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Message: <blockquote data-quote="notatwitcher!" data-source="post: 1176177" data-attributes="member: 63903">Finally got out to play with my 773/DA10 w.28mm/UR-E20/P5100 today, not quite good enough to risk posting results yet, but a few things clear . . .No problems with save speed, I have a fast card as Neill suggests.  Focussing - autofocus slow and inaccurate as others are saying - infinity focus on camera and focus on scope seems much better  - as Kowa also suggest."shake" was worst - even 3 second timer wasn't helping - although was using scope on hide clamp in a nice bouncy wooden hide, I must admit!  And I forgot to use aperture priotity so probably got shutter speed slower than ideal.  I think maybe a standard personal setting using infinity focus and aperture priority (for faster shutter ) - and setting the shut down time longer (kept going black just as about to fire!) coluld be good. And a remote release capability!  - birds kept moving out of shot while waiting for the timer.  SRB are getting an order right away . . .One thing was really good - once I'd got the Kowa DA10 properly seated, I found I could use the scope zoom at seemingly all mags with no vignetting - providing I'd zoomed the camera toward the optical telephoto end.  It was though pretty dark towards the 60x end so I guess would mean v.slow shutter as well.So . . .  Neill (or others). .  please what are recommendations as to best experience on focus/exposure bit?  If I could get near the quality of those Florida pics I could probably die happy!TIA Mike</blockquote>

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