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  1. QuantumTiger

    Binocular advice needed

    Thanks for the comments so far. Sadly there I can't find a Zen Ray outlet in the UK and am reluctant to order from the US having been stung by UK Import duties and Parcelforce's habit of charging commission for the privilage of charging you the duty all of which rapidly turn a bargain buy into...
  2. QuantumTiger

    Binocular advice needed

    Many years ago, before I started birding, I bought a pair of Pentax 16x25 bins. Mostly I love them - they're small, light, easy to carry and relatively clear. I don't generally find them too hard to hold steady either. However, now gradually getting more into birding I find the high magnifcation...
  3. QuantumTiger

    Falkland Islands: Penguins

    Second installment. This one is king penguins. Ian
  4. QuantumTiger

    Canon400 5.6 lens:Thanks

    Cool! I love mine...
  5. QuantumTiger

    A little question on crop factor

    I think there is a combination of factors here. Firstly people often use terminology (crop factor, magnification, megapixels, resolution) without being precise about what it means. Secondly there is a tendency to think in terms of single factors (eg to solve problem a I need to do b). Most...
  6. QuantumTiger

    Canon Macro Lens

    Or Nearest Offer
  7. QuantumTiger

    Falkland Islands: Penguins

    Hi all Decided a couple of weeks ago to revisit the 4,500+ images I took on my trip to the Falklands in 2007 and have pulled some of them together in a slideshow of (mostly) gentoo genguins which is on YouTube. Best view in HQ. Makes me want to go back :( Ian
  8. QuantumTiger

    Software for raw.

    I'd also go with DPP. I use an older version of Elements and generally I have found that DPP does a better job with the colour balance than the Elements RAW converter.
  9. QuantumTiger

    What's your kit look like vs. what you *want* it to look like

    I feel your pain Roy. I've been hours away from buying a 500m f/4.5 on at least two occasions and have talked myself out of it because of the weight issue. I love my 400mm f/5.6. It's a fantastic lens, but it's the top edge of what I feel comfortable lugging around for a day. Recently looking...
  10. QuantumTiger

    Puffins on Skomer (Slideshow)

    Thanks for the kind comments everyone!
  11. QuantumTiger

    Canon 40d Error 99

    Probably a bit late now as you may already have had your camera back from Canon. However, my 1D MkkIIN has just come back from Elstree repair centre for the second time. First time repair I included comprehensive notes on the fault. Other than being given a tracking number I heard nothing and it...
  12. QuantumTiger

    Puffins on Skomer (Slideshow)

    Not exactly today(!) but was on skomer just over a week ago and had a fabulous day photographing puffins. Saw one injured shearwater as well as the usual variety of guillemots, razorbills etc. Definately somwhere I'm planning to return to. Posted a slideshow of the best shots to Puffin...
  13. QuantumTiger

    EOS 50D Picture editing workflow advice

    I don't have a 50D but I do use DPP. My version of photoshop does not offer the JPG option on the 'save as' menu if the image is in 16bit mode. However it's relatively simple to convert to 8 bits/Channel and then save as JPG. Usually I convert to TIFF in DPP. Then do noise reduction (via noise...
  14. QuantumTiger

    Do Canon ever take on board suggestions?

    Yeah - mode switching is annoying. But if Luminous Landscape reviews are anything to go by, Canon are very slow on adopting suggestions which even well-known reviewers suggest so I'm guessing us humble users stand little chance.
  15. QuantumTiger

    AE Lock Problem with 1D MkIIN

    Thanks John. As I suspected. Having said that it's been fine today, so it was either a glitch yesterday which is fine or an intermittant fault which is a pain seeing as it started out as an intermittant problem that gradually got worse to the point of being pratically unusable. Anyway. Seems...
  16. QuantumTiger

    AE Lock Problem with 1D MkIIN

    Hi all Just had my 1DMkIIN looked at by Canon because the AE lock kept engaging of its own accord and refusing to turn off (even turning the camera off and taking the battery out wouldn't clear it). They have replaced the rear button assembly, cleaned the camera and returned it charging me £100...
  17. QuantumTiger

    Peregrines, pippits and fulmars

    Ah. Cool. Thanks for the heads up. Only really decided this year to target some seabird shots and I'm still at the stage of working out what's where when! I found the JNCC Seabird Survey to be a useful resource - but their dots are not a very precise way of locating the best place to be!
  18. QuantumTiger

    Peregrines, pippits and fulmars

    Good day at St Aldhelm's Head near Swanage. And managed to get my first shot of a wild peregrine
  19. QuantumTiger

    My next lens will be a Macro which one

    I've heard good reports of the Tamron 90mm too. Worth looking out for second hand lenses at times like these.
  20. QuantumTiger

    Lens for photograph birds

    I have the EF400 f/5.6L and it is a stunning lens. Good fast autofocus, sharp and not too heavy to carry around. One thing I would say is that because it is not image stabilised I use it mostly on a monopod to get that extra stability. It takes a bit of practice to use well. I hardly ever miss...
  21. QuantumTiger

    1D Mk111 with 100-400 plus TC-will it AF?

    Roy. It may just be an impression. I was expecting a significant improvement myself - but it was not as significant as I was expecting. I haven't done any real side by side testing. What has surprised me is the increased accuracy.
  22. QuantumTiger

    Camera Insurance

    I looked into camera insurance a few years back and came to the conclusion that the small print on most specialist policies is very difficult to comply with particularly when it comes to in-car storage. Having also read a few stories from people who found it very hard to get insurers to actually...
  23. QuantumTiger

    1D Mk111 with 100-400 plus TC-will it AF?

    I'm using the MkIIN and 400m f/5.6 having come from a 20D and I have to say I think it is a great combination. The move from a 1.6 to a 1.3x crop factor is noticeable but not perhaps as much as you might expect. With the bare 400mm the AF is faster and considerably more accurate than the 20D...
  24. QuantumTiger

    please turn the beeps off...

    To be honest that's pretty much why (as I say) I've not tried out machine gun mode in a confined space. I pretty much only use high speed shooting mode for birds in flight and that usually means being out in the open. In a hide I'm generally only taking the odd record shot. Anyway. Sorry that my...
  25. QuantumTiger

    please turn the beeps off...

    I quite like the shutter sound of my my 1D MkII. Seems crisper (and slightly quieter?) than my old 20D. I've yet to try out machine gun mode in a confined space though!
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