johnvanr wrote:
Interesting to try my II and the 300mm PRO for the first time today. On the one hand, I'm glad I can walk around with a 600mm equivalent setup and amazed that unlike my other Olympus cameras, this one can actually track a BIF. At the same time, the birds were often too far and I didn't get any keepers and I'm still not sure if this setup will give me the speed and focus I need. Wishing for some nice sunny days or some real cold that'll bring the eagles down from the north.
Anxious to here more from you as you work through your initial run. Thanks for sharing! Good or bad I am all ears!
Greg
A few from yesterday.
Red fox, 1/640se, ISO 400, 40-150mm
Gray Jay 1/1000sec, ISO200 f7.1, 300mmf4
Evening Gosbeak, ISO800, 1/500sec, 4.5
Still trying to learn Lightroom!
i'm sure this question had been asked before but going through 68 pages to find it is quite painful. What is the best adapter that will give AF for Canon lens to Em1 mkii at the moment?
Iwas joeking wrote:
A few from yesterday.
Red fox, 1/640se, ISO 400, 40-150mm
Gray Jay 1/1000sec, ISO200 f7.1, 300mmf4
Evening Gosbeak, ISO800, 1/500sec, 4.5
Still trying to learn Lightroom!
Bubble wrote:
i'm sure this question had been asked before but going through 68 pages to find it is quite painful. What is the best adapter that will give AF for Canon lens to Em1 mkii at the moment?
Please be the guinea pig! I've adapted a few EOS lenses to my Sonys via metabones--it's always left me wanting. Metabones is quite remarkable being able to translate the languages and I'm sure it will work with Olympus BUT will it satisfy? My bet is ultimately no and with my Sony experience I'm in no rush to experiment, so again, please don your lab coat and run the test
Me, I'm very happy to use mFT lenses on the M1ii.
from my own experience the metabones smart T is rock solid with both EF and EF-S lenses (although there are some which are problematic)
They behave as if they are Olympus 4/3rds lenses with full electronic control, fast SAF and CAF
The bulk of my use has been with the EM-1 but testing on the EM-1 mk2 shows the same performance improvement with this adapter as I am seeing with my 50-200 ED, ie: its faster, less hesitant and CAF becomes really usable
johnvanr wrote:
Interesting to try my II and the 300mm PRO for the first time today. On the one hand, I'm glad I can walk around with a 600mm equivalent setup and amazed that unlike my other Olympus cameras, this one can actually track a BIF. At the same time, the birds were often too far and I didn't get any keepers and I'm still not sure if this setup will give me the speed and focus I need. Wishing for some nice sunny days or some real cold that'll bring the eagles down from the north.
It is -35C here and my eagles are still around....not sure what kind of cold you are expecting to push them south
MM, k.h.a.w.
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Or is there a setting somewhere I have overlooked?
Yesterday, I shot with the EM-1 II and the 300mm (sometimes with the 1.4x) alongside my 1DX and the 500mm f/4 (sometimes with the 1.4x). The Canon was on a tripod. The Olympus hand-held. This was only my second time using the Olympus combo and it was my first time shooting owls in flight.
Both cameras often struggled getting and maintaining focus as the owls flew low over the grass. Lots of background and foreground contrast to mess with the AF. But the Olympus is amazing when compared to any mirrorless camera I've ever shot with (and I've shot with many).
Ironically, I have a lot of OOF shots from the Olympus when the owls where against a clean sky. I don't know whether that's my fault (focusing or camera shake) and I will try again and use the camera on a tripod.
Below are a bunch of samples from the Olympus. These are heavy crops. I've upped the clarity and the contrast, because compared to the Canon the owls are a bit soft. Doing that also increased the noise, which is a problem with the small sensor as ISOs go up and it shows the not so great bokeh of the Olympus lens.
Overall, I'm impressed, but not impressed enough to think I can ditch my Canon and only use the Olympus. Which means I will have to sell my Sony, because I'd rather have high-performing cameras than high-resolution sensors and I can't keep everything.
I will keep on shooting with the Olympus and see to what extent I can improve my technique to get the most out of it.
