SEESTAR S50 - Is this the BEST Budget Smart Telescope yet?
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- čas přidán 26. 07. 2024
- I think this could be the ultimate budget smart telescope, it's already great but it's not quite perfect! (yet?) - A definite watch before you buy, I've tried my best to cover everything I could in this for you :-)
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00:00 intro & notable points
00:48 unbox & contents
01:36 tripod
02:10 sensor & optics & colour correction
02:50 filters within, dark, uv/ir cut, dual-narrowband
04:25 operation range temperatures & notes on solar
05:08 actual field of view comparison
05:38 notes on the wifi performance
06:15 notes on autofocus repeatability & response from ZWO
07:45 further notes on colour correction
08:10 notes on stacking efficiency & performance
09:20 stacking routine notes
10:00 unedited short test results & longer DSO performance
13:10 credits, final thoughts - Věda a technologie
Great ZWO has broken the ice with you. Good business move for them since your videos are so informative and you have a loyal following that's growing. Keep up the good work!!
That's really kind of you to say mate, thank you! - I'm really happy to have opportunities like this, and it's all thanks to you guys :-) Clear skies!!
Excellent review, Luke!! Glad to get your take on the Seestar S50 :) can't wait to see what's to come! Cheers
Thanks a ton Sarah! :-D it's a fun device, can't wait to play some more! Hope you're doing great!
Great initial run down Luke! I grabbed one of these on pre-order as soon as they were available, so hopefully the postman will be ringing the bell soon! 😂 Looks like a really fun product! Have a great week, mate!
Thanks ever so much mate! Hope you're doing well! :-D
It's certainly a lot of fun, just wish we had some more clear skies LOL! Good luck for your delivery, really excited for you!
Nice review Luke. What sets you apart from others is you down to earth and honest presentation. I have one on order, hope it arrives before the eclipes (we are center in its path). I have bought this for my wife. As I set up the RedCat 51/EAF/AsiAir Plus/LRGB and SHO filters: and the Celestron Edge 8/EAF/ASIAir Pro/OAG (still having problems dialing in focus with EAF), the wife paces back and forth..."got a picture yet". Now she has her own setup to enjoy this sometimes frustrating but highly rewarding hobby.
Thank you ever so much mate, that's awesome to hear! :-)
I'm really chuffed that you've got this as a gift for your wife, it's wonderful that you'll be able to enjoy the wonders of the night (and daytime!) skies together now - good on you mate!
All the very best, and wishing you the clearest of skies for you and your wife,
Luke
Really appreciate the honest review. New to your channel, glad to sub!
Waiting on mine now, ordered a couple months ago. I'm even more excited after hearing about your experience, thank you
Awesome to hear that mate, I hope it arrives for you in short order! :-) Thank you for the sub by the way, that's good of you!
Clear skies!
Great review Waiting for my Seestar s 50 Amazing unit for just started production. Great critical review like always!
Thanks mate!! Really glad you liked the video :-) I totally agree, for a unit that's just reached production & release it's tremendous, can't wait to see what comes with firmware updates now!
Looks like a great little scope that Luke and a fantastic review 👏
It really is! Can't wait to play some more when the weather clears 👍👍
thanks for the review, you answered a couple things I was curious about, like the management of field rotation, that i didn’t see others touch on. and also thank you for helping motivate me, i went out of my city and did some astro again, your magnum opus photo has given me a goal to work towards again :)
That's incredible to hear! Thank you mate, I'm happy to hear that your mojo is returning! :-) good luck and clear skies!
@@lukomaticothis winter is probably gonna be cold, but my gear still seems to work at -30° and hey that’s just free sensor cooling :) do you have an instagram account? that’s where i tend to share my photos personally
edit: nevermind, i found it and followed!
Thank you for an informative review. I think ZWO will capture the hearts and minds of many backyard thumpers like myself. Cheers, mate🔭👍
Cheers to you too, mate!! Thanks ever so much for watching and clear skies! :-)
Have one on Order and looking forward to using it... glad you got one for review as trust everything you say!!
Awesome mate, I really do think you'll enjoy it!! :-) and thank you by the way, that honestly means a lot 🙏
Thank you for the detailed review especially the focusing issue. I bought one and I am going to use it as a resource for my club's community outreach. Sorry for not responding to your other videos just have been extremely busy!
