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| Posted: Tue Sep 10th, 2019 07:47 |
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jk
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chrisbet wrote:I agree totally - I would rather buy from an individual so I can find out the history of the item. Dealers are a pain because they spam offer way below the auction starting price and then snipe later - so I snipe too.... It is against ebay policy to bid on your own item but I know that individuals and dealers do bid up their items.
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| Posted: Tue Sep 10th, 2019 09:04 |
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Robert
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jk wrote:It is against ebay policy to bid on your own item but I know that individuals and dealers do bid up their items. Of course they do, all part of the process, firstly to garner interest, secondly to ensure that the final bidder pays a decent price. The final price is down to the final bidders decision. Not just on eBay, it happens at real auctions, it's called shill bidding. I have seen some amazing battles at real auctions where two bidders with deep pockets are determined to win at any cost. It can and does go sky high. I and many others with gaping mouths watched two rag-bag farmers fighting over a very old, very rusty sawbench for cutting logs, the type which mounts on the back of a tractor. It was little more than scrap, maybe worth £50? when they got to £2500 the auctioneer called a pause for breath, reminding the bidders the winner would have to pay the highest bid, the atmosphere was electric. Eventually it went well over £3000. Absolutely crazy, everyone was aghast. I guess there was a story behind it.
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| Posted: Tue Sep 10th, 2019 09:43 |
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chrisbet
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Well - that is the last of my DX kit posted off to new owners - all FX now 
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| Posted: Tue Sep 10th, 2019 10:43 |
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Robert
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Just don't take up birding, LOL. 
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| Posted: Tue Sep 10th, 2019 10:46 |
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jk
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Robert wrote:Just don't take up birding, LOL. I can sell him my 400mm f2.8 AFS.
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| Posted: Tue Sep 10th, 2019 10:51 |
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chrisbet
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But if I crop to DX with the 610 I'll have 30% more pixels than the D90 and 450mm from the 70-300, will I not? Birds aren't really my cup of tea ( I don't like tea either ) as long as I can get some good horse photos I'll be happy ...
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| Posted: Tue Sep 10th, 2019 13:15 |
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Robert
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chrisbet wrote:But if I crop to DX with the 610 I'll have 30% more pixels than the D90 and 450mm from the 70-300, will I not? Er, well yes, sort of... The big benefit with FX is you get much more latitude in the crop, you can't easily make a DX image into an FX. The problem with birding that even with JK's 400mm f2.8 and an X1.4 doubler, shooting DX, you will probably need to crop 'till you can see the pixels! LOL. In other words birding pushes the local length/magnification to the limits, and beyond, unless of course like Jeff you have a nice little hide with beautiful little birdies all around. If I lived in Flint I would spend most of my spare time in that hide, it's like heaven on Earth. I would love to create something similar here. I am sure you will get some excellent pictures of your horses, just watch the lighting and the histogram.
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| Posted: Tue Sep 10th, 2019 14:41 |
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blackfox
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oh rob in the words of the immortal al Jolson "you aint seen nothing yet " 50 yards along from that hide a new one has been built on a island out into the pool . connected by a causeway and at a angle to keep the sun behind the hide .. spoilt for choice now ... kingfisher is making regular appearances to .. just need more free time
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| Posted: Tue Sep 10th, 2019 15:22 |
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jk
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Looks like I need to go to Wales for my birding!
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| Posted: Tue Sep 10th, 2019 15:36 |
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Robert
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blackfox wrote:Kingfisher is making regular appearances to .. just need more free time I was in Warrington last night, no chance of diverting, I was collecting a road-going quad on the trailer for a mate of my son Michael. I will see if I can get down soon, I would love a photo of a Kingfisher, they are so shapely and colourful. My GPS has gone South, so I have lost the coordinates on the reserve.
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