Recent content by The Duke of Bork

Colourful fishing floats Lobster pots

Female Adder warming up IN THE SUN.

Trevose Head from Trevone Bay: Trevose Lighthouse:

The spots are the same on both images, therefore it isn't the lens. Your sensor needs a clean.

Minack Theatre, Porthcurno:

Gorgeous thing, well photographed.

Recently been digitisng some of my old negatives and transparencies - these are pitlane shots from the Siverstone 1000k in, I think, 1987. Canon A1, 28mm, HP5.

Whenever did "need" have anything to do with it?

Agree 400mm on FF isn't that long for wild birds really. Getting closer helps even with long lenses as atmospheric moisture/pollution/heathaze have worse effects the more air is between you and the bird.

Maybe because

You can always get into the reserve as a public footpath runs through it east of the visitor centre and across the causeway.

Have a look at Tier 1 Online, they have ex-business machines which tend to be good quality.

A tiny dab of Loctite or similar, applied with a cocktail stick, wouldn't go amiss either, once you've found the right screw.

I got these for a similar issue with the lens foot of my Panasonic100-400. ETA - depends if the screw you need is metric, of course...