Glad it was helpful Paul mate! :-D And no problems at all! I really appreciate your continued support :-)
Clear skies!
Please, please, please, pass the request for EQUATORIAL MODE, at least in manual mode, tracking on stars/sun/moon
Nice one Luke!! Very fair first review and you touched upon some interesting points with your critical eye which I'm sure most will appreciate :)
It was a similar story with the Dwarf2; started out a touch glitchy, then just got better and better with each firmware update. I'm sure this will be the case with the Seestar's, and it's quite remarkable what ZWO have managed to include for the price! I feel folks would be hard pushed not to be impressed with the value offered here.
I hope you continue to enjoy it and those 3D printed Bahtinov masks look ace! I reckon you'll be doing storming trade in those mate! Clear skies to you buddy!!
Hey Chris mate! :-D Hope you're doing superb!
Agreed - I think it'll be very similar aye, I'm looking forwards to seeing how the firmware updates change things, - the asiair went from good, to great, to excellent thanks to firmware I reckon - Hope this follows a similar track! :-D
As always, I appreciate your time a great deal - Clear skies my friend!
Great review. Thanks for all the details. One of the items you touched base on was the operational distance that I can use this. It's VERY nice to know that yes, I can sit at my desk inside and use this (which would be about 25 ft). Your view is the ONLY ONE that answered this question. Thanks from Missouri!
Glad it was helpful my friend, thank you so much! :-) All the best,
Luke
And just buy a wireless range extender if you have a large yard. I use a 1 acre field next to my house and i can link to it (Vespera)from every room in the house now.
Nice review Luke, seems to be a few of this type of scope coming to the market now, so far this looks like one of the better ones
Totally agree Tony mate! I'm impressed with it already and I'm sure it's only going to get better with further firmware updates! :-) Hope you've been keeping well mate!
The best critical review to date of the SeeStar, IMHO. I pre-ordered back in July, expecting arrival in December. Amazing features in a small package!
Thanks ever so much Michael, really happy to hear that! :-) I think it's a heck of a package for the pricepoint, unreal value - I'm sure you'll be pleased when it arrives!
@lukomatico Thanks....I think it will be something my young grandsons can grow into. If that seed bears fruit, they can make use of my Evolution 6, with ZWO camera, ASIAIR PLUS, etc, which is too much tech right now.
@@michaeledmonds3027 Excellent, I really hope they'll enjoy it! :-)
Almost forgot... great review Luke, detailed and honest 👍
Thanks ever so much mate, really glad you enjoyed it!! :-) clear skies!
Looks like a nice break to just "have some fun" doing this hobby for once 🙂 Nice performance for the price and I am quite sure it will get better and better as ZWO's R&D is on point with updates. Thanks for the honest review Luke! Clear Skies!
Hey Dave mate! - Thank you for watching and taking the time to leave a thoughtful comment mate, it's appreciated! :-D I agree, it's only going to get better over time so this is an excellent starting point! :-)
Clear skies!
I have the Vespera(Same Chip). Love it! Especially in the Winter here in Upstate NY
Looks like a promising portable scope. Makes me almost regret getting the dwarf2 but I have enjoyed using it over the winter down here in New Zealand. Very exciting to see the direction the hobby is heading becoming more accessible for people that perhaps just want to see a few objects themselves, without having to become engineers and spend 14 hours on one object haha.
I totally hear you Ross my friend! It's making astronomy more accessible which can only ever be a good thing in my eyes!
Re: the dwarf, no need to feel any regret mate! It's superb in it's own right I think, such a fun little scope! :-) (and SO much more compact than the seestar of course!!)
@@lukomatico Yes that is the big plus with the dwarf 2 Im a little envious though of the narrow band filter, thats quite a feature on the seestar and a triplet too boot.
The dwarf is a great little scope, amd it’s definitely more portable! 🙂 yes, the seestar is better, but it’s bulkier, too. If you travel a lot on foot, hiking or so, i would choose the dwarf. If you have a car, the s50 might be the better choice. Both have their pros and cons. I’ve switched to the Seestar for now..😉
@@erebostd I don't see it as a huge difference in carrying if the Seestar isn't packed in it's hardcase. Just over 3lbs more and only the thickness dimension significantly wider isn't very off-putting for backbacking. Where I see the Dwarf II a bit more useful is the tracking mode for daytrippers wanting to video on the run whether animals or events as that was it's base design concept. Both have a place which is really neat and I could see both being really fun at events of all kinds. Compare that to others on the market and these two devices really hit the bullseye.
