Olympus 100-400 - first shots and impressions

I managed a few decent shots with the teleconverter today. Both OIS and IBIS were turned on.

I think this one nicely shows the potential of the combo with MC-14. The relative softness in the raw can be fairly easily countered in post without ending up with an overcooked image. And looks like 1/60s is still fairly safe to use.

Another one illustrating pretty good sharpness, but also the problem with shooting at f/9. ISO 1600 is still manageable if exposure is good, but 1/80 sec is a complete lottery for this kind of subject in motion.

I messed up exposure badly on this one. That -1.7 EV compensation set in camera? I ended up pushing the exposure back up by 1.7 EV in post. Still, turned out decent.

This one is for fun. 1/30 second at 560mm is just ridiculous. No, it is not tack sharp, but hey, 1/30 s

One of my attempts to shoot some insects. This is far from demonstrating close focusing capability of this lens, but the amazing thing is that I could even capture this. Not only could I not get closer without this bugger running off, I would have to enter the water to get to it. The combination of extreme reach and close focusing capability is one of the most exciting aspects of this lens. Now I just need some sunny weather to play with it.

BTW, I think I caught it hunting.

This one shows off  close focusing capability better. It also shows the big problem. DoF is ridiculously shallow even at f/9.

To sum it up, the combo with MC-14 looks promising, but is clearly limited by available light.