ok, see, this is how a forum really kicks in, next time I go to Costa Rica I'll have thermacells.
I was taking some nice birdpics with my 50-500mm lens and didn't noticetheinsectseating up my legs, even tho' I DEET' myself.
And DEET only works on small domestic bugs, as I found out, or it's a nice way to wash off the dials and grades of cameras and stuff...



F.