Hawk Conservancy Trust try-out for new OM1 camera

I got my spiffy new OM Digital Solutions OM1 camera in early March 2022, and have been wanting to try it out on some intensive bird in flight action. Once the half-term and having fun with Grandkids period was over, I headed down to the Hawk Conservancy Trust in Andover to run it through it’s paces.

The weather was great, and I took over 6000 test shots. I have taken so many photos at the HCT that I only bother putting up interesting ones – so here are 17 of those 6k shots. By the way the OM1 performed very well, and the results are written up in my posts section. All these shots were processed in one morning in On1 Photo Raw 2022.

Photographs in this album include: Eagle Owl, White-backed Vulture, White Stork, Red Kite, Bald Eagle, Great Grey Owl, Barn Owl, Peregrine Falcon, African Fish Eagle, Northern Bald Ibis, and Saker Falcon.

▸ Technical data — all 17 images
Image Camera FL f/ Shutter ISO GPS
Eagle Owl OM-1 210mm 4.0 1/2000s 500 51.2075°N, 1.5617°W
Eagle Owl OM-1 73mm 4.0 1/2000s 500 51.2075°N, 1.5617°W
White-backed Vulture OM-1 300mm 4.0 1/2000s 200 51.2075°N, 1.5617°W
White Stork OM-1 210mm 4.0 1/2000s 250 51.2075°N, 1.5617°W
Red Kite OM-1 210mm 4.0 1/2000s 320 51.2075°N, 1.5617°W
Bald Eagle OM-1 210mm 4.0 1/2000s 640 51.2075°N, 1.5617°W
Great Grey Owl OM-1 150mm 2.8 1/2000s 2500 51.2075°N, 1.5617°W
Barn Owl OM-1 150mm 2.8 1/2000s 100 51.2075°N, 1.5617°W
Peregrine Falcon OM-1 56mm 4.0 1/2000s 400 51.2075°N, 1.5617°W
Peregrine Falcon OM-1 200mm 4.0 1/2000s 400 51.2075°N, 1.5617°W
Peregrine Falcon OM-1 200mm 4.0 1/2000s 400 51.2075°N, 1.5617°W
African Fish Eagle chasing a chicken leg OM-1 210mm 4.0 1/2000s 160 51.2075°N, 1.5617°W
African Fish Eagle having a nice sit down OM-1 210mm 4.0 1/2000s 200 51.2075°N, 1.5617°W
Northern Bald Ibis OM-1 210mm 4.0 1/2000s 400 51.2075°N, 1.5617°W
Saker Falcon OM-1 300mm 4.0 1/2000s 400 51.2075°N, 1.5617°W
20220422 HCT OM1 Test 016 OM-1 210mm 4.0 1/2000s 400 51.2075°N, 1.5617°W
20220422 HCT OM1 Test 017 OM-1 210mm 4.0 1/2500s 500 51.2075°N, 1.5617°W

For camera settings, techniques and equipment used in shoots like this, see the Technique posts on mcaughtry.photo.