Wow ... it's quite puzzling to me the Auto ISO would pick the Extended ISO 64 instead of the native/base ISO 200.
mitesh wrote:
Auto ISO . I tried the shot with the ZD 150, but the PRO has a closer MFD, so it was a better lens choice as it allowed me to get in close.
Actually, Bobby, upon checking the camera settings, you were correct — I had forgotten to change the setting. I had my other camera set to Auto ISO, and this one set to 64 for the shadow recovery testing I did. Just neglected to change it back to Auto afterwards
bobbytan wrote:
Wow ... it's quite puzzling to me the Auto ISO would pick the Extended ISO 64 instead of the native/base ISO 200.
About the ISS shot .... it is roughly 250 miles up and moving at 18,000 mph. The total area is roughly the size of a football field and there were 6 people on board. Though the sighting was really good as far as its position and timing were concerned, and we were able to see it for nearly 5 minutes, the air was really bad, so for me it was a super opportunity ruined by too much air. Sometimes I hate that stuff! ;-)
In this photo the Flowering Quince is directly behind the chairs to the right and the Apple tree (now with Hummingbird feeders) to the left.
The Juniper trees behind the little bird feeder house further left are a favorite stop for many birds.
From there they move on to the feeder or to the several water dishes located here.
It's a nice little cosmos with an ever changing bird population from season to season and over the years.
Full sized
I was just playing around with my "new" (used) Manfrotto 410 geared tripod head that I picked up for macro and astro work, and really by pure chance he landed on just the blossom I was framing. 3 shots and he was gone....
I'm ready baby!
The red behind the beak and the long feathers on the head and back all happen during mating season. The long feathers are what almost caused the demise of the Snowy Egret. They sold for twice the price, per ounce, as gold. Don't get any ideas,
All pictures taken at Ponce Inlet at New Smyrna Beach, FL.
Does anyone have any experience with C-AF on the E-M1ii while racking zoom? I've been pretty happy with the camera's C-AF performance up until now, but today was the first day that I needed to rack zoom and C-AF at the same time. I found that the performance in this scenario was pretty awful, I don't think I got a single in focus shot while racking zoom. I'm using C-AF with a single focus point, focus lock -> +2, using the 40-150 Pro w/o TC in very bright light. Any ideas?
Shots were from a spring pond skim, the shot above was taken without racking zoom.
I would certainly consider using more than just one focus point on anything moving. The single point puts the AF at a disadvantage. More points, and maybe tracking also..? Best to sit out next to the road and try the different options out on passing cars.
On FB EM1 II group, people keep posting nice pictures sometimes. But there also seem to be many problems with the camera being reported. Freezing is common, and other problems as well.
Worries me a bit.
. I tried the shot with the ZD 150, but the PRO has a closer MFD, so it was a better lens choice as it allowed me to get in close. 
