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    Gx80/85

    Hi, I have just ordered the GX80, £279 after £200 cashback, just caught the last day of the offer. Incredible price. I have been using the Panasonic G7 and am pleased with that camera but it doesn't have IBIS. Since I sometimes use a 400mm f4.5(800mm equivalent) old Canon FD, non-stabilised...
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    Panasonic G7 with Canon vintage lens

    Hi, I have recently purchased a vintage, 40 year old Canon 300mm prime lens to test it out with my G7 and to experience what it is like to use a fully manual, vintage lens, "old style". I am pleasantly surprised with the results. Capturing 4K video with the G7 in shutter priority mode is...
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    FZ72 Still versus Video grab comparison

    FZ72 - Stills versus Video grab comparison Hi all, While taking video of waders today, I observed a Sparrowhawk take a Turnstone. I've attached a jpeg image grabbed from 1080 AVCHD footage (on the left) and a stills jpeg (on the right) for comparison. No editing other than resizing. I have...
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    Samsung NX500 - RAW/JPEG/UHD/4K

    I have been keeping a look out for a small camera with 4K video capability to replace my RX100 M1. The RX100M4 is outwith my budget and the lens on the Pana LX100 isn't suitable for digiscoping. I have recently purchased a Samsung NX500 (£400) which comes with a powered 16/50 kit lens; first...
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    Compact camera with 4k video - when will we see one ?

    I wonder when we will see a compact camera like the RX100 with 4K video capability. Do you think it is for technical, marketing or cost reasons that such a camera isn't yet on the market. The Xperia mobile phone shoots 4K video, so presumably there is no reason why 4K capability couldn't be...
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    Birding Record website photos and watercolours

    Birding Record Website with photos and watercolours Hi, My main birding patch is at RSPB Loch of Strathbeg in North East Scotland. I am fairly new to birding and for each new bird seen I try and take a video from which I grab a jpeg image. The Loch of Strathbeg is a large expanse of water...
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    Panasonic LX100

    Hi, Has anyone experience of the LX100 ? 3x optical zoom, so should be good for reducing vignetting. LCD and HiRes viewfinder. 4K video recording. I am currently using a SonyRX100 mainly for video and image grabbing. The Pana LX100 allows for extraction of 8mp jpeg images from the video...
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    4K/2.7K with GoPro4 Black or Silver

    Hi, Has anyone experience of using the new 4K/2.7K GoPro cameras for VideoScoping ? The GoPro4 has 2.7K as one of it's video formats and this might be a nice intermediate format in stepping up to UHD video production/image grabbing. It doesn't look like the GoPro has optical zoom though...
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    A couple of watercolours

    Paintings of observed birds Hi, I try and take a digiscoped photo of new birds spotted. It is also my intention to produce a watercolour of birds that I've seen, ideally using one of my photos as the subject. Attached are a couple of sample record paintings. My painting of the Canada Goose...
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    Rock Pipit ? North East Scotland

    Hi, could you confirm that this is a Rock Pipit. The images were grabbed from video taken today at Fraserburgh beach, North East Scotland. Many thanks
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    Raptor ID ?

    Raptor ID - North East Scotland. The attached (very poor quality) images were taken on 1st November at RSPB Strathbeg Reserve, in North East Scotland. They are of a raptor of some sort, can anyone shed some light ? Sorry about the quality.
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    Best bang for buck, camera or scope ?

    Firstly, let me say that my digiscoping results do not approach the very high quality of the still images being obtained by most of the contributors to this forum. I use my digiscoping equipment to mostly take long range video footage and grab images for record purposes, with the occasional...
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    Canon IXUS 115 HS

    Canon IXUS 115 HS Firstly, let me say that this review is from a beginner’s perspective. My equipment is used primarily to take video footage for bird identification/behaviour and to grab still images from the footage. My current equipment comprises a Celestron Ultima 80 Scope, a Baader...
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    Upgrading compact digital camera

    Firstly, let me say that my scoping is not in the same class as the majority of users on this board. As a beginner, I have purchased lower end equipment and I am currently using it to keep a record of the birds I have seen. Videoscoping has opened up a whole new world of birding to me. I can...
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    January 2011 scenes from Loch of Strathbeg

    Some scenes from Loch of Strathbeg can be seen in link below. January was relatively snow free after significant snow fall in December. http://www.birdforum.tv/members/action/viewvideo/2462/Strathbeg_January_2011/
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    Lunar Eclipse

    Took a video of the Lunar Eclipse on 21st Dec. Video was taken from North East Scotland on a very cold, clear night. The moon went over the horizon before I could video it re-emerging. Video was taken with Celestron Ultima 80 scope and Canon 860 IS compact camera. You can see a shortened...
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    11th December afternoon at Strathbeg

    Spent an afternoon at the Strathbeg reserve on Saturday. There had been a quick thaw and the recent deep snow had almost disappeared. The weather was dry but extremely windy. There weren't too many geese around but I did see a few birds and a nice Roe Deer. Sightings can be seen on the link...
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    8th December very slight thaw

    We've had a very slight thaw here on the North East Scottish coast. The thick blanket of snow on the stubble fields has subsided somewhat. I took a video of a small skein of Pink-feet which have returned to these fields after a few days absence...
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    Comparison of Lumix TZ7 and Ixus 860

    Hello all, In the last three weeks I have purchased a Celestron Ultima 80 Scope and a Baader Microstage camera support, as a low cost introduction to Digi/videoscoping. I already own Panasonic Lumix TZ7 and Canon Ixus 860 compact cameras. Taking advice from the forum and due to some pretty...
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    Early winter in North East Scotland

    Winter has come early here in the North East of Scotland. The photo below of a skylark was taken two days ago, in a stubble field with a slight covering of snow. There were quite a few skylarks flocking and feeding. Today this same field is under about 10 inches of snow. These small birds...
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    First Digiscope test

    Hello all, this is my first post. This is a great site and a marvelous knowledgebase. I have recently taken an interest in birding and this week I purchased a Celestron Ultima 80 and Baader Microstage II from Sherwoods UK. This will give me a low cost introduction into the world of...
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