Couple from my new kit in the wind and rain , one from each lens to test them,SOOC jpeg
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Nice shots Mike. Have you tried shooting through a rainy window yet. I find on mine in AF mode it's very difficult to get it to focus in the distance - the camera always tries to focus on the window. My GX80 seems to work out which I want to focus on much easier and chooses the distance in preference. I realise that I can choose if using MF but just don't understand why the Panasonic GX80 and the EM10 mk11 should be so different.Couple from my new kit in the wind and rain , one from each lens to test them,SOOC jpeg
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Nice shots Mike. Have you tried shooting through a rainy window yet. I find on mine in AF mode it's very difficult to get it to focus in the distance - the camera always tries to focus on the window. My GX80 seems to work out which I want to focus on much easier and chooses the distance in preference. I realise that I can choose if using MF but just don't understand why the Panasonic GX80 and the EM10 mk11 should be so different.
Thanks Alf - that's really helpful. I did start doing the rocking back and forth technique for focus in the end as but still lots to learn. Have headed over to the macro section for some further reading up.
Al if you try the rocking technique with the standard half shutter press for the AF in an AF mode you will be constantly fighting the AF.
I think they've been extremely cheeky tbh as it's not the pancake 14-42mm, yet they're saying the RRP should be £619. Other stores have the kit with the pancake 14-42mm for £619. That being said, Jessops have that kit at £679 so it seems they're a bit over priced overall imo.Hey all,
I've been stalking this thread (and forum) for a little while, and I'm looking for a smaller replacement for Canon 550D which I plan to trade in. The E-M10 has come up on my radar and seems like a nice step up in tech while also downsizing my gear at the same time. There's been several getaways I've been on recently where my camera has been too big and bulky to bring along regrettably.
Jessops have £50 off the 14-42 and 50-150mm kit with a free bag, seems like good value to me? Any thoughts?
https://www.jessops.com/p/olympus/o...silver-with-14-42mm-and-40-150mm-lenses-99226
Can you not try it on the Olympus test and wow scheme or whatever it's called?Hi guys, bit of a decision to make. For birding and wildlife for max quality I currently use my Nikon D500 with either the 200-500 or 300mm F4 lenses (with converters if necessary). It's a great set up and has netting me some great images. However, I do love shooting with my much lighter Olympus OMD package (most especially my OMD EM1 MK II which I love), and It's much easier to carry around in a small day pack rather than my big backpack for the Nikon and lenses.
I have been toying with the idea for some time now of selling my Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmar 100-400mm F4.0-6.3 lens in favour of the Olympus 300mm F4 Pro lens (I already have the 1.4 converter for my 40-150 F2.8 pro). I know the Panasonic-Leica lens wins in terms of flexibility, but the F6.3 on the long end wide open (in the British winter when the birds are in shade), really does mean I'm usually pushing ISO3200-6400 to get a shutter speed fast enough to freeze bird movement (say 1/250 sec). I know the Panasonic lens is really sharp, but the added stop on the 300mm f4 (albeit shorter F/L) intrigues me and I was wondering if anyone had compared the two and more specifically against an APS-C camera (like my D500) and can comment on whether it's worth bothering, or should I just stick with APS-C for my birding ? I've heard really good things about the 300mm F4 and was wondering if it was everything it was cracked up to be ?
So my EM5 mk2 and 12-40 f2.8 kit gets delivered today, and no one's in.
GRRRR!
Dunno who's delivering it. Coming from HDEW. I'll see what happens
FWIW I had a play with the 300/4 on an E-M1 mk2 at the bird fair in August and was well impressed. I was at the Park cameras stand buying a Fuji 100-400 at the time, and it really made me wonder if I should be buying the Oly kit insteadHi guys, bit of a decision to make. For birding and wildlife for max quality I currently use my Nikon D500 with either the 200-500 or 300mm F4 lenses (with converters if necessary). It's a great set up and has netting me some great images. However, I do love shooting with my much lighter Olympus OMD package (most especially my OMD EM1 MK II which I love), and It's much easier to carry around in a small day pack rather than my big backpack for the Nikon and lenses.
