Chimere

Placed 20^th in the challenge.

Yes, I am aware of it, is known to be a paradise fir birders - ais a bit fasr from where I reside, but definitely I will visit in the near future. Chimere

Any of you in Ontario have knowledge of areas in southern Ontario, which offers good chances to encounter wildlife - other than zoos, safari parks and GTA traffic patterns ? Chimere

It all relates back to a spelling error: "rational security" is at stake - and nobody wants admit to it. Chimere

Thank you all for your response. Years ago I put together a contraption using the red dot range finder. The shoe's fit is sloppy (plenty of play) and the glue used to fit pieces together disabled ...

Since Sony's  A77 and the Nikons (so I think) are using standard hot shoe design, will the DF-M1 Dot Sight fit & work on the A77 ? Chimere

Placed 11^th in the challenge. Hundertwasser Haus in Vienna

photpshopped pic ? How did you manage to get the incredible DOF ? An fisheye would do it, but then you would not get the deer that large. Can you explain ? Chimere

Beautiful light, very nice landscape, excellent composition. Captures the moment really well. Good photography needs a good eye &  a sharp mind. The author of this one seems to have both. Well done! ...

There is nothing wrong with the color. The yellow stinge of the samples reflects accurately  the indirect light filtering through the canopy of the tree above the bird. I gave these specific ...

Jupiter is also much larger. With any half decent amateur telescope you can distinguish cloud patterns, four of it's moons, and actually the shadow of these moons becomes clearly visible when ...

Here are pictures from Neptune, done with that VLT telescope in Chile, with the laser atmospheric distortion correction off and on. Pointless shooting at Saturn to see if lens is sharp. Chimere

Have no experience with the Benro, but always disliked twist locks. Clamps on Manfrotto work fine for me, gives feeling of solid grip, all the time. Chimere

Have not done much with my new lens yet, besides some testing to see where the limits are. See images below. Quite surprised I am about the good colour, contrast and sharpness when wide open. wide ...

Thank you all for your responses. Will visit local store to check out all the hardware mentioned in your responses before I buy. Chimere

Amazon shows a multitude of gimbals, from some $80.- to $500.-. Most of them are of very similar design. What to buy or, not to buy ? A rating of some 5 lbs. / 2.2 kg  (A77ii + tamron150-600 mm) ...

The offer of gimbals is mesmerizing, at prices from $80 up to some $500.- Most have similar design, with similar ratings. What to buy and which to ignore ? Need a rig with some 5 lbs / 2200 g min. ...