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OM1 for Birds in Flight – better than the A9?

OM1 for Birds in Flight – better than the A9?

ByDMcA April 25, 2022May 8, 2022

Is the 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 in…

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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, 2022May 8, 2022

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, 2022May 8, 2022

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, 2022May 8, 2022

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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EM1x test, great results with ProCapture and Bird AI tracking

EM1x test, great results with ProCapture and Bird AI tracking

ByDMcA March 7, 2022May 8, 2022

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, 2021May 8, 2022

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, 2021May 8, 2022

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, 2021May 8, 2022

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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New EM1x firmware 2.0 focus tests for Birds in Flight

New EM1x firmware 2.0 focus tests for Birds in Flight

ByDMcA December 19, 2020December 26, 2020

The EM1x firmware 2.0 update now has the ability for the AF system to recognise and track birds. For all current and prospective EM1x owners, there is great interest in…

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Sony A9 vs Olympus E-M1x focus accuracy tests

Sony A9 vs Olympus E-M1x focus accuracy tests

ByDMcA December 15, 2020May 8, 2022

All through the summer and autumn of 2020 I have been testing the Olympus E-M1x and E-M1iii with the 300mm and 40-150 plus TC against all the main Sony cameras…

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  • 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
    • Yorkshire and Northumberland landscapes and seascapes
    • Views
    • Watergardens
  • People
    • Cambodia: Phnom Penh Market portraits
    • 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
  • Long exposure
    • Cambodia: Long exposure shots of Kulen waterfall
    • Cornwall long exposure
    • Around Britain
    • Cape Town
    • Far east
    • Europe
    • Gironde carralet
    • London bridges
    • USA
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