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Hot pixels in OM1 and OM5 Long Exposure photography

Hot pixels in OM1 and OM5 Long Exposure photography

ByDMcA May 21, 2024July 6, 2024

In an earlier post, I compared the performance of the Olympus OM1 to the Nikon Z7 for long exposure (LE) photography. My conclusions from that comparison were correct, but not…

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Best Olympus pro telephoto  – surprising test results

Best Olympus pro telephoto – surprising test results

ByDMcA May 10, 2024July 6, 2024

The Olympus pro 150-400mm F4.5 zoom is described by many as the best telephoto lens ever made for wildlife photography. It costs an eyewatering £6500, however, and is not exactly…

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OM1 for Birds in Flight – as good as the A9?

OM1 for Birds in Flight – as good as the A9?

ByDMcA April 25, 2022July 6, 2024

Is the Olympus OM1 a big improvement on the EM1x, and can it compete with cameras like the Sony A9? I got my spiffy new OM Digital Solutions OM1 camera…

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Olympus OM1 compared to Nikon Z7 for long exposure photography

Olympus OM1 compared to Nikon Z7 for long exposure photography

ByDMcA March 30, 2022July 6, 2024

I currently own both the Olympus OM1 and the Nikon Z7. Recently, while waiting for my OM1 to arrive, I spent a week in Cornwall doing long exposure photography of…

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Olympus OM1 equals Nikon Z7 in long exposure photography noise tests

Olympus OM1 equals Nikon Z7 in long exposure photography noise tests

ByDMcA March 29, 2022July 6, 2024

In addition to birds in flight, I do a lot of long exposure photography of the sea and rivers. A good way to assess the long exposure performance of a…

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Effect of teleconverters and light level on Olympus Pro lenses for for birds in flight

Effect of teleconverters and light level on Olympus Pro lenses for for birds in flight

ByDMcA March 7, 2022July 6, 2024

I have always wondered which Olympus Pro lens and teleconverter combination is best for birds in flight (BIF) in terms of focus accuracy. Last year I did some extended tests…

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Bird AI tracking, ProCapture, Bird AI tracking

EM1x test, great results with ProCapture and Bird AI tracking

ByDMcA March 7, 2022July 6, 2024

Last year I did an EM1x test of Gannets landing at Bempton cliffs wildlife reserve in the UK using ProCapture and Bird recognition tracking, and got some great results. I…

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Sony 200-600 zoom: 4 cameras, two lenses

Sony 200-600 zoom: 4 cameras, two lenses

ByDMcA January 16, 2021July 6, 2024

This is a summary of all the work I have done on Sony cameras and the Sony 200-600 zoom lens in 2020. I  tested 4 cameras and two copies of…

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Sony A9 focus accuracy – birds in flight hit rate

Sony A9 focus accuracy – birds in flight hit rate

ByDMcA January 14, 2021July 6, 2024

In an earlier post I compared the Sony A9 focus accuracy with that of the Olympus EM1x to get a comparative birds in flight hit rate. It has caused a…

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Sony a6400 for birds in flight

Sony a6400 for birds in flight

ByDMcA January 13, 2021July 6, 2024

What is the actual performance of Sony a6400 for birds in flight? The Sony A6400 and A6600 have been described by some as mini A9 cameras, inheriting many aspects of…

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  • Birds in Flight
    • Cape Town birds in flight
    • Bempton vertical landings
    • Cambodia: Prek Toal and Siem Pang wildlife reserves
    • Superfast Falcon and Kite shots with the OM1
    • Hawk Conservancy Trust try-out for new OM1 camera
    • Bempton Gannets landing
    • Hogsmill waterbirds
    • Hogsmill songbirds
    • Farne Islands seabirds (and seals)
    • Richmond Pen Ponds Gulls, Duck, Geese and Terns
    • HCT Owls
    • More Richmond Park Pen Ponds
    • Hawk Conservancy Trust Kites
    • Hawk Conservancy Trust Falcons
    • Richmond park Pen Ponds
    • California coastal birds 2020
    • Red Kites at Gigrin – E-M1ii
    • Red Kites at Gigrin – D850
    • Owls at Willows
    • Gannets and Guillemots at Bempton
    • Puffins at Bempton
    • Birds of Prek Toal
    • Sacred Ibis at Cape Town
  • Cars
    • Dick’s cars
    • Wijnlands cars
  • Landscape
    • Moravian Tuscany in April
    • Taiwan – Alishan forest, Tainan skies and Lions Head mountain
    • Taiwan central mountains – Taipingshan to Henuanshan
    • La Rocheliere
    • Lofoten landscapes
    • Lofoten Aurora
    • Yorkshire and Northumberland landscapes and seascapes
    • Watergardens
  • Macro
    • Frozen small things
    • Small things
  • People
    • Apulia Street and Beach
    • Taiwan and Cambodia street
    • Dawn in Wall Street
    • Cape Town Beach and Pier
    • Crab ladies – portraits
    • Crab ladies – the market
    • Crab ladies – the catch
    • Cambodia: Phnom Penh Market portraits
    • Cambodia street, train and sea
    • Batambang market
    • The J&H McA Academy
    • Cambodia: Phnom Penh Market scenes
    • Armageddon
    • Asian portraits
    • Cape Town portraits
    • Crab ladies of Kep
    • Beach
    • Hanoi and Da Nang portraits
    • London
    • Spain and France
  • Sea, river and long exposure
    • Adriatic Trabucci and Seascapes
    • Cape Town Seascapes 1
    • Cape Town seascapes 2
    • Kep sea and river
    • Cambodia: Long exposure shots of Kulen waterfall
    • Cornwall long exposure
    • Around Britain
    • Cape Town
    • London bridges
    • Far east
    • Europe
    • Lofoten Long Exposure Seascapes
    • Gironde carralet
    • USA
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