On the note of travel with the units: Having both side-by-side I reckon the Dwarf would probably be a little more robust to pack away uncased as it's camera unit is supported from both ends of course -
The seestar really should be transported in the case I reckon, due to its camera unit only having one point of support on the body 👍
I appreciate your opinions on this product. Excellent video. I just picked on of these up as a companion to my main Edge HD8 rig. I think keeping to targets a bit lower on the horizon improves things a bit. I had the same issue last night with dropped frames, though now it gives a message that the sub was discarded due to star trails.
Thanks for that Fred! - I think the software has improved a lot from this initial review, it's nice to see the product continually improving! 👍👍
Brilliant and very fair review Luke! Excited to be receiving my SeeStar soon, will be a brilliant wee portable set up! Also love the fact ZWO are listening to feedback and quickly implementing changes/ upgrades. It will be really great when they release a ‘pro-mode’ for Seestar. Keep up with the amazing videos! :D
Thanks so much mate!! I hope your seestar comes soon, it's a great device! :-)
Totally agree btw, it's good to see that feedback is being acted upon quickly!
Nice review, thanks for pointing out those few (tracking or stacking errors) ( stacking algorithms possible bugs) does trouble me however . I have the dwarf and firmware updates have fixed some of the complications . I really want to get in on this little powerhouse but since your honest review I think I will wait for a time and see how it evolves over the next few months ..anyway putting in an order now just clogs up the pipeline and it wouldn't even get here for a few months maybe a firmware update will be forthcoming ...great review.
Hey there mate! :-) Thanks so much for your kind comment!
There's certainly no harm in watching how this all plays out, I do feel confident that ZWO will get on top of any bugs and have them ironed out swiftly as they have a good track record of that, but the proof is in the pudding of course!
Looking forwards to getting some more time in with the device and enjoying it!
Clear skies to you :-)
zwo you are so lucky to have experts review your products and give you feedback, the least you can do as a thank you gesture is to give them for free the products after they review them....the LEAST!!!!!
That's kind of you to say mate!! 🙏 I'm just happy getting stuff to review and share though :-D
LOVE mine! Still learning to post process.
Really glad to hear that mate! You'll get the hang of post processing in no time! :-)
Awesome review! still waiting for my order… was supposed to come in august. they really making me wait for it 🙏 😭
Thank you mate! I think you'll be really happy with it, worth the wait! :-)
Thanks Luke!
No problem at all! :-D Thank you for watching!!
As always Luke a very thorough review ! I can just see one these days companies advertising the fact their product got through a lukomatico review unscathed ! Brilliant first "rig" for young kids ? I think if you already have a mount and you want a 250mm FOV then I would choose a redcat. I certainly wouldn't knock it though as I suspect it will bring a load of youngsters into the hobby which can only be a good thing 👍
Hey there Paul mate! :-D Ahh you're too kind haha, thank you!
Totally agree that this would be superb for young kids as well as bigger kids too, and even fully grown kids like me haha!
Certainly if you're mounted up and are looking to fill the 250mm focal range, this isn't the scope - agreed again, Redcat all the way as you suggest! (some of those askar lens/telescope offerings look cool too though I have to say!)
Hope you're doing superb,
Clear skies!
Nice review mate if I were back doing outreach again I would probably buy one of these or the Dwarf 2 I guess it would be good to use to show family & friends to, but that would be it for me as it's no match for a proper imaging rig.
Hey Tich mate! :-D Hope you're well!
Aye I agree for sure it's no competitor to a normal imaging rig in terms of raw capability, but for actually getting out there and having some fun it's excellent! (the dwarf II is also as you say!)
That said, I guess it's not aimed at competing with 'big rigs' as there's nothing really possible for the price this comes in at hey, haha!
Clear skies to you bud :-)
Nah Dwarf is at least punctual with their delivery times 😂
haha :-D Dwarf is a lovely device!!
Yet... there is no flats. tutorial on here..@@lukomatico
9:55 Update on the stacking issue: One of the latest software/firmware updates allows for it to save all the images used in the stack so that one can stack it on your pc if you wish to do so.
