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    Airline travel

    If if does not fit in your hand luggage then don't take it, as others have said no care is taken with hold luggage, and more importantly you are not covered by insurance.
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    5d mkiv or 1dx hmmmm ?

    Hi Gary, as chapper is saying, you need to take the weight into account, and a lot of colours can be controlled in post. I was close to buying the 1DX but being a serious amateur and not a professional put the money I saved towards the final piece in my personal jigsaw and bought a 400mm 2.8f...
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    5d mkiv or 1dx hmmmm ?

    Hi, I have the 5D mk3 and mk4. The mk4 tracking is far superior to the older model, which wasn't bad, obviously the 1DX ii will be better as it is a specialist camera, all depends on the amount of wildlife you photograph, and whether it's worth paying nearly £2000 more for the 1DX?
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    Photography Gloves - Recommendations Please

    I bought a pair of "Stealth Gear" photographers gloves three years ago and are still going well, they have small holes in thumb and forefinger so you can push your digits out to operate the camera, without the need to take the gloves off, they are also warm and grippy. Not cheap but in our...
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    SD and CF Cards

    Hi Shaz, will be slower to write then a CF card. the camera by default copies at a higher speed to the CF card, compared to the SD card. If you are splashing the cash on a 5D Mk3 then I think you should treat yourself to a decent CF card as well, and enjoy the benefits.
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    A really old Canon

    Lotta bang for your bucks!!!!:bonk:
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