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@alfbranch Pretty impressed with those Alf. You mention you're looking to move it on, did you have a price in mind?
I'm currently using a EM1X for a couple of weeks through the Olympus Pro Loan scheme. I usually shoot with a Nikon D850. Have to say I'm impressed by the OLY thus far, particularly the IBIS. I will admit that carting the D850 with a sigma 150-600S sticking out of the front is back breaking at times, especially when it's attached to a pod and gimbal, and is my main consideration for the switchover. The Em1X is winning on points at the moment but on Wed/Thur I'll be going over to WWT London with both beasties to see how they stand up to each other in a field test. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks peeps.
Seeing as the Pro long lenses are out of my reach, I was thinking of changing my Panny 45-175mm for something a little longer. Options in my price range seem to be either the Oly 75-300mm or the Panny 100-300mm. The Panny is a more expensive and a little faster as well as being weather-sealed but the Oly gives me a bit more at the wider end. Anyone here had any experience with either of these lenses.
Yes, Jeff obviously has a good teacher.....Lovely photo of a beautiful bird. This photography lark seems to run in the family
Bought my 300mm pro from Panamoz 3 weeks ago was impressed with the price and service from them because they had a delay in shipping, without asking they e mailed to say they had refunded £50 to my PayPal account which was a very pleasant surprise. took the nett cost down to £1440. I will probably buy the Mark 3 from Panamoz when it hits the 1K mark just getting to grips with the Mark 2!Already bagged one at that price as I had nearly £800 paypal credit (that's been sat there for ages for some work I did freelance, that I'd totally forgotten about as I hadn't been into my Paypal account in ages) and I've just sold my MK 2 to a colleague (now it's been regripped) for £550.00, so it's only cost me an additional £100 to swap.For that amount, it was worth taking a punt but not at £1600.
According to Fedex tracking, should be with me on Thursday. I'll report back then. I'm hoping it will just be a more portable version of my EM1-X
Your gear sig looks like WEX's stock listAlready bagged one at that price as I had nearly £800 paypal credit (that's been sat there for ages for some work I did freelance, that I'd totally forgotten about as I hadn't been into my Paypal account in ages) and I've just sold my MK 2 to a colleague (now it's been regripped) for £550.00, so it's only cost me an additional £100 to swap.For that amount, it was worth taking a punt but not at £1600.
According to Fedex tracking, should be with me on Thursday. I'll report back then. I'm hoping it will just be a more portable version of my EM1-X
Your gear sig looks like WEX's stock list
The EM1-II shouldn't have any issue with that, and of course live view is just as fast as the viewfinder.Question time... we use a d500 and a 16-80 f2.8-f4 for shooting car-to-car rolling shots. This involves my 16 year old being "out of the car" to get the camera low to the ground for added motion. The only way to see what he's doing is to use live view, which is notoriously slow and clunky...
So.... does anyone have any clue as to how the e-m1 mk2 would fare in the same situation ? We have numerous OOF shots at the moment, sometimes due to the camera simply missing and sometimes because shooting at 1/40s when being buffeted by 70mph winds isn't easy
This is his instagram
https://www.instagram.com/charliemp/
I haven't shot Olympus for 2.5 years so am a bit out of touch..
Question time... we use a d500 and a 16-80 f2.8-f4 for shooting car-to-car rolling shots. This involves my 16 year old being "out of the car" to get the camera low to the ground for added motion. The only way to see what he's doing is to use live view, which is notoriously slow and clunky...
So.... does anyone have any clue as to how the e-m1 mk2 would fare in the same situation ? We have numerous OOF shots at the moment, sometimes due to the camera simply missing and sometimes because shooting at 1/40s when being buffeted by 70mph winds isn't easy
This is his instagram
https://www.instagram.com/charliemp/
I haven't shot Olympus for 2.5 years so am a bit out of touch..
Some lovely stuff on his Instagram Damian
Simon.
I'm currently using a EM1X for a couple of weeks through the Olympus Pro Loan scheme. I usually shoot with a Nikon D850. Have to say I'm impressed by the OLY thus far, particularly the IBIS. I will admit that carting the D850 with a sigma 150-600S sticking out of the front is back breaking at times, especially when it's attached to a pod and gimbal, and is my main consideration for the switchover. The Em1X is winning on points at the moment but on Wed/Thur I'll be going over to WWT London with both beasties to see how they stand up to each other in a field test. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks peeps.
Hi Robert I am sure you will make your own mind up if the Olympus system is for you. What I can say having moved from Canon to Olympus recently is that the portability of the system is a great plus for me having had the Siggy 150-600 paired to 1D mark 3 and 80D bodies. The quality of the pro range of glass is also excellent. I have the OMD E-M1 mark 2 and have been impressed with the small form factor and the quality of the images.
As to the EM1X I cannot comment on the use of this body but the work of @RedRobin who shoots with a pair of EM1X bodies is excellent As to your day out at WWT the Olympus 300mm f4 pro would be a good choice and paired with either the 1.4 or 2.0 teleconverter would give you extended reach. Look forward to your feedback on how you view both systems
Some great car shots on the InstagramMaybe I need to try one... Is the Pro test thing strictly for professionals does anyone know ?