Excellent news!! 👍👍
Good job
Thanks mate!!
Thanks!
That's so kind of you, thank you my friend!! 👍👍
Hi Luke, my Vespera is same. Ten minutes imaging will produce about 6-7 mins of subs. It has to be tracking errors causing it. None of my resultant stacks have ever shown elongated stars so it must be doing its job properly and the stacking algorithms are pretty aggressive. I get my Seestar next week hopefully.
Good to know! Thanks for sharing how the Vespera does too 👍
Hope you enjoy your Seestar!!
Hello Luke. Thanks for your honest review. Is their a way to stretch the image using histogram sliders. Optimize colors?
Thanks so much mate! - RE: the image controls, honestly not that I've seen - it does an automatic stretch and colour calibration it seems, but that's about it. good question!
I enjoyed your look at the Seestar. I wonder if your location for shooting played part in focus issues? Would be good to see if on your particular demo model it displayed the same issue in various locations and not others. But it is good to hear they are working on manual adjustment. Were you using the supplied tripod or one of your own? I'm not a fan of putting these devices so low to the ground, some areas I've observed from ground dew definitely can play havoc with dewing up optics.
All in all, the Seestar and the Dwarf II look to be game changers for a lot of us amateurs who can afford sub $600 easier than +$1000 for such a device.
Hey mate! Thanks for the suggestions and questions! I was indeed using the supplied tripod and the night's efforts were done with the dew heater active (does a good job really!)
It shouldn't be my location that's a problem I reckon as my other rigs all focused fine on the same night, but I appreciate your line of thinking here!
Clear skies! :-)
Great info. Is there anyway to add new objects to the database such as Nishimura?
Thanks so much mate! :-) Nishimura is already catalogued on there would you believe! They got it on there quick! (as to other objects, you can indeed input custom RA/DEC coordinates I believe)
Great review. Just the -10 could be an issue here in the north Scandinavia :)
True mate, good point!! I guess often times getting clear skies up there is a bigger problem though haha! (Only joking, I'm just jealous!)
@@lukomatico basically you are right As I'm living near to the coast,south of Finlad,we don't have that many clear nights.But when we have,we can have a sessions 10-12 hours in one row.But we definitely have colder weather then -10...and then,when we have nice clear night ,the Norther light shows up and destroy it :D
I saw one in action last weekend and was impressed enough that I have gone ahead and ordered one, too. The Bahtinov mask seems like a great idea, I wonder if you'd sell the plan so people could get one printed locally and avoid the shipping?
Congratulations on the order mate! nice one! :-D RE: the mask .stl file, I'm really sorry but I want to keep my designs private as I'm pretty reliant on the earnings from my 3d prints, I hope you understand my friend.
Clear skies to you! Hope your Seestar arrives soon :-)
@@lukomatico I did think that would be the likely response, so no problems there at all! I don't anticipate my unit will arrive anytime soon--I only ordered it on Tuesday (after having placed an order on Saturday that I cancelled so I could give the guy who demo'ed it to me an affiliate benefit), so it probably won't arrive for at least a few more hours....
Nice review, thanks Luke. If you take your phone away completely, does the Seestar keep on working?
That is, can you set it up for imaging and then leave it to do it's its thing while you (and your phone) are out of wifi range?
Hey Justin! You can indeed do that yeah! It works fine with the phone disconnected once it's up and running :-) I tested that out by accident, hah!
This "lost time" issue also occurs with the Vespera & eVscope as well. Many things can cause this. The CPUs handle it the same.
Good to know that mate! At least it's not isolated to just one scope then :-) Cheers for the feedback!
Thanks for the review Luke. May I ask, why would the field rotation be visible in one image and not the other? I would imagine that with the same time spent capturing, the field rotation issues will be apparent for all the images, all things being equal. Thanks.
Hey there! :-)
Because the mount is tracking in alt&az simultaneously we get field rotation, the amount of perceived field rotation is at its highest when looking high overhead to zenith, and lowest when facing lower altitudes or ideally the celestial equator :-)
Hope that helps explain why there's more field rotation in some shots than others!
Nice little scope. Since it is a Alt-Az mount it must have a bind zone close to the zenith. Could you quantify how big is the exclusion zone around the Zenith to avoid the field rotation becoming too evident ?
