I really liked the pictures and it gave me the courage to use my setup more. The only thing that scares me is missing a shot while I learn the OM system.
sum1sgrampa wrote:
I drove myself nuts for the last few months trying to come up with an affordable upgrade for my Olympus 100-400 V1. I bought that lens and the OM-1 V1 while I was still using the Z9 and Z 180-600 as my primary wildlife setup. It was only supposed to be a "just in case" carry for me. A lightweight, small option that I could carry while out on walks just in case I saw something. Well, I liked it so much the Z9 and Z 180-600 are now gone.
I rented the 300 F4. I bought and returned the OM 150-600. I almost purchased the Panasonic 200 2.8 with TC. I thought of upgrading to the V2 for the better IS but decided against it. The 150-400 is too expensive. The new 50-200 looks fantastic but I had a 100-400 in Nikon F-mount and rarely used that FL. So that's it, I'm done. The 100-400 isn't the sharpest, doesn't have the nice OOF falloff as the Z 180-600, is a little slow, but I honestly don't care anymore. That's not to say someone else shouldn't. I totally understand why people want the best of the best. I'm just at a point in my life where it's not as important as I once thought it was. 200-800 is a perfect focal length for me. It's a fantastic Dragonfly, Butterfly, Lizard lens. And most importantly it's so easy to pack and carry. We're driving to Los Angeles and back shortly. Eight days on the road one way. Passing through Colorado and Utah. Bringing the two OM-1 bodies. The Leica/Lumix 9 1.7, the Panasonic 14-140 ll, the 90 3.5 Macro. The Olympus 17 1.8, the Sigma 56 1.4, and my trusty Olympus 100-400. Should be good ...Show more →
These are fantastic! You're proof that the Oly 100-400 V1 in the right hands, at the right place and time can produce these wonderful keepers. No gear chasing needed
jcl2k6 wrote:
These are fantastic! You're proof that the Oly 100-400 V1 in the right hands, at the right place and time can produce these wonderful keepers. No gear chasing needed
That's kind of where I'm at right now. And I really appreciate your very kind input. Monday morning I'm headed to the same spot that I went to last February to look for Short-eared Owls. I should be able to get in two mornings and two evenings of shooting as I'm staying overnight. ( three hour drive round trip ). I really hope I see the owls because I shot there last year with my Z9 and Z180-600 and I'm anxious to see what I'll be missing, if anything.
Thanks again !
Gary
Tom Reynolds wrote:
BUT-----I give you a reason to spend money: 50 f/s
That's what you get with a 50-200 and a 2.0TC-50f/s not 25 f/s.
But, and I say this from experience, you will have more fun shooting ProCapure at 50F/s and get more cool actions shots. And fun is the bottom line at our age, eh?
Tom
But most of us neither need nor want 50fps. Twice as many images to cull and trash.
I'm all in for 50fps and 120fps when the situation is warranted. This is for active wildlife going for the action moments. Less fps is fine for happy portraits and such.
For me the more frames per second catches more moments opportunities that are missed at a lower fps rate.
I returned from Florida for 6 days of field work. Kept on 50 fps and used 120 fps pro capture when needed. 66,766 images captured, first pass deletion of 57,891, kept for later review 8875 images. So 87 percent was tossed quickly. I use photo mechanic for culling.
Yea, that many images are not for everybody, but the camera is designed to do it, so I'm using the tool to it's limit and picking up some interesting captures by doing it. Only going to be there once so I'm not going to leave missed images not captured.
PV Hiker wrote:
I'm all in for 50fps and 120fps when the situation is warranted. This is for active wildlife going for the action moments. Less fps is fine for happy portraits and such.
For me the more frames per second catches more moments opportunities that are missed at a lower fps rate.
I returned from Florida for 6 days of field work. Kept on 50 fps and used 120 fps pro capture when needed. 66,766 images captured, first pass deletion of 57,891, kept for later review 8875 images. So 87 percent was tossed quickly. I use photo mechanic for culling.
Yea, that many images are not for everybody, but the camera is designed to do it, so I'm using the tool to it's limit and picking up some interesting captures by doing it. Only going to be there once so I'm not going to leave missed images not captured.
What you've described is pretty much my reason for not longing for 50 fps I don't debate that you won't miss much by using it. I very much enjoy the editing process but there's just no way I want to go through that many images. I've yet to use Pro Capture. It's nice to have choices.
Gary
ElliotV wrote:
How was you recent trip to see Short-earned owls? Did the weather -- and the owls -- cooperate? How did the 100-400 measure up?
Unfortunately that was a bust. I did see the owls but they were hunting along a tree line at least 100 yards away from me. I came back with one frame of an owl sitting in the field that's not worth posting.
Gary, you're doing great work with this, but I think the reality is that you would make great images no matter what system is in your hands and enjoying yourself along the way.
huddy wrote:
Gary, you're doing great work with this, but I think the reality is that you would make great images no matter what system is in your hands and enjoying yourself along the way.
That's what it's all about.
That's really very kind of you to say. I really like the "stress free" aspect of this system, if that makes any sense. We're leaving for California in less than two weeks. I usually carry on all my camera gear and I have gotten held up a couple times because of camera equipment. This time I think I'll throw my OM-1 ll body in my small backpack but the few lenses I'll be taking, including the 100-400 are just gonna get packed into my checked bag. They're all small enough and inexpensive enough that I won't be worrying about them and it's less hassle for TSA. I would never have been able to do that with my Z9 and either the 400 4.5 or 180-600.
I've got an 18x24 of this shot hanging in my office and it looks great. Every time I get the urge to push the "add to cart" button on another $2000-$3000 I look at this shot and I think; will I really see enough of a difference to justify the expense ? And more importantly, is it necessary ?
Again, very much appreciate the compliment.
Gary
Thanks Ronny. It's funny, I go back and look at stuff I shot years ago with older equipment and somehow it looks better to me now than it did then I think our vision can get clouded by always believing there's something better out there that we don't have.
