Some shots with E-M1+40-150 & D810+70-200

Alan GR wrote:

My shots here may not do the D810 justice Tony as it was getting dark quickly and the sun had dropped down to almost behind the leaves making the D810 shots look a bit washed out. My experience using both, and often shooting the same scenes with both, is that the resolution of the D800/810 is absolutely astounding and it holds an amazing amount of detail so, with a crop, one has more to play with. Its low-light and low-noise performance is also phenomenal and pips my E-M1 there, as does its focusing ability in locking onto fast moving subjects like bikers on a motocross track. I have had tremendous difficulty using my E-M1 with such fast action with a high percentage of throw-aways and low percentage of keepers whereas, at the same event on the same day, a very high percent of keepers with my D800 and few throw-aways. (I haven't tried my 810 at fast action yet but it is apparently better than the 800). I've tried various settings for focusing and have not been able to get fast action right with my E-M1 so far.

Again, I'm not a pro and these weren't taken in identical conditions as they were a few minutes apart - just interesting I thought. I am very impressed with my E-M1 and extremely happy with both systems.

Here's a link to an album of mine from a recent trip with shots using both systems: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.476418549165165.1073741846.181715518635471&type=3

If you ever have to shoot in these conditions again I guess you know which camera to use. I looked at your link and it's clear that the Canon is better for landscapes. The photos have that extra clarity. All the photos were excellent by the way. The new pseudo 40mp sensor in the EM5II might change the FF advantage for static photos but we'll have to wait and see.