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  1. flanken

    Newbie advice: where to buy and recommendations

    I'm a complete newbie to spotting scopes. I may be a bit of an oddity, as I do a lot of bird photography, and know a lot about photographic lenses, but only the very basics about spotting scopes. Thus far I haven't seen a need for any optics outside of my camera gear, as my usual camera setup...
  2. flanken

    Help me choose a lens loadout for an Alaska cruise

    I'm going on a cruise next week from Vancouver to Seward, and have only started thinking about what set of lenses I want to bring. It's my first cruise ever so I have no idea what I'll encounter, but I definitely plan on photographing wildlife (especially seabirds, which is what I usually do)...
  3. flanken

    I'iwi and noddies on Maui?

    I'm off to Maui later this month, and was wondering if anyone had any birding advice. I'll be staying in West Maui, but plan on heading up to Haleakala for at least one day, as well as snorkeling off of Lanai. The birds I'm really looking to see are the I'iwi, and the brown and/or black noddy...
  4. flanken

    Should I upgrade to the D7000 and sell the D90?

    Here I go asking what has to be the most common question around: is it time to upgrade my camera body? As the following post will show, I've been reading the review sites extensively and doing my research. I guess I just need your opinions as to whether I should just take the plunge, go about...
  5. flanken

    300mm f/4 AF-S with Kenko 1.4x TC: incorrect focal length?

    I have a question of negligible importance. I received the Kenko Teleplus PRO 300 1.4x teleconverter today. Works surprisingly well with all of my lenses, and somehow even manages to AF in low light with my Tamron 18-270 at the 270mm end (with an effective aperture of f/9). So here's the only...
  6. flanken

    Looking for a new 300 or 400mm lens for a D90

    Hey all. I'm looking over my options for replacing my existing telephoto lens. I'm still a bit of a DSLR newbie so go easy on me, and do let me know if I don't know what I'm talking about. I'm currently using the Tokina 80-400mm (the AT-X D version) on my D90. While the size and build...
  7. flanken

    Mystery gull in West Sacramento, California, USA

    Anyone have any idea what gull this is? I spotted it hanging around an artificial lake in West Sacramento, California last January. The vast majority of gulls hanging around this lake are Ring-billed gulls, with the occasional Herring gull and California gull thrown into the mix. But then...
  8. flanken

    Hello from Northern California

    So here goes my first (real) post. I'm a fledgling birder in Northern California. I found this site looking for, of all things, telephoto lens reviews, but the entire forum looks like my kind of place, so I think I'll be sticking around. In case my avatar doesn't make it obvious, my wife and...
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