Micro Four Thirds Right Now….Part 2: This is my second post since getting into Micro Four Thirds photography. I wanted to see how a lens I already owned would do with bird photography...

deanfl Loc: Georgia

This is my second post since getting into Micro Four Thirds photography. I wanted to see how a lens I already owned would do with bird photography before possibly getting the 100-300 lens.

It seems like it did OK for a large slow flying great blue heron.

Panasonic G95 with Panasonic LUMIX 45-150 F/4.0-5.6.

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Bridges Loc: Memphis, Charleston SC, now Nazareth PA

Looks good -- a little noisy. Run it through Topaz Denoise AI and you should have a fine image.

deanfl Loc: Georgia

Bridges wrote:

Looks good -- a little noisy. Run it through Topaz Denoise AI and you should have a fine image.

Thank you for the feedback. I usually don’t post images that are a little noisy. I have APS-C equipment where I normally don’t need Topaz and hence haven’t bought it. I am still deciding how much I want to invest in MFT for wildlife.

wildweasel

Micro 4/3 will do fine for wildlife I have the Olympus EM 1 Mark II and Mark III and both are excellent cameras. I shoot mostly with the Panasonic/Leica 100-400 but I also have the Olympus 300 f/4 pro. You can see some examples of these camera and lens combos at www.facebook.com/RayReederPhotography

deanfl Loc: Georgia

wildweasel wrote:

Micro 4/3 will do fine for wildlife I have the Olympus EM 1 Mark II and Mark III and both are excellent cameras. I shoot mostly with the Panasonic/Leica 100-400 but I also have the Olympus 300 f/4 pro. You can see some examples of these camera and lens combos at www.facebook.com/RayReederPhotography

Thank you for taking the time to comment. I looked at some of your photos…lots of beautiful and impressive work.

As I mentioned I just started in Micro 4/3 photography with a budget camera and lenses. I do mostly landscapes and my equipment does fine for that. I believe that for wildlife it makes a noticeable difference investing in better cameras and lenses and even Topaz. I don’t do enough wildlife to justify the cost of doing that…and I have Nikon cameras that do fine for my wildlife needs.

kenArchi Loc: Seal Beach, CA

I do use the 100-300 on my em10-ll with very good results.

deanfl Loc: Georgia

kenArchi wrote:

I do use the 100-300 on my em10-ll with very good results.

Thank you for your response. Yes, it seems like the 100-300 is the best budget next step to better bird photography for MFT.

joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA

deanfl wrote:

This is my second post since getting into Micro Four Thirds photography. I wanted to see how a lens I already owned would do with bird photography before possibly getting the 100-300 lens.

It seems like it did OK for a large slow flying great blue heron.

Panasonic G95 with Panasonic LUMIX 45-150 F/4.0-5.6.

He must not have been flying THAT slowly 😜 He was in the air 🙄

Looks like you've got a fine lens there, and it yields some superb shots

deanfl Loc: Georgia

joecichjr wrote:

He must not have been flying THAT slowly 😜 He was... (show quote)

Thank you for your positive comment.

PAR4DCR Loc: A Sunny Place

Couple of good ones Dean.

Don

deanfl Loc: Georgia

PAR4DCR wrote:

Couple of good ones Dean.

Don

Thank you for your kind words, Don.

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

deanfl wrote:

This is my second post since getting into Micro Four Thirds photography. I wanted to see how a lens I already owned would do with bird photography before possibly getting the 100-300 lens.

It seems like it did OK for a large slow flying great blue heron.

Panasonic G95 with Panasonic LUMIX 45-150 F/4.0-5.6.

That's not bad for the least expensive 45-to-something zoom Panasonic makes.

The 100-300mm Mark II lens is the one you want. The 100-300 first version is cheap, used, but not worth it. Version II supports all the features of your G95.

If you dive deeper into m43, look at the OM-1 from OM Digital Systems. It is a fantastic stills camera. Panasonic tends to do video better.

Panasonic "depth from de-focus contrast detect" continuous autofocus is not the best for sports and wildlife. They just this month introduced their very first camera with phase detect hybrid AF, and for a first effort at PDAF, it is sweet! Unfortunately it is full frame, or I'd have one on pre-order. (I have a collection of m43 lenses.) However, that portends well for Panasonic's future camera offerings.

deanfl Loc: Georgia

burkphoto wrote:

That's not bad for the least expensive 45-to-somet... (show quote)

Thank you for taking the time to offer advice on m43. I understand you have knowledge and experience regarding m43. Before buying into this system I did a good amount of reading and watching videos. My original plan was to start with budget items for lightweight travel. I am still deciding about how much more I want to spend to invest in m43.