50-200 on EM1 Hand Held

[Woza]

PMD EM1 +50-200 + EC1.4

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[jkrumm]

I use that combo. It looks like this particular shot might have missed focus a little (which also happens to me). Looks a bit off at full size, like maybe it front-focused.

 

[BushmanOrig]

Hi Woza

I had one of these lenses in the past and really like it. Your image looks good and the detail seems good. Seem as if you focussed on the foreground and not the bird?

The 50 - 200 is a large piece of glass on the E-M1....I often wonder if its really worth the effort other than its fast characteristics for poor light photography.....

Here are a image I took with the E-M5 and the 75 - 300mm (originial)......its also sharp and detailed'

Siegfried









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[Woza]

I use that combo. It looks like this particular shot might have missed focus a little (which also happens to me). Looks a bit off at full size, like maybe it front-focused.

 

[Woza]

Yes the lens is excellent but heavy but does a good job on a tripod.

 

[bigley Ling]

Hi Woza

I had one of these lenses in the past and really like it. Your image looks good and the detail seems good. Seem as if you focussed on the foreground and not the bird?

The 50 - 200 is a large piece of glass on the E-M1....I often wonder if its really worth the effort other than its fast characteristics for poor light photography.....

Here are a image I took with the E-M5 and the 75 - 300mm (originial)......its also sharp and detailed'

Siegfried



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Agree the 50-200 is a large lens for the E-M1, so it is best used with an E-M1 with the vertical grip. I would imagine the 50-200 also benefit from a slightly more shallow DOF even when being used with the 1.4x teleconverter.

 

[bigley Ling]

thanks for sharing your shot. Like others have mentioned, the bird does seems not quite in focus, and there is possibly some camera shake occurring. What is most discerning is the bokeh or background blurring in this image. Is does not seems rather busy. Not sure if it is a characteristic of the teleconverter, the lens, or the subject is just not close enough.

 

[jkrumm]

Using 4/3 lenses with PDAF apparently you can have front of back focus. I assume that's why Olympus included the bajillion focus adjustment options (you can adjust each point independently I think). I haven't tried adjusting my own, since I don't see any consistent errors.

 

[jkrumm]

The bokeh scramble is characteristic of this lens and TC, but it doesn't always look like that. Depends of distance from subject and background distance.

If you are curious, the majority of the shots in this gallery were made using the 50-200 and EC14. In general, the ones with branches really close to a bird have busy bokeh...

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[bigley Ling]

The bokeh scramble is characteristic of this lens and TC, but it doesn't always look like that. Depends of distance from subject and background distance.

If you are curious, the majority of the shots in this gallery were made using the 50-200 and EC14. In general, the ones with branches really close to a bird have busy bokeh...

http://www.juneauphotographs.com/Nature/Alaska-Birds/i-wGRRv7g

 

[drj3]

thanks for sharing your shot. Like others have mentioned, the bird does seems not quite in focus, and there is possibly some camera shake occurring. What is most discerning is the bokeh or background blurring in this image. Is does not seems rather busy. Not sure if it is a characteristic of the teleconverter, the lens, or the subject is just not close enough.

The problem should not be camera shake, it is fairly easy to hand hold the E-M1 with the EC14+50-200 at 1/60 second and if you are careful (stable stance, three point camera hold and controlled breathing) you can take it down to 1/30 second with a fairly good hit rate. I would have taken this photo at a maximum shutter speed of 1/320 and thus have been able to have an ISO of 200. Given the very shallow depth of field, I se the small single point to ensure correct focus for stationary targets. My normal starting shutter speed for sitting birds with this combination is 1/100 and then vary the shutter speed to achieve the lowest possible ISO and desired aperture to control depth of field. See attached for a highly cropped chipmunk at 1/60 and a bleeding heart at 1/30, both hand held.













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[Woza]

Here is a image with the



Model E-M1
Shutter Speed 1/160 s
F-Number f/16
ISO ISO 500
Exposure Bias Value 0.00 eV
Metering Mode Spot
Flash On, Did not fire
Focal Length 300 mm
Lens Model OLYMPUS M.75-300mm F4.8-6.7 II
Date/Time Original 2014/05/24 08:10:14 AM

 

[Woza]

Model E-M1
Shutter Speed 1/160 s
F-Number f/16
ISO ISO 500
Exposure Bias Value 0.00 eV
Metering Mode Spot
Flash On, Did not fire
Focal Length 283 mm
Lens Model OLYMPUS 50-200mm Lens
Date/Time Original 2014/05/24 08:11:43 AM

 

[bigley Ling]

nice pics. Interesting shooting at F16, good to see nice bokeh at f16

 

[Woza]

Model E-M1
Shutter Speed 1/1250 s
F-Number f/4.9
ISO ISO 100
Exposure Bias Value 0.00 eV
Metering Mode Spot
Flash On, Did not fire
Focal Length 283 mm
Lens Model OLYMPUS 50-200mm Lens
Date/Time Original 2014/05/25 12:29:14 PM




Model E-M1Shutter Speed 1/500 sF-Number f/4.9ISO ISO 100Exposure Bias Value 0.00 eVMetering Mode SpotFlash On, Did not fireFocal Length 283 mmLens Model OLYMPUS 50-200mm LensDate/Time Original 2014/05/25 12:12:51 PM

 

[bigley Ling]

nice pics, the bokeh in these bird pics is even creamier!! Impressive!! Now I have to wait for a nice good quality second hand 50-200 SWD to become available, and I will acquire one then

 

[Sean O'Connor]

I have been using the 50-200 quite a bit lately. I love the combo with the E-M1. The 1.4 firmware does seem a bit snappier also. Here's a sample:

 

[bigley Ling]

Wow, now that is scary sharp focus on the eyes. Have you got the SWD version?

 

[Sean O'Connor]

Yes, I bought it on eBay a few months ago. I'm really happy with it. With is focused as fast as the m43 lenses but really very usable for most things. I always use it wide open, have never stopped it down yet.

 

[Brian Wadie]

morning Woza, nice to see you out and about with this set-up.

I had a close look at you image and wonder if the OOF effect may be down to feather movement as the eye looks sharp and clear as does the foreground (which, for me rules out camera shake and makes me doubt its missed focus)

I find that even with static bird shots I need to get the shutter speed >1/1000th sec to reduce the chance of this happening (I see you are doing that anyway and just spotted you are using the EC-14, in which case I would say its a better result than most I have got so far with the EC-14, but I haven't used mine much yet)

I've been extensive testing of my EM-1 + the mk1 50-200 and have posted some of the images here if you are interested, everything from monster trucks in flight to bees in flight (and much else)

https://www.flickr.com/photos/75445098@N04/

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