Hi mate! Good question, I believe the max elevation of targets is around 70 degrees or so, maybe a little more - any higher and it says 'target is too high, tracking disabled' iirc :-)
Hope that helps!
@@lukomatico Very interesting. I think that "little detail" of Max El. ~+70° should be stressed by any reviewer. Despite the 10s sub-exposures of the S50 the Field Rotation is the major limiting factor here
Excellent review Luke, I prefer the look of this to the Dwarf II. The blurbage on ZWO's website says the working temperature range is 0-40C with a max relative humidity of 60%, is the -10C the storage temperature or have ZWO told you something different? 0C and 60% RH would classed as tropical in Scotland during winter🙂Having said that my ASI2600's are only rated down to -5C and they are still ok (famous last words).
Hey Pete mate! - Interesting point RE: the temp range! - I've either misrecorded the info and just made a mistake (entirely possible haha!) or it's been altered between my research and the recording perhaps? not sure on that one sorry!!
I think it's probably just a guideline anyway, but well worth the mention - thank you for pointing it out!
All the very best mate :-) Clear skies!
@@lukomatico No worries Luke, it's unlikely to affect most people anyway. I guess it's just the engineer in me coming out again as component temperature specs were always critical in my industry🙂
Other smart scopes deal with the field rotation by cropping down to a circular image, even if the integration is short enough that you don't need to. Did ZWO include an option to do this?
Hey Jeff! Thank you for the info, good to know! There's no option for that yet, but it could well be a cool suggestion! :-) ZWO seem responsive to ideas etc around the device!
Clear skies to you my friend!
im curious if you think covering the lense with a 3d printed bevil and say 10% tint would help with planetary viewing. i know you wont get much detail but it might help with the over exposure?
Unsure mate to be honest! Sorry I can't be more help with this
If the time you loose during an observation is related to the recording @8:50 then I would say images are sorted out as the telescope points pretty far up. Close to the zenith Alt-AZ mounts are not so precise anymore in terms of tracking. The Vaonis Vespera (similar specs to the S50) has the same issue. The higher a target is in the sky the more time on an observation you loose. I think these are the technical limits of this little devices.
Hey mate! This scope won't let you track objects above a certain altitude, as you quite rightly mentioned - field rotation/tracking accuracy can be a real problem for alt-az mounts at high pointing angles! 👍
ZWO suggested I should try to level more accurately at the start of the session which is fair enough really, I got it close but not perfect! I'll give it a go :-)
Cheers!
How about selling the Bahtinov Mask stl? Many of us have a printer to print it ourselves, paying for the design is the better way then sending plastic around the world, don’t you think? 😉 - there are many platforms to sell your design 🙂
Hey mate! - I'm sorry but I don't sell my .STL's, it opens me up to unauthorized reproduction/piracy issues which can simply be avoided by remaining the only person who has the files! I'm quite reliant on my earnings from 3d printing each month so to one day find someone undercutting me with my own product would be less than ideal as I'm sure you can appreciate haha!
Cheers!
@@lukomatico hey! I can undestand that. It’s sad for hones people who understand that people that design stuff obviously have the right to sell their STLs, not everybody has the funds to create stuff for the community for free. So thanks for answering, when i get my device (i hope this won’t take so long) i consider purchasing a mask from you, even if this means sending a 3d print around the world 🙂
@@erebostd Thank you for your understanding 🙏 I didn't mean to imply that you personally would reproduce the masks by the way, sorry if I gave that impression! I only meant to say that someday, someone out there eventually would 👍
Cheers!
@@lukomatico Hey! I never had the impression you implied that, no problem! I am fairly active in the 3D printing scene, and I recognize the work that goes into models. Some have the funds (and time) to make them free, and I'm very happy that this is possible. But i understand that this isn't doable for everybody. And if somebody wants to sell their stuff, it's fine for me - as i said, i bought multipe stls over the years. And people pirate them, i know. That's quite sad, especially if the person that create the designs offer them quite affordable. But that's the reality i guess, some want everything for free. It's especially sad for honest peopl on both sides, because you don't want to sell because of them, people like me can't buy because of it - we all loose. Well, at least they can't copy your videos! 🙂
Hey Luke do you know if this can be run on a wedge. I saw a video that Cuive did on rhe dwarf 2 on a wedge just woundring
Hey there mate! Not seen anything on wedge usage really, it's perhaps something that'll be added in the future though! - only thing to watch out for is the weight of the seestar - it may cause many tripods to tip over with a slight nudge/gust of wind if significantly tilted I'd bet (think Cuiv mentioned this too recently actually!)
ordered mine early April.. but still showing as 'processing' unfortunately. Hope I get it soon!
