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Have any of you heard of or tried the Hoya Fusion Antistatic Protector Filter. About to buy a new lens and this filter was recommended rather than a than a UV filter. I only want a filter for protection for the front element.

I use a strap very similar to this. The one I use has a strap that goes under the arm. The problem with the Altura and ones like it are when lifting your camera or when setting it down the whole strap can slide around and the shoulder pad is no longer on your shoulder. If you get one that has the under arm strap this will prevent the whole thing from sliding. The type with the extra under arm strap and only a few dollars more and you don't need to use the under arm strap if you find that don't need it.

Nikon D850 DSLR Camera Still waiting for details.

Any one in public taking pictures of strangers these day is almost guaranteed to come under some type of suspicion. Especially if they are photographing woman or children. One of the reasons for this can be seen in a recent story from Canada. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/canadacreep-twitter-account-calgary-voyeurism-1.4158523

Airport security is a bit of a joke. We just came back from Amsterdam and my wife had a pair of nail clippers confiscated at security. While waiting for our flight she did a little duty free shopping. She bought a 3 pack of cheese. It came with a free cheese knife; that has a very sharp 4 inch blade.

From our friends at SLR lounge. Nikon Officially Unveils Its 100th Anniversary Edition Lenses & Camera Bodies

I also recommend getting Darwin Wiggett's guide book. Another good source is the Photography America Newsletters. Photograph America Newsletter on the Canadian Rockies A bit of a warning, this is the 150th anniversary of the Park system in Canada and they have been giving away free passes since last year. So it will be busier than usual. If you have not booked accommodations you should ASAP or you may be sleeping in your car.

<p>If you want high quality that will last then you are going to pay for it. If you are looking for something that only has to last for one trip then you could get away with lower priced and lower quality products. If you are looking for great quality that will last the rest of your life and comes with a guarantee then you will have to pay the higher price. About the best quality product with a guarantee you can get is "Tilley" I have yet to find anything that beat the quality and the only product with a guarantee. Yes the stuff is pricey but you are getting top quality and a great guarantee.<br> http://www.tilley.com/us_en/tilley-guarantee<br> The prices on their web site are in Canadian dollars so if you are ordering from the states the price in US dollars will be lower.</p>

<p>Check out the Magic Fountains in front of Palau Nacional museum.(NMAC) The fountains and the museum are great anytime, but the fountains are light up at night and on weekends they have shows with music.</p>

<p>If you stop at Grand Prismatic Spring be sure to drive a little south to the Fairy Falls trail. If you walk out to the falls you will be on the back side of the Grand Prismatic and can climb up the hill and get an elavated veiw of Grand Prismatic. One of my favorite drives was Firehole Road. Best time for wildlife is at sunrise and sunset. Watch while driving, any animal near the road will create a traffic jam with people looking at the wildlife and not the road/traffic.<br> When in the Teton's try and check out the Laurance S. Rockefeller Preserve. Great place for hiking, the trails have several streams and small water falls. the road into the preserve has several trail heads and is a good area for both landscapes and wildlife. A great place for sunrise is at Schwabachers Landing. Access is north of Moose on Highway 191. And of course there is the Morman Barns just north of Jackson.</p>

<p>I have been to Costa Rica several times in the last 14 years. And I would also recommend getting a vehicle with high ground clearance 2X4 or 4X4. And I would also agree on getting the max insurance. And never leave anything in your vehicle overnight and never leave anything visible when you leave your vehicle parked anywhere unless you are close by.<br> Get a GPS if you do not already have one and get the most up to date maps available. I would also not recommend traveling between cities at night for a couple of reasons. First is safety, if you have any kind of breakdown or get lost you never know who will come by. Second is the roads are in rather poor condition, potholes everywhere. And the signage on road is poor at best and mostly nonexistent. This goes for highways and inside cities. That is why you will want good maps and a GPS. Most hotels will list their location by address and with GPS coordinates.<br> As far as what to see, Rincón de la Vieja Volcano National Park in the north and Manuel Antonio National Park in the south and Tortuguero National Park in the east are three of my favorites. One place that I highly recommend is La Paz Waterfall Gardens, in Alajuela. This is a private park but a great place to see wildlife and landscapes. There is a great hotel on site, a little pricey but I think it is worth staying for one or two nights. Any place that has zip lines are not going to be any good for wildlife. The noise scares the animals away.<br> The jungle is dark so you will need fast lenses or crank up the ISO. Most places are very humid and it rains a lot in the jungle so plan on some way to keep your gear dry. I keep desiccant bags inside my camera bag all the time to help with the humidity and when raining I use a Kata rain protection bag. You will want to bring every thing from wide to long telephoto. The monkeys, sloths and birds stay high in the trees most of the time.</p>