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    The horsehead and Flame nebula.

    Thank you - Very kind of you to say :)
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    The horsehead and Flame nebula.

    I sold all my normal camera stuff years ago to pay for some telescope or another!!! I enjoyed macro stuff (y) I'm sure you'll stay hooked for years! An observatory makes so much difference .... Good luck :)
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    The horsehead and Flame nebula.

    Thanks Mike. I've lost my mojo recently.... the observatory hasn't been open in over a year...... :(
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    The General Drone-Related Thread

    I have pre-ordered a Mavic Air 2 .... should be with me in the middle of May..... never flown a drone before so really looking forward to it :)
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    High-end bridge cameras: Sony RX10, Panasonic FZ1000 etc

    These are pin sharp - You're not helping my bank balance!!!!
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    TP Charitable Thread - Sponsorship/Donations

    I was pointed to this thread when I asked about posting about my Charity challenge that I am doing in June......... In case anyone is interested or feels that they may be able to help in any small way then here goes....... Read on!!!! As a mad cyclist a friend and I are cycling from Madrid to...
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    Critique Four from Chamonix this year

    I love the sense of scale from the first one.......
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    High-end bridge cameras: Sony RX10, Panasonic FZ1000 etc

    On the macro shots that you guys post with the RX10's (III or iv) are you having to use another lens or Raynox or something? And what about flash?
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    The horsehead and Flame nebula.

    Many thanks!! I'm thrilled that you like it
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    The horsehead and Flame nebula.

    Thanks Adrian, I'm thrilled that you like it. These images certainly give me a sense of perspective with how small we really are..... When you see pictures with literally thousands of galaxies in it...... wow, mind blowing!
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    The horsehead and Flame nebula.

    Thank you Mark - That's very kind of you to say :)
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    High-end bridge cameras: Sony RX10, Panasonic FZ1000 etc

    Just basing my opinion on what I am seeing on this thread between the two camera's.........
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    High-end bridge cameras: Sony RX10, Panasonic FZ1000 etc

    I have to say that taking the images on here as an example - The Mk iii def looks sharper than the Mk iv.......
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    The horsehead and Flame nebula.

    Many thanks Matt and Giles........ I'm planning on taking a full moon picture this month so that I can give people some idea of scale to the size of these....... a full moon overlay would really surprise people (me included!) at the size of some of these nebulae :)
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    The horsehead and Flame nebula.

    Thanks Martin - I'm thrilled that you enjoyed it :) If you are interested there's a few more images on my website too :)
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