Many thanks MM for that priceless shot. I have never seen something like that with Cedar Waxwings. Around here Robins sometimes congegrate in trees. But not seated that close together. BTW, what part of the US was that? TIA.
mitesh wrote:
Wow, I can only imagine how good the Mark III will be! Is it too soon to start an official E-M1 mark III wishlist thread?
BTW the Olympus guy in charge of R&D stated in an interview he expects another 4x speed improement of in-camera processing power over the next 5 years.
Here are some locals I've found since returning from Africa, comments welcome of course. They're a mix of 50-200SWD with EC14, 300F4 with and without the MC14, all shot on the EM1.2
Improvement in AF, most definitely, and probably also the High-Res mode, but I don't expect any significant improvement to IQ and noise. A small sensor has its drawbacks.
Wilbus wrote:
Thank you!
Well, to get rid of some focus hunting would be great! I don't experience it that often though since I don't shoot wildlife. I can't say it's a big problem for me with portraits and certainly not with landscapes. I think I will wait maybe a year or so and see where the prices land (or if there are any good offers) and then maybe upgrade. Or just wait till Mk III. I've only had my Mk I for a year and a half and it's still going strong. Hopefully the next generation might add even more in terms of pure image quality!
K-H you have the Lion's Share of BBs that's for sure!
I tell you one I like much better than them, that's the Tree Swallows.
We had a pair of them nesting and the BBs drove them out of the box
Thanks MM. Sorry to learn about the Tree Swallows. Yup, you need to watch out for the Bluebirds. They left our area, as did the Cedar Waxwings.
In a few weeks the Hummingbirds and Turkey Vultures will be back. There will also be a sizable population of Swifts nesting in Bandelier National Monument. I have never seen their nests, but I have seen them flying among the Turkey Vultures catching their evening dinner.
K-H, that is a Mockingbird. They are gregarious and comical...kinda remind of a Starling but mine don't travel in packs like the Starlings but the Mockingbirds do garner the respect of the others like the Blue-Js, Cardinals, Chickadees, etc.
Here is my experience with Lexar 64GB 2000x and 1000x memory cards in the E-M1.2. When shooting only still images and no video, I had a few Picture Errors that ceased to happen after I formatted the cards with Lexar's Image Rescue 5 (IR5) app. Performance of the 2000x card in slot 1 easily sustained shooting at 18 fps without slowing down. Impressive.
All this changed when I started shooting video, in particular C4K 24p @ 237 Mbps in slot 1. It would work for a bit, then I encountered Card Error. I could recover some images with IR5 but no videos. Both cards needed formatting. I have tried both cards in slot 1 and 2 with the result that the 1000x card can't even be mounted or formatted anymore on my Mac and is also not recognized by IR5. The 2000x card encounters errors in the slower slot 2 now, can still be formatted, but has become useless.
BTW I had encountered a similar problem with 2 Lexar 64GB 1000x memory cards when shooting video with the E-M5.2. After encountering a card error both cards can't be formatted anymore either.
I will try to get a REV B version of the Lexar 2000x card and see whether it can handle video in the E-M1.2 or E-M5.2. REV B supposedly addresses the incompatibility issue.
I also have to find out whether there is a fix for the Lexar 1000x memory cards as I still have 2 of those cards unused and hesitate to use them in an OM-D camera. BTW all these cards work just fine in any of my Sony cameras.
I have also ordered the SanDisk 64GB 280MB/s memory card that Olympus recommends. Does anybody have video experience with that card in the E-M1.2 or E-M5.2? TIA.
Grew up in TN; one thing I really missed were the mocking birds. They were very territorial. We knew them; they knew us and mostly they weren't too bad; but the cat and dogs were off limits
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No pictures but as a kid it was an experience.
Mockingbird by James Taylor and Carly Simon was one of my favorite songs but for the longest time I had no idea what a mockingbird looks like, and I don't believe I have ever seen one before.
MedicineMan404 wrote:
K-H, that is a Mockingbird. They are gregarious and comical...kinda remind of a Starling but mine don't travel in packs like the Starlings but the Mockingbirds do garner the respect of the others like the Blue-Js, Cardinals, Chickadees, etc.
