8 USM II...

    .... As I have officially Bankrupted the family home with my recent EOS20d purchase, together with PC and decent Epson printer, I was perhaps a little foolish to suggest to my wife that I need a new lens... Well that was about a week ago and now that we are talking again I thought I'd ask if...
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    Finally put my money where my mouth is...

    .... and bought a 20D. arrived yesterday from the rather Excellent Park Cameras complete with a 17-40 L lens. So now its off to teach myself Digital capture.... :eek!: wish me luck Scott the luddite.
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    NEW! Canon cash backs...

    Found this hidden away on the Canon Europe website... http://www.canonextrapromotion.com/howtoclaim.aspx various Lens and Accessory cash backs, looked at the Terms and Conditions and the UK IS included 100 Euro's on a 17-40L lens or about £70 in old money Seems to be purchases made between...
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    EOS 20D Firmware update v1.0.4 posted

    Not sure if any of you 20D users have experienced the "Lock-Up" problems that the Photo forums are chattering about, In so much that the camera completely locks up after changing Lenses, needing the battery to be taken out and re-inserted to clear the problem ??? If not good, but if you are...
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    Canon EOS 20d (Official as of today)

    See http://www.dpreview.com/news/0408/04081909canon_eos20d.asp and for a hands on field and bench test ( admittedly a pre production version) http://luminous-landscape.com/reviews/camera/20d-part1.shtml Time I think to give up the film bodies....
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    First night with the Bat Detector

    I posted last year ( Its a whole different world...) discussing my recently acquired Bat Detector ( Bat MkIIa from Magenta...Bargain!!). Well Last night was my first attempt this year at Bat ID, 9.00 pm till about 10.00 pm and lots of noise around the 50mhz range, so I'm assuming its...
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    Springtime at Tesco's

    Not really a Birding day thread...but... On the way to work this morning I decided to call in at the Local Tesco to get milk for the Office. Opposite said supermarket is a large expanse of wasteland ( Or should that be "Exiting new residential development coming soon"! ), Just got out of...
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    UK Airport Expansions ( Cliffe !)

    Just briefly caught the news on Radio 5 regarding this governments white paper on Airport expansions and Air travel in General. Lots of new runways proposed but NO NEW AIRPORTS so Cliffe is safe...for now. Cant recount everything here as I've forgotten most but I'm Sure BBCi have all the Info...
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    Pentax 20x60 PCF V

    Just spotted a (New) pair of Pentax 20x60 PCF V at a local branch of Jacobs. Any thoughts ? Now I can appreciate that 20x60 is far to much to hand hold, but tripod mounted might not be too bad, exit pupil is still 3 so light intake should be reasonableish, Price is £180.00 Worth a gamble? PS...
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    Acrobatic Wagtails !

    Now my usual experience of these delightful little birds (Motacilla Alba) consists of nothing more than watching them dash about from here to there, vigourously wagging their tails up and down whilst searching for food. Today however I saw a group of about 10 wheeling and diving around each...
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    It's Bin day...

    ...Thats Wheelie Bin day as opposed to Binocular day! Now please bear with me while I set the scene, Today the Bin men arrive, everyone down the lane neatly place their wheelie bins at the end of their drives, the Bin men arrive and cause chaos to drivers and pedestrians, They go and quiet...
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    "Ethereal" moments in time..

    Hope this has'nt been brought up before.. We all like to feel "at one" with nature, especially when out in the field, but there is always one defining moment that you will always remember, perhaps its Swifts screaming over head, or lapwings Sky-Dancing etc, My own ethereal moment was about 20...
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    Do Birds get stung by Wasps?

    Okay its 4:15pm I'm in work and the tedium is now getting to me, hence the rather Banal question. However My question has some relevence though as outside the office window is a pear tree, and on the ground lots of wind-fall pears, all through the day the Blackbirds have been pecking away, and...
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    "Bob"

    Hope you enjoy this little yarn, Its all true and hopefully if I can dig out the one and only Photo I took I'll post it some time.... (Apologies for any bad grammar!) Bob first made his presence known in about mid June of 1997. I remember throwing out the scraps of a cheese sandwich (...
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    Videography ?

    Now then coming from a Stills photography background/Hobby I thought I'd take the plunge and Try Video, Mini-DV to be exact. Why ? Well My wife has just given birth to a beautiful little boy, and its a new gadget (The camcorder that is !!) Used the Internet for research purposes (During work of...
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    Its a whole different world...

    Once the Sun go's down, The reason I say this is I have just bought myself a Bat Detector and jolly good fun it is too, As a keen birdwatcher I'm often out till dusk, just as many bats take to the sky, and having seen Bat detectors being used on many factual T.V. documentaries I thought I'd...
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    What about the Dusk Chorus ??

    Now dont get me wrong I'm a big fan of the Dawn Chorus, it's uplifting, noisy and can be quite ethereal at times, but what about that other great chorus time... Early evening or Dusk? I live in a part Rural (Parkland, Fields, Dam to one side) Part Suburban (Northern Industrial Town to the other...
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