Olympus OM-D E-M5, E-M1, E-M10 - Mk1, Mk2 & Mk3 Owners Thread

peat said:
I have been looking forward to Dragonfly season since getting my 150-400 in Nov last year. I was hoping it would at least match the 300mm on this front. So far so good :)
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.... I have been using my 150-40mm on Dragonflies for 4 years now and its Minimum Focal Distance makes it very practical. It also supports onboard camera Focus Stacking ~ Best done on a monopod.

The 50-200mm performs the same but even when a MC-14 is mounted the 150-400 with built-in 1.25x has a valuable reach advantage. Horses-for-Courses, eh? Neither images are with a MC-14 nor are focus stacked and both are on the OM 50-200mm ....

BEAUTIFUL DEMOISELLE (Calopteryx virgo) by Robin Procter, on Flickr

LARGE RED DAMSELFLY (Pyrrhosoma nymphula) by Robin Procter, on Flickr
 
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Skyline said:
This lens in the photo, It doesn’t seem to be doing anything.
Is it an easy fix, or should it be used as a small paperweight.?



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I have the same issue with a 14-42mm IIR kit lens. However, it will take photos up to 29mm, anything more than that and I get the error message and the camera needs to be restarted. Does that mean the ribbon cable likely has some damage at a point where it unfurls. I have looked at some videos of disassembly, it looks very intricate.
 
benington said:
I have the same issue with a 14-42mm IIR kit lens. However, it will take photos up to 29mm, anything more than that and I get the error message and the camera needs to be restarted. Does that mean the ribbon cable likely has some damage at a point where it unfurls. I have looked at some videos of disassembly, it looks very intricate.
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I took the lens apart, to a certain point anyway. Looked at it and decided I would be best if I kept it as a prop. It’s well over my capabilities of fixing.
 
150-400 / om1 mkii struggled to focus on these Emperor moths in flight but to be fair i think anything other than a 6 grand new A1 would focus on them. Got very lucky with this shot. Think this was at 1/4000th. Maybe i should have tried procapture to give me a better chance but getting them in the viewfinder was the hard part so not sure if procapture would have made the difference

Emperor Moth, Isle of Man by Pete, on Flickr
 
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Bebop said:
The close focal distance of the 150-400 is such a bonus isn't it? @RedRobin @peat I love it! I've never tried focus stacking with it though.
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.... I have had lots of success focus stacking onboard camera on all E-M1X, OM-1, OM-1 mk2 bodies with the Big White 150-400mm and that also includes with either MC-14 or MC-20. The key to increasing the chances of success can be greatly helped by mounting on a monopod which I tend to mostly do with the Big White anyway because it's easier to maintain the same position. I haven't tried focus stacking with the Small White aka OM 50-200mm yet but the 40-150mm F/2.8 with MC's always was reliable.

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FOCUS STACKED

Mostly stacked in-camera (Olympus) but some bracketed and merged in post-processing
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peat said:
Im happy with the 150-400 replacing my 300 for Dragonflies overall. I do feel like the 300 had the slight edge when it came to getting Dflies in flight but quality wise matching and the versatility of the zoom makes me pleased i took the risk.

Red-veined Darter, Isle of Man by Pete, on Flickr
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.... Superb photo!!

Same as you, I prefer the 150-400mm zoom to the exceptionally sharp 300mm F/4 Pro (sold to help buy the Big White!) for dragonflies but have not managed good in-flight shots of them with it. I think I am going to be more successful with my white 50-200mm F/2.8 when the opportunities arise. However, I don't want to be carrying the weight etc of both white lenses in the field at the same time so I'll be deciding my mission before I go out on foot.

No regrets whatsoever about owning both OM's white lenses ~ As always with lenses, it's horse-for-courses! I shoot more frames with the 50-200mm, which replaced my excellent 40-150mm F/2.8 Pro, than any other lens due to shooting women's football nearly every Sunday.
 
peat said:
Getting round to editing more photos from my holiday to Scotland last month. Was very happy to see Ptarmigan again, i have failed the last few times.

Ptarmigan, Scotland by Pete, on Flickr
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Well caught! Very elusive birds.
 
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