I have been toying with the idea for some time now of selling my Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmar 100-400mm F4.0-6.3 lens in favour of the Olympus 300mm F4 Pro lens (I already have the 1.4 converter for my 40-150 F2.8 pro). I know the Panasonic-Leica lens wins in terms of flexibility, but the F6.3 on the long end wide open (in the British winter when the birds are in shade), really does mean I'm usually pushing ISO3200-6400 to get a shutter speed fast enough to freeze bird movement (say 1/250 sec). I know the Panasonic lens is really sharp, but the added stop on the 300mm f4 (albeit shorter F/L) intrigues me and I was wondering if anyone had compared the two and more specifically against an APS-C camera (like my D500) and can comment on whether it's worth bothering, or should I just stick with APS-C for my birding ? I've heard really good things about the 300mm F4 and was wondering if it was everything it was cracked up to be ?
Derp? Pmsl
Yes. Many people get irrational ideas stuck in their heads. And seem unable to re-evaluate things and move on. This applies to lots of topics. Not just M43. Macs, PCs and software too.I don't get the obsession with ultra shallow DOF in general. It's all some photographers ever harp on about when discussing lenses. It's nice to have creamy 'bokeh' now and then, but I don't find any difference when viewing say, a portrait shot at 1.2 or one at 1.4, and often prefer more of a sense of backdrop in F2 - 2.8 portraits where at least the full face is in focus. These bokeh addicts going off out into the woods to shoot portraits at f/1.2, when they'd get the same backdrop effect in their back garden I see it more and more now I've begun looking into M43, every bloody topic or comment section M43 related is all "Jeez, loike, OMGeeeZ it's only a 5.6 in full frame terms! derp! and the noise at 3200 is like, totally unusable " [may or may not be an actual quote]
But, it's the generation where every nostril hair of their fav-bff-vlogster is sharper than a Japanese boning knife and the bokeh when they show off their lego starwars figures is shallower than Hal.
Yes. Many people get irrational ideas stuck in their heads. And seem unable to re-evaluate things and move on. This applies to lots of topics. Not just M43. Macs, PCs and software too.
TP has more than it's fair share of these. Who are often quite vocal. It's best to get into the habit of ignoring such posts.
I don't get the obsession with ultra shallow DOF in general. It's all some photographers ever harp on about when discussing lenses. It's nice to have creamy 'bokeh' now and then, but I don't find any difference when viewing say, a portrait shot at 1.2 or one at 1.4, and often prefer more of a sense of backdrop in F2 - 2.8 portraits where at least the full face is in focus. These bokeh addicts going off out into the woods to shoot portraits at f/1.2, when they'd get the same backdrop effect in their back garden I see it more and more now I've begun looking into M43, every bloody topic or comment section M43 related is all "Jeez, loike, OMGeeeZ it's only a 5.6 in full frame terms! derp! and the noise at 3200 is like, totally unusable " [may or may not be an actual quote]
But, it's the generation where every nostril hair of their fav-bff-vlogster is sharper than a Japanese boning knife and the bokeh when they show off their lego starwars figures is shallower than Hal.
Tbh I like shallow DOF for certain types of photography, and also the isolation it can give even when DOF might not be uber thin. However, you should buy the right tool for the job. Which brings me back to my earlier post.
Whilst these new lenses love superb the whole point of m4/3 for me is to be relatively compact and lightweight and so I don't get these new relatively heavy bulky primes. Obviously there's a market for them otherwise Olympus (and Panny Leica) wouldn't make them, but for me if I want a fast prime on my M4/3 I'm more than happy with my 45mm f1.8, which also suits the whole m4/3 ethos better imo.
I think they've been extremely cheeky tbh as it's not the pancake 14-42mm, yet they're saying the RRP should be £619. Other stores have the kit with the pancake 14-42mm for £619. That being said, Jessops have that kit at £679 so it seems they're a bit over priced overall imo.
http://www.camerapricebuster.co.uk/...rk-II-Camera-with-14-42mm-and-40-150mm-lenses
That'll teach me to read it properly
Yeah it must be pretty big to be able to see it at f5.6And after getting it all how I wanted I now notice a big dust spot..Arrgh!