Gary those are fantastic! Now are you saying you shot the Pelican with the 12-40mm ??
We were at Merritt yesterday, not a lot going on but two Spoonbills were actually close enough to image--neither would fly on command
This shot via the PL100-400 from 30-35 feet my best guess. Spoonie at Merritt Island by MedicineMan4040, on Flickr
MedicineMan404 wrote:
Gary those are fantastic! Now are you saying you shot the Pelican with the 12-40mm ??
We were at Merritt yesterday, not a lot going on but two Spoonbills were actually close enough to image--neither would fly on command
This shot via the PL100-400 from 30-35 feet my best guess. https://c5.staticflickr.com/1/629/31802257516_a0dcae574b_b.jpgSpoonie at Merritt Island by MedicineMan4040, on Flickr
Thanks MM, it was another Pelican that I shot with the 12-40, this one was with the PL100-400.
Nice Roseate image. Things are a little sparse around here lately, too. Saw only one Roseate yesterday it was deep in the reeds.
Anybody using the vertical grip (hold-9)? I was debating about getting one. With the 40-150 and 300mm it might give a better grip. On the negative, it kind of annoyed me that the AC adapter got replaced so the one I had that worked with my last vertical grip on the EM5 is useless.
CPWarner wrote:
Anybody using the vertical grip (hold-9)? I was debating about getting one. With the 40-150 and 300mm it might give a better grip. On the negative, it kind of annoyed me that the AC adapter got replaced so the one I had that worked with my last vertical grip on the EM5 is useless.
Yes to the grip. Really a big yes to it. It plus the bigger batteries mean all day shooting with no worries, and it gives more custom buttons. Only thing criminal is the Olympic AC adaptor for it pricewise.
Currenty in Florida. Several reasons to be here. Number one, we've had 12 of the last 15 days rain/gloom/sleet/cloud and/or totally overcast. Two, we come to Florida every year for Christmas. Three, I have several new cameras I wanted to play with.
I probably get 3 or 4 opportunities a year to shoot BIF. Conowingo, Reelfoot, and our trip to Florida. BIF is something I find challenging but in my day to day it's not that important. But I was curious about the new Oly M1ii, is it capable?
Many mirrorless have gotten close. The a6300 is capable as is the A7R. Each has limitations. The a6500 (the one of those two I don't have) supposedly has corrected the flaws of the a6300 and a7Rii. I gave up on Sony for BIF when they never gave up 400mm-that was my reason for reaching into the mFT world several years ago.
So for BBIF, I've found the M1ii more than capable. It still has the limitations of the mFT sensor but a smart photographer can work around that I believe.
So for two days I've been going back and forth, shooting the a99ii for several hours, then several hours with the M1ii.
I'm mentally comparing the M1ii and my GX8. The M1ii is superior in many any ways (no need to bring thoughts of the a99ii into this thread, it is to be compared to my 1DXii).
I think this newest Oly is amazing...so much power and in suck a delightful package.
This trip to Florida is the lightest trip I've done in years. Just 3 months ago I was in Panama toting a 1DXii, a 7Dii, and a 5Dsr with glass to suit. I'm always in pain these days, and two weeks of carrying that load laid a hurting on me....how amazing to carry just the Sony and a 70-400Gii, the M1ii with the PL100-400, and a few smaller lenses for each=all in one small backpack.
Growing old can have good consequences and Olympus has really put a smile on my face.
Over the last two days I've shot many sequences of birds in flight. Here is one of them, all with the PL100-400mm-
Yes I've done better with the 1DXii and 500ISii or the 5Dsr with the 400DOii, but right now I'm in a hotel room sipping a vodka and my back and arms don't hurt
MedicineMan404 wrote:
Currenty in Florida. Several reasons to be here. Number one, we've had 12 of the last 15 days rain/gloom/sleet/cloud and/or totally overcast. Two, we come to Florida every year for Christmas. Three, I have several new cameras I wanted to play with.
I probably get 3 or 4 opportunities a year to shoot BIF. Conowingo, Reelfoot, and our trip to Florida. BIF is something I find challenging but in my day to day it's not that important. But I was curious about the new Oly M1ii, is it capable?
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Yes I've done better with the 1DXii and 500ISii or the 5Dsr with the 400DOii, but right now I'm in a hotel room sipping a vodka and my back and arms don't hurt ...Show more →
Thanks for the writeup! I don't do BiF but did get my MkII 5 days ago. Unfortunately up here on the frozen tundra, we're in our 3rd week of -30C so not a lot of outdoor time. And we now have a blizzard warning for late Christmas day.
MedicineMan404 wrote:
Currenty in Florida. Several reasons to be here. Number one, we've had 12 of the last 15 days rain/gloom/sleet/cloud and/or totally overcast. Two, we come to Florida every year for Christmas. Three, I have several new cameras I wanted to play with.
