Forum: Tutorials, Informative & Classic threads
6 Hours Ago
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DIY Kruger Safari - the kit
Africa is dusty and the dust penetrates everything. It can also be very wet. Both these issues point towards a pro body with a pro lens. Consumer grade kit will do but you will need to be very...
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Forum: Tutorials, Informative & Classic threads
7 Hours Ago
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Replies: 4
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DIY Kruger safari - admin
If you’re accustomed to turning left on boarding the aircraft and staying in five star hotels, please turn to the next thread. If you’ve always fancied going on safari but are concerned about the...
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Forum: Foto Fair
4 Weeks Ago
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Replies: 5
Views: 486
Re: More from Botswana
Some lovely photos there! We're off next month for a ten day DIY safari in the Kruger. There's been plenty of rain so some of the animals and birds will be difficult to see amongst the vegetation.
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Forum: Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II
14th January 2019
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Replies: 10
Views: 557
Re: Lens recommendation
You might wish to consider FT macro lenses which you can use with an MMF converter. The Sigma 105 is good but the Sigma 150/2.8 is the bee's knees if you want a longer working distance than the...
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Forum: Foto Fair
30th December 2018
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Replies: 13
Views: 692
Re: Flying Pig
The likelihood is that the bite occurred in Bucks but we were walking an area we've walked for thirty years and never seen a snake. A less likely explanation is that it happened a day earlier in...
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Forum: Foto Fair
28th December 2018
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Replies: 13
Views: 692
Re: Flying Pig
I'm sorry to hear about the dog and the snake. My youngest Labrador was bitten by an adder (very much less venomous than most of yours) in the last week in November. The vet's bill was horrendous...
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Forum: Foto Fair
24th December 2018
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Replies: 7
Views: 408
Re: White Rhino resting
http://www.e-group.uk.net/gallery/data/500/Q9190342a.JPG (http://www.e-group.uk.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=101248)
Kruger September 2016. There was a severe drought and none of the animals...
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Forum: Olympus OM-D E-M5
12th December 2018
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,197
Re: From E-510 to OM-D E-M5
It sounds as though you may have the 14-45EZ lens which will certainly be better than your 17.5-45 lens and considerably smaller and more convenient. If I recollect correctly the only other FT lens...
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Forum: Foto Fair
5th November 2018
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Replies: 20
Views: 872
Re: An impala, a leopard and a patient hyena
Thank you - interesting and informative as always.
One reason - there are lots - for going to the Kruger is cost. We've booked for ten nights in the park; three each in Satara and Letaba and two...
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Forum: Site news
25th July 2018
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Replies: 212
Views: 20,181
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Forum: Foto Fair
12th June 2018
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Replies: 17
Views: 994
Re: Water Buck at sunset
I'm sorry to hear about the fire. It must have been a devastating experience.
Convenience wins! The Kenya safaris were either from ships visiting Mombasa or when I had a small fiefdom in...
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Forum: Foto Fair
8th April 2018
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Replies: 1,898
Views: 414,290
Re: Communal Bird Photography Thread
If ever there was a bird designed by a committee it must be the Secretary Bird. Some years ago I got a shot of one in Umfolozi where it was eating a small snake.
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Forum: Telephoto
15th September 2017
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Replies: 25
Views: 4,564
Re: Long Dilemma - please help
Versatility mainly. I can't detect any difference in IQ. If it's purely birds then the 300/4+1.4 gives the best reach and you need it to fill the frame. For animals, on safari for example, the...
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Forum: Olympus E-5
27th July 2017
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Replies: 17
Views: 5,459
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Forum: E-System User Group goodies
18th April 2017
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Replies: 18
Views: 7,037
Re: lens adaptors
In that range the Oly 50-200, preferably the SWD version, has no equals. It also goes well with the EC14 teleconverter.
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Forum: General accessories
16th April 2017
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,679
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Forum: E-System User Group goodies
9th April 2017
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,904
Re: Telephoto lens for E410....help.....
Welcome! The E410 will take any of the Four Thirds lenses (not micro four thirds) made by Olympus, Panasonic, Sigma and one or two others. If you want to take wildlife the Olympus 70-300 would be a...
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Forum: Olympus OM-D E-M5
21st March 2017
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Replies: 20
Views: 3,477
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Forum: Accessory talk
23rd January 2017
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Replies: 38
Views: 6,812
Re: Filter for eclipse?
A safe way of looking at an eclipse is its reflection in a bowl of water on the lawn. Presumably you could then photograph that.
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Forum: Introduce yourself
3rd January 2017
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Replies: 9
Views: 878
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Forum: The lounge
23rd December 2016
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Replies: 29
Views: 3,219
Exif data
Am I alone in being disappointed that so many images posted on the forum contain no Exif data?
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Forum: The lounge
23rd December 2016
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,416
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Forum: Olympus OM-D E-M1
20th November 2016
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,657
Re: Worth a repair?
Another outfit to consider for repairs is Johnson of Glasgow. They did my 300/4 which I bought from HDEW under the HDEW warranty rather than an Oly one. Unlike Oly they gave a full breakdown of the...
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Forum: The lounge
12th November 2016
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Replies: 6
Views: 864
Re: Windows 8.1 problem
Thanks for all your posts. I think I've tracked the problem down to Firefox which did not seem to be running properly and may have been affecting Windows. I did a new installation of Firefox and...
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Forum: The lounge
14th October 2016
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,499
Re: The Kruger - again!
This was my first outing with the 100-400 apart from a quick trial in the garden - I'd only had it a couple of weeks. It was/is stiff in use and it's irritating that the zoom rotates the opposite...
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