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Thanks. All three shots i put down to the olympus equipment tbh. The bokeh of the first makes that shot and that was down to the om 300mm f4 lens. It also helped that you can get good results from high iso on the om1. (The pine marten only appeared in the evenihn) I dont think I could have got anything close to that result with my previous gear.Love these. I guess the dragonfly requires outstanding skill, but that Pine Marten is lovely. Great viewpoint.
you do, but we are all converted here already I know 5 people who have crossed over to Olympus after my enthusiastic ramblings. I'm sure other factors came into play too.Thanks. All three shots i put down to the olympus equipment tbh. The bokeh of the first makes that shot and that was down to the om 300mm f4 lens. It also helped that you can get good results from high iso on the om1. (The pine marten only appeared in the evenihn) I dont think I could have got anything close to that result with my previous gear.
The second shot was just a matter of watching the migrant hawker for 10 mins, seeing where it patrolled then let the om1 af and high shooting speed do its thing .
And third shot was from the quality of the om 90mm macro.
I sound like a walking OM advert
Wow excellent shot, I really like the slight blur in the wing too.
just Hope it’s not a sigma with a MFT mount ..there are plenty of users stateside that say the 100-400 is a sigma lens , but usage tells me otherwise .. the companies may well be working in conjunction but something totally OMS would with that insane reach be a sit up and listen lens .. remember it’s 1200 mm reach in FF terms . And looking at the 150-400 and 90mm macro they do seem able to pull out the magic genie at times150-600 sounds interesting. Hope it's not just a full frame lens with an m43 mount, but actually somewhat tweaked to get the best results from the smaller sensor. Although tbf the modern lenses on high res 35mm cameras can survive insane amounts of cropping so perhaps it's not so important
just Hope it’s not a sigma with a MFT mount ..there are plenty of users stateside that say the 100-400 is a sigma lens , but usage tells me otherwise .. the companies may well be working in conjunction but something totally OMS would with that insane reach be a sit up and listen lens .. remember it’s 1200 mm reach in FF terms . And looking at the 150-400 and 90mm macro they do seem able to pull out the magic genie at times
Agree Andrew with your comments if its a lack of desire or R&D then the options going forward with OM systems looks less than rosy I was hoping for a OM1X as next upgrade Given Panasonic's new G9 mark 2 has been overall well received if this OM1 mark 2 is not a great upgrade then I for one would consider a move to the G9 mark 2 as I do not intend to move away from m4/3For me, unless it has Sync IS (body and lens together), which I very much doubt if it is indeed a rebadged Sigma lens with a few OM Systems "tweaks", then it's a no for me. I've had 2 copies of the 100-400 and never really jelled with it, as i could never work out whether to use lens IS or body IS (the best results seemed to change with every image), whereas on my 300mm F4 Pro, I never worry about IS, it's just steady as a rock even down to ridiculous shutter speeds.
Also, regarding the OM1 MK II, there has surely got to be more to this than is currently reported (assuming it is indeed a MK2 version of the OM-1 and not just a big firmware update for the MK1) ?
Panasonic has moved micro four thirds forward with the G9 II, with an all new sensor (25mp), brilliant AF-C tracking, better subject detection modes and massively more advanced Video features and functionality that the OM-1 could ever dream of. If what has so far been reported of the new body is it, then there's no way I'm upgrading my OM-1 for a MK 2 model, in fact if that's all there is after 2 years in a new flagship body, it signals to me at least, that OM-Systems has neither the money, the R&D capability or the real desire to deliver something truly great, so sadly if this is the case, whilst I won't be off loading my Olympus system in the near future, I for one certainly won't be spending any more money on OM-Systems products, and will probably eventually fully migrate over to my Nikon Z system.
It would be a real shame, so I'm praying that the "leaks" are only a very small part of what's coming, and next Tuesday OM Systems will unveil a new flagship body that's maybe not "wow" but massively better than the luke warm minor upgrade that's been reported, that let's face it, aside from the increased memory, could be applied to the OM-1 MK1 with a simple firmware upgrade (as OM Systems promised with the launch of the OM-1 that major firmware upgrades would be coming, not just bug fixes),
Ouch.Just looked on u.tube ,the guy said the 150-600 will retail circa 3000 euros .. way way to much for me
Underwhelmed by the speculation as to the spec??To say I'm underwhelmed by the om1 mkii specs
Is an overstatement
It's a re-branding exercise as much as anything and major changes this early in the product life-cycle shouldn't be expected.To say I'm underwhelmed by the om1 mkii specs
Is an overstatement