As AMC says, test and wow is open to anyone and that’s what I did before committing. Ultimate AF won’t be as good as the D500, but live view will be way better. I’d recommend AF-C rather than tracking AF though.Thanks Toby - he's beginning to get his name out and about for his work which is good..
Maybe I need to try one... Is the Pro test thing strictly for professionals does anyone know ?
Test and Wow is longer over a weekend.
As above, time it so that you get it over a weekendTest and wow is 24hrs ( I think ? ) whereas the pro thing is 2 weeks which would be more helpful
We don’t use tracking, just af-c and d25
I thought it was three days. The day you pick it up, the day you return it and a day in between.Test and wow is 24hrs ( I think ? ) whereas the pro thing is 2 weeks which would be more helpful
We don’t use tracking, just af-c and d25
.... Hi Robert @Tabbiekat, like Terry @mazdaman I also moved from Canon (1DX-2, EOS-R, L lenses) to Olympus E-M1X last November and have absolutely no regrets. I loved my Canon gear and its results but the smaller and lighter weight Olympus Pro system is much more enabling for what subjects I shoot which is primarily wildlife and outdoors in sometimes very harsh weather conditions.
I consider that a camera body is fundamentally just a control module to mount on a lens and therefore I always work with two bodies already mounted on the two lenses I most anticipate shooting the target with. This has the bonus of missing fewer shots through lost time spent changing lenses and also more internal protection from the elements. Also, Olympus Workspace makes it easy to Save all your settings and copy them exactly to a second body (as long as they are identical models with identical firmware installed). I might do all of my shooting in one session on one body+lens but the other combo is then immediately ready as and when needed.
I think that which camera system suits you best can be very personal as a camera is a fluid tactile tool but I immediately felt very comfortable with the E-M1X and know that I would not like a smaller size body (I have owned several though none Olympus).
A m4/3 system delivers a deeper DoF and if you are used to D-SLR full-frame telephoto lenses you might not like the different bokeh initially but a deeper DoF can actually be very desirable and anyway you can sometimes move your position accordingly - Deeper DoF is a definite advantage for close-up and macro shots.
If directly compared with a full-frame sensor, noise can be more evident at higher ISO but you learn to work with what you've got and not dwell on what you haven't got. Topaz DeNoise AI completely solves most noise issues.
This is a Flickr Album link to some of my best efforts on the Olympus E-M1X Pro system including x1.4 and 2x combos :
https://www.flickr.com/photos/114775606@N07/albums/72157711552661781
Although there is perhaps no such thing as a perfect camera, I think the Olympus E-M1X comes closer than I have ever been. I only shoot RAW and the colour science is reliable imo.
HTH
Hi Robert I am sure you will make your own mind up if the Olympus system is for you. What I can say having moved from Canon to Olympus recently is that the portability of the system is a great plus for me having had the Siggy 150-600 paired to 1D mark 3 and 80D bodies. The quality of the pro range of glass is also excellent. I have the OMD E-M1 mark 2 and have been impressed with the small form factor and the quality of the images.
As to the EM1X I cannot comment on the use of this body but the work of @RedRobin who shoots with a pair of EM1X bodies is excellent As to your day out at WWT the Olympus 300mm f4 pro would be a good choice and paired with either the 1.4 or 2.0 teleconverter would give you extended reach. Look forward to your feedback on how you view both systems
Thank you. Seeing two guys at least have made the switch from no less than 1D's has put my mind at rest. I can approach tomorrow with a completely open mind now.
Guys, thank you very much for your input. I visited WWT London this morning in nothing less than gloomy conditions. Although the pics of birds in flight lacked any real detail given lack of light, the focus locked on very quickly and held it. Yes, it is noisier at high ISO but that's certainly a small compromise when viewed next to all the advantages. I'm sold.
TabbicatGuys, thank you very much for your input. I visited WWT London this morning in nothing less than gloomy conditions. Although the pics of birds in flight lacked any real detail given lack of light, the focus locked on very quickly and held it. Yes, it is noisier at high ISO but that's certainly a small compromise when viewed next to all the advantages. I'm sold.
Tabbicat
Topaz de noise seems to be the go to software to clean up the files at higher ISO please look at black fox recent output Jeff has really nailed the processing of Olympus files
yes indeed it has definetly boosted my output . I judge photos by the amount of "faves" I get on my flickrstream and its virtually doubled since starting to use topaz de-noiseA.i .. I hate spending money on what I consider to be just toys that give small increments. but after 4 weeks of trialing it in various ways Monday night I purchased it . worth every penny .
I usually tend to layer files in p/p and just de-noise the background layer then sharpen the subject , topaz tends to de-noise the whole picture then magically sharpen up the subject layer to enhance it . dont know how it works but its got rid of the main bugbear of MFT shadow noise
iso 2000 rob ,taken late in the day in JanuaryVery nice Jeff - what ISO
Rob.