Wardy's twin
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one from the back track have you been to the butterfly farm near ditchling common?.
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one from the back track have you been to the butterfly farm near ditchling common?.
Jack Straw
I look nothing like him!
I'm a frequent visitor to Ditchling Common, but not the butterfly farm. I'll investigate. Thanks for letting me know about it.
Wardy's twin
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Unfortunately I am still isolating because of my wife's condition so have not been there to comment but have been to a couple in the past and they were a (butterfly) photograhers dream.
Wardy's twin
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Not a butterfly but pretty photogenic IMO
Jack Straw
I look nothing like him!
Lovely shot of a Six-spot Burnet moth.
LamieRobertson
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1066familyman
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Can anyone recommend me a best bang for my buck travel tripod please. I have just entered the world of spotting scopes and want something light and compact but stable with a decent pan head type thingie.
I see Manfratto and Benro seem popular choices. My budget is very entry level though, so ideally I want models to look out for then find 2nd hand on eBay. I'm getting a bit overwhelmed at the mo by the MASSIVE choice on offer.
I see Manfratto and Benro seem popular choices. My budget is very entry level though, so ideally I want models to look out for then find 2nd hand on eBay. I'm getting a bit overwhelmed at the mo by the MASSIVE choice on offer.
Marshy
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My 14yr old is taking Photography as a GCSE from September, Im going to point him in the direction of this thread 
Jack Straw
I look nothing like him!
Yes. Didn't you recognize me the other evening?!Dogging?
Jack Straw
I look nothing like him!
Don't know much about this subject, but just found this;
https://boxed2me.co.uk/product/ex-p...9bFYoLTNUeS_XdVfbewtcYOSKq7qZdMxoCaj0QAvD_BwE
1066familyman
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Thanks for that. I already have a spotting scope. Just a specific tripod recommendation would be ideal.
Wardy's twin
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Dogging?
last time i was there there was dogsh*t everywhere. I wish those doggers would take their crap home with them
Took some nice shots (iPhone only) of the poppy field on Lancing Ring today but won’t upload for some reason. Anyway, it’s lovely up there at the moment on the West side.
1066familyman
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I think it'll have something to do with file size. I only use my phone for all my photography. I have some nature and wildlife shots I'd like to share, but it's random if they upload to here or not. Mostly they fail to upload. Probably does everyone here a favour in my case though
I think it'll have something to do with file size. I only use my phone for all my photography. I have some nature and wildlife shots I'd like to share, but it's random if they upload to here or not. Mostly they fail to upload. Probably does everyone here a favour in my case though
Yeah, mine never used to upload, then they did, now they don’t. Oh well. They were just snaps really.
I've had one of these for many years, and it seems to do a pretty good job. Very easy to use with just one wheel.
It does 'sag' a bit if you have a big zoom on, but you get used to it and just tighten it up pointing slightly above where you want - but then, I did have another more substantial tripod that did just the same.
https://www.manfrotto.com/uk-en/compact-action-aluminium-tripod-with-hybrid-head-black-mkcompactacn-bk/
1066familyman
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Thanks. That sort of pistol grip would do fine for me. I've had a go on something similar before. What's it like on full extension? Still nice and stable?
Price point is about where I'm aiming at too.
Cant go wrong with a Manfrotto, reasonably priced and well made. I've got 2
As you say check out ebay.
It's stable as a tripod, in that the legs are okay and it doesn't wobble. But there isn't one of those hooks for hanging bags and things from for extra stability.
But, if you are thinking of it, see if you can give it a try first. The one thing that you may find is that the spotter scope is a bit heavy for it and so the pistol grip might not be quite firm enough. But that partly depends upon the balance and so on. For instance, with my older zoom, I get the sag - because it's the camera that's on the tripod head. But my (new to me) old minolta zoom has the tripod mount thing on the lens - and so because the weight is centred, it's fine. It is, after all, really designed for the shorter lens - but see if you can try it out first (we still have a camera shop a couple of stations away so I can still play with stuff first!).
One of mine from a remote area of Ethiopia. Hamar tribe teenagers come in to the village of Dimeka for the Saturday market. As there's no electricity in their villages they come in to charge up their phones at a tin shack and also to meet up with girls from the surrounding area.