I probably get 3 or 4 opportunities a year to shoot BIF. Conowingo, Reelfoot, and our trip to Florida. BIF is something I find challenging but in my day to day it's not that important. But I was curious about the new Oly M1ii, is it capable?
Many mirrorless have gotten close. The a6300 is capable as is the A7R. Each has limitations. The a6500 (the one of those two I don't have) supposedly has corrected the flaws of the a6300 and a7Rii. I gave up on Sony for BIF when they never gave up 400mm-that was my reason for reaching into the mFT world several years ago.
So for BBIF, I've found the M1ii more than capable. It still has the limitations of the mFT sensor but a smart photographer can work around that I believe.
So for two days I've been going back and forth, shooting the a99ii for several hours, then several hours with the M1ii.
I'm mentally comparing the M1ii and my GX8. The M1ii is superior in many any ways (no need to bring thoughts of the a99ii into this thread, it is to be compared to my 1DXii).
I think this newest Oly is amazing...so much power and in suck a delightful package.
This trip to Florida is the lightest trip I've done in years. Just 3 months ago I was in Panama toting a 1DXii, a 7Dii, and a 5Dsr with glass to suit. I'm always in pain these days, and two weeks of carrying that load laid a hurting on me....how amazing to carry just the Sony and a 70-400Gii, the M1ii with the PL100-400, and a few smaller lenses for each=all in one small backpack.
Growing old can have good consequences and Olympus has really put a smile on my face.
Over the last two days I've shot many sequences of birds in flight. Here is one of them, all with the PL100-400mm-
Yes I've done better with the 1DXii and 500ISii or the 5Dsr with the 400DOii, but right now I'm in a hotel room sipping a vodka and my back and arms don't hurt ...Show more →
Hey MM...welcome to my part of the world. Enjoy your stay and hope the weather holds.
Looks like you're getting your head around the E-M1 II, as am I.
Pat and I went to the beach today and there were a bunch of gulls......and a bunch of children to chase them up. A good time was had by all. Actually, I can't speak for the gulls, but the kids, and Pat and I, had a good time of it.
I learned that I need to keep the speed up and anything below 1/1600 of a sec. gets soft with the speed of a child-boosted sea gull.
Here's few from today.
BTW, the C-AF cuts right through the clutter at the beach. Once it locks on, it's like a rabid dog on your leg.
Nice work! Did you think the stork was OK? Don't sugar coat I'm trying to learn
Your gulls are spot on sharp. I can't remember my shutter but surely 1250 or more. Getting ready to shoot a sunset here on Lovers key with my old Lumix 7-14.
MedicineMan404 wrote:
Nice work! Did you think the stork was OK? Don't sugar coat I'm trying to learn
Your gulls are spot on sharp. I can't remember my shutter but surely 1250 or more. Getting ready to shoot a sunset here on Lovers key with my old Lumix 7-14.
If you are referring to the last sequence, that is white Ibis.......much prettier than a stork, but not as adept at delivery babies.
I thought the first two were pretty sharp and you got the head/eyes, but the other two were just a little soft, particularly about the eyes. I suspect it may be the speed since oncoming birds can stand a slightly slower shutter speed.
Still trying to get on top of the Oly, but as mentioned prior I only get a few trips in a year to practice/learn BIF, and hey, it's a new camera--so I'm not going to dog myself over it. But here is another stab at BIF with it. I do think it is capable, I'm just not capable with it
gary0319 wrote:
Hey MM...welcome to my part of the world. Enjoy your stay and hope the weather holds.
Looks like you're getting your head around the E-M1 II, as am I.
Pat and I went to the beach today and there were a bunch of gulls......and a bunch of children to chase them up. A good time was had by all. Actually, I can't speak for the gulls, but the kids, and Pat and I, had a good time of it.
I learned that I need to keep the speed up and anything below 1/1600 of a sec. gets soft with the speed of a child-boosted sea gull.
Here's few from today.
BTW, the C-AF cuts right through the clutter at the beach. Once it locks on, it's like a rabid dog on your leg.
C-AF only.
Hey, favor, please click on the Flickr link, once the page loads click in the middle of the page and the image will get much larger.
What do you think of the eye after clicking in?
Also, after clicking in the noise looks terrible though the image before clicking in larger looks better on Flickr than here
MedicineMan404 wrote:
Still trying to get on top of the Oly, but as mentioned prior I only get a few trips in a year to practice/learn BIF, and hey, it's a new camera--so I'm not going to dog myself over it. But here is another stab at BIF with it. I do think it is capable, I'm just not capable with it
Still working on it
Remember I'm working on learning the new Sony and this little guy. OK,the Sony is easier but I've been farting around with Sony for years. Here is another try with the Oly.
