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 vibrancy 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.
Jan 12, 2017 at 09:53 AM
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