harry_harrington

I'm not sure about the US, but in Europe you can shots to stop some tick problems. Ask your local doctor. If i remember the more you plan ahead the better.

Does anyone know if nikon have improved the collars on the 300mm f4.

If not, does anyone konw if the kirk collars work for this lens

possibly buying one in the near future but will use it 95 percent of

the time on a tripod.

 

Thanks for the help

 

Harry.

I use an ML3 quite a bit and everything seems to work very well. Its quite hit and miss with what you get pictures of though. If you use MF and make the gap between the sender and reciever as small as possible then its a matter of good lighting.

Why not use a remote for a camera placed on the ground. Nikon do an ML3 or something like that. Then put a 28mm or 20mm lens on and wait till the bear gets in position. You could use two or more cameras to cover different view points. I would use flash or 3200 B+W. Another possiblity would be to use a spot light and mix it with available light something I'm still working on as my results so far a bad. Good lick.

I am off to africa in a few weeks and will be working out of a 4x4

most of the time. Can anyone recormend a car mount or is a bean bag

as good as it gets. I have a 500mm F4.

 

Cheers.

 

Harry.

I think pocket blinds are great. Obviously not a replacement for a normal hide, but they only cost a few bucks and don't take up much room in your bag. I've had foxes suckling 10 feet away when I've used mine.

 

Harry.

Go for the 500mm. 2X Converters are a waste of time(for nikon any way).

A 1348 is just about good enough for a 500mm.

 

Harry

I have used scent to lure mink to look into my camera and used otter spraint to do the same with otters. Might work with mountain lions.

 

Harry.

Try www.trailmaster.com and www.michaelnicknichols.com which both have info.

 

I have been photographing otters here in the UK with nikon F90s and trailmaster trips and Nikon ML3s as well. The trailmaster is good as you can set it to come on at different times of the day, very good if you find that you are getting lots of photos of a speices you are not interested in photographing.

 

Once you find out which tracks, tree or rock your mountain lion is using its just a matter of setting everything up. I like the more modern cameras as the auto fill flash can change with the light conditions.

 

A good biologist is a help as they can teach you what to look for and where to look for it.

 

I have seen a video camera in a peli case with a window put in for the lens, which seemed a good idea. I use plastic bags which work OK

 

Good luck

 

Harry.

The panoramic bit of my Arca swiss ball head has seized up. The head

was stuck on my tripod so I put some WD40 on it. I got the head off

but the bottom plate no longer turns. I guess its full of WD40.The

ball still works.

 

I am off on a trip in 3 days so no time to send it off to get fixed.

Can I wash it out with alcohol?

 

There are 3 screws at the bottom -would it be a mistake to undo

these??

 

Thanks in advance.

 

Harry.

Obviously things are different in the USA but I can't see the problem in putting out road kill rabbits for a couple of days then trying to get photos of a buzzard on the next. I would probably do this irregularly to photograph bears or wolves in the wild if we still had them.

 

Again, obviously trying to feed peanut butter sandwhiches in yellowstone would be stupid. Where you draw the line depends on the local conditions.

 

Harry.

I am going to have a week spare in Namibia next month. Can anyone

suggest the best use of that week. Oviously I can not see everything

but would welcome any ideas.I am most interested in Wildlife.

 

Thanks in advance.

 

Harry.

Dear Allan,

 

More British people are killed, mugged, robbed in the USA than any other country! Next is Spain.

 

Back to my question any one got advice on Ethiopia?

 

Than for the info Stephen and Hans

 

H

I will hopefully be having a bit of an Africa frenzy next year and

wonder if I will have any problems travelling with my gear. Between

$20 and 30 thousand worth depending on the trip, and around 100-200

rolls of film. I should be going to Nambia, South Africa and Ethiopia

on seperate trips. Will I get any hassel at customs and is there

anything I can do beforehand to make life easier.

 

Also if any onecan recommend car hire firms in any of the abouve

countries that would be a great help.

 

Thanks in advance.

 

Harry.

Have a look at.

 

http://www.jama.fr/remviewfcad.htm

 

H

I would try for a 300mm and a good tripod. Then a 1.4x converter when you have more money. Do not get a mirror lens no matter how good a deal it seems. I spent a lot of time taking bad photos when I was 14 with a 500mm mirror lens. After the lens I would get a pocket blind and lots and lots of film. Good luck.

 

Harry.

Our nipper is 5 now and its much harder work with her now. She can't walk ten miles and is to heavy for the ruc sack. It used to be easy, my wife carried alix and alix seemed to take it very well. I would say it works till they have their own minds. Alix is very serious about not waiting 4 hours to take a photo. We spent a summer in Estonia when she was two and she seemed fine about getting uo early etc.

 

Harry.

I would go for the 1.4 if you end up getting one, but if your end product is a print why not spend the money on some more film and crop when you get the prints done?

 

Harry

I think I'll be over the carry on limit for a trip to africa and will

have to put part of it in the hold. does anyone have advice for

getting big glass safly to another country.

 

All the best.

 

Harry.

I am trying to get a picture of an otter in day light using a trip. I

am using a nikon f90 with the nikon trip. I'd like to be able to turn

the camera off at night and on in the day so that the habitat shows

in the background when the picture is taken. Does anyone know of a

timer that will turn my camera + flash(S) off and on.I preety sure if

I do it manualy it will disturb the otters to much.If anyone knows of

a UK dealer that would be even better.

 

Thanks in advance

 

Harry