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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Weath" data-source="post: 1260584" data-attributes="member: 68378">Thanks guys for a really interesting thread.  It took me a while to read through all the posts last night but it was definitely worth it!Although primarily a hobbyist photographer of all subject types, I'm really starting to enjoy the bird spotting/photography days out I've recently been doing with my Canon 30D, 400mm 5.6L, and Kenko Pro 1.4x converter.Being new to “birding" as such, I hadn't even thought about scopes until seeing the magnification a friend was achieving with a Swaro (+Coolpix combo) when we were observing some ospreys - he had them clear in his sight ....I had 2 very small dots |<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown    :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" />|Even if I had funds available to leap up to a 500 or 600mm lens (which is something I probably would have considered as a long-term progression), although they wouldn't have made much of a difference on the ability to capture those osprey's, it did pique my interest in how to get photos on those occasions where the focal length of the 400mm is coming in far too short.So basically, until seeing this thread I was almost at the point of buying a scope to use in combo with my ixus 960 p&s and using it alongside the 30D setup - a sort of short-term solution whilst saving the pennies for the 500/600mm.  However, it looks as though my priorities may now have changed, and saving for the 600mm may not be needed at all……</blockquote>

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