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Review – Stealth Gear one man photographic hide
I’ve never used a professional portable photographic hide before for wildlife photography. For me a bit of camo netting is quick and easy to use and light to carry and if you can find some suitable branches you can usually make a pretty efficient makeshift hide. It was with some trepidation that I chose to [...]
Review: Praktica 20-60x zoom spotting scope
This review covers my latest spotting scope from Praktica – the B00514 which is the angled zoom scope with a 77mm lens and 20 to 60 times eye-piece. It’s an easy to use spotting scope that is ideal for beginners or those looking for a good general workhorse spotting scope that is rugged and can be [...]
Review: Canon PIXMA iX6550 printer
There’s no doubt that colour photo printers have crashed in prices over the last couple of years. Not only have price come down but the quality of photo printing has gone up to near lab quality. For hobby photographers though A4 size printing no longer meets their needs. In steps the Canon PIXMA iX6550 A3 [...]
Review: Hitachi DZHV595E HD Camcorder
The Hitachi DZHV595E camcorder is a basic point and shoot budget camcorder but it does have a very useful 23 times optical zoom. This large optical zoom means that it can be one of the better point and shoot camcorders on the market if you want to film wildlife. There is very little user involvement [...]
Review: Praktica 15-45×60 Angled Waterproof Spotting Scope
I have to admit to having a personal history and liking for Praktica’s optics that go back a few years. I find them – for the money – to be extremely good value. So when my commission vouchers came through from Amazon and i needed a new spotting scope this was my choice. The Praktica [...]