Hopefully soon mate aye as you ordered pretty early hey! it's been mega popular I think so probably quite the backlog of orders to clear haha!
Good luck, hoping it's here for you shortly buddy - all the best!
I’ve had mine about a month and notice significant play in the altitude head (which contains the telescope module) at right angles to the rotational axis. Feels as if the spindle has loosened. Does yours have this wobble? Not talking about the normal hysteresis or backlash…
Hey mate! Mines pretty darn solid I'd say, it definitely sounds like you should drop your dealer or ZWO a message about this issue before it potentially worsens 🙏 good luck with a speedy resolution!
Yep, I’ve done that now. It’s a great scope, this is probably an outlier. I’ve used your filter holder and a radian quad band I had already, great contrast on the Pac-Man and Wizard, and the speed (ca. f/5) is a good match for the older radian filter designed for slower systems. I’m working at faster speeds so glad this scope let me use this filter!❤
If you take it awy from your wifi range how does it work
Hey mate! - it makes its own wifi hotspot which you connect to with your mobile device :-) Hope that helps!
Hi just wondering if you could send me link for one of the masks as I don't use Ebay thanks.
Hey Andy! I'll add the listing to my Etsy too later tonight if that's any use for you 👍 if not, I can figure something out direct, let me know!
@@lukomaticoHi luke yes if we can figure something out that would be great I received my See star yesterday.
might be a silly question but would it be possible to create some sort of mount to place a 2 inch filter onto the scope?
Hey mate! It would indeed be possible to make something like that, I was designing one myself but stopped eventually as I don't think it'll be safe for the filter, the risk of falling off is too high for my tastes!
The other issue is due to the nature of the seestar, an external filter may make it very difficult to focus and stack data, potentially impossible.
Thanks for the message mate! 👍👍
Hey Andy! Drop me an email if you can, we'll go from there 👍
Can it follow satellites etc....
Unfortunately, to my knowledge at least, it can't track satellites. - it can certainly track comets and other objects though! :-)
That's a bummer @@lukomatico
Ordered almost 3 months ago, still haven't received it😒
Hey Lubo! Hopefully it won't be much longer mate, I think they must have sold a TON of these so there's probably quite the backlog haha!
I'll be sure to mention your feedback about EQ mode by the way!
Clear skies :-)
Good travel rig i guess
True mate! Not gonna replace your full-on astrophotography setup, but amazingly fun and compact still - be great for travel or people just starting out 👍
Appears this one is not designed for planetary viewing, in HD?
Hey mate! - you could look at the planets & moon with the Seestar, the moon will be great but the planets will be a little small & lack some details of course :-) Hope that helps!
Nice scope but for me it's not and astrophotographers tool for decent images. Yes great for outreach and school camps but a serious tool? I mean if one component breaks then the whole thing is a paperweight. It does have its place however but not in my house :)
It could be a good travel setup however, especially on holiday, if one is hiking to a remote location, or is travelling by plane, you can add that to your carry-on, along with clothes and essentials, "all components" already in. You won't be able to lug all your "serious" equipment on your carry-on, or on your back now can you. Sure it won't be able to do what some consider ideal images, but it is decent for what it is, especially with its entry price of $499, ($399 had you pre-ordered). One of your filters would cost just as much.
Hey Nik! :-D I get you mate aye, it's definitely not gonna be for everyone - totally agree! :-) I reckon it's superb for what it aims at being though, a nice easy way to enjoy the night sky and share it with others should you wish, I can't knock anything that makes astronomy more accessible!
Hope you're keeping well my friend!
Clear skies!
All valid points mate yeah! :-) portability and ease of use are key factors with it, it can places my main rig will never (my main rig will never leave the observatory to be honest, hah!)
@@lukomatico Thanks mate, as the weather is improving here I'll be out imaging. School holidays down under are always an incentive
Thanks for the video. Nevertheless you are quite hard to understand for not English native speakers…
Thanks for watching and no worries, even other native English speakers have trouble understanding me sometimes haha!