First video with E-M1 MkII - Democratic Republic of Congo - Gorillas and Volcano Lava Lakes

Thought people may want to see how the video comes out with the E-M1 Mark II. Obviously it held up really well in the mountain jungle and freezing volcano summit temperatures with no issue. Super happy with the AF speed and the ability to shoot 4K. Wish it did 60p at 4k, but I'll take what I got for now. A few shots were taken with a Mavic and GoPro, but most of it was shot with the Mark II.

Mountain gorilla and volcano adventure in DR Congo from David G. Tran on Vimeo.

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I commented before that I really thought this was well done. Did you use a  12-100mm?

That was a beautiful video and you should submit it to Olympus the next time they have a contest as IMO it is a winner!!!  

Nicely done.  Thanks for sharing, I enjoyed those.

third son wrote:

I commented before that I really thought this was well done. Did you use a 12-100mm?

Hey Paul

thanks again

Don't own the 12-100mm but it's a pretty appealing lens for the travel I do.  I'm VERY tempted.  I used a combo of the 12-40mm 2.8, 40-150mm 2.8, and the PL100-400mm.

Thanks Bobby and RRSVP for the kind words too!

trandg wrote:

Thought people may want to see how the video comes out with the E-M1 Mark II. Obviously it held up really well in the mountain jungle and freezing volcano summit temperatures with no issue. Super happy with the AF speed and the ability to shoot 4K. Wish it did 60p at 4k, but I'll take what I got for now. A few shots were taken with a Mavic and GoPro, but most of it was shot with the Mark II.

Mountain gorilla and volcano adventure in DR Congo from David G. Tran on Vimeo.

While there will be some who need to tick off all the boxes - even a few who can actually use yet higher resolution+frame rate, this certainly is as high a quality of video as most of us will ever need.

trandg wrote:

Thought people may want to see how the video comes out with the E-M1 Mark II. Obviously it held up really well in the mountain jungle and freezing volcano summit temperatures with no issue. Super happy with the AF speed and the ability to shoot 4K. Wish it did 60p at 4k, but I'll take what I got for now. A few shots were taken with a Mavic and GoPro, but most of it was shot with the Mark II.

Mountain gorilla and volcano adventure in DR Congo from David G. Tran on Vimeo.

By the way, what time of the year did you vistt, how long was the trip and what tour company did you book it with?

RSSrsvp wrote:

trandg wrote:

Thought people may want to see how the video comes out with the E-M1 Mark II. Obviously it held up really well in the mountain jungle and freezing volcano summit temperatures with no issue. Super happy with the AF speed and the ability to shoot 4K. Wish it did 60p at 4k, but I'll take what I got for now. A few shots were taken with a Mavic and GoPro, but most of it was shot with the Mark II.

Mountain gorilla and volcano adventure in DR Congo from David G. Tran on Vimeo.

By the way, what time of the year did you vistt, how long was the trip and what tour company did you book it with?

I just got back from travelling central and east Africa for a month and a half.  Was in DRC around the end of January.  I booked the whole trip myself without any tour companies.  If you want to do Virunga specifically, I would highly recommend just booking through the site.  I can help you if you have specifics and want to visit that part of the world.  I did use Kilidove Tours for my safari in the Serengeti and they were phenomenal.

Wow! Incredibly marvelous!

That had to be the best mountain gorilla footage I have ever viewed.

You have some real talent.

Nice. Looks like the stabilization was useful.

trandg wrote:

RSSrsvp wrote:

trandg wrote:

Thought people may want to see how the video comes out with the E-M1 Mark II. Obviously it held up really well in the mountain jungle and freezing volcano summit temperatures with no issue. Super happy with the AF speed and the ability to shoot 4K. Wish it did 60p at 4k, but I'll take what I got for now. A few shots were taken with a Mavic and GoPro, but most of it was shot with the Mark II.

Mountain gorilla and volcano adventure in DR Congo from David G. Tran on Vimeo.

By the way, what time of the year did you vistt, how long was the trip and what tour company did you book it with?

I just got back from travelling central and east Africa for a month and a half. Was in DRC around the end of January. I booked the whole trip myself without any tour companies. If you want to do Virunga specifically, I would highly recommend just booking through the site. I can help you if you have specifics and want to visit that part of the world. I did use Kilidove Tours for my safari in the Serengeti and they were phenomenal.

Thanks for the information as trip like this is on my bucket list. Last summer we went to Machu Picchu and we loved it. After viewing your video I think I have to save up for the E-M1 Mark ll and either the 100-400mm zoom or the Oly 300mm f4 first before doing a trip like this.

Thanks for sharing the video of the Congo....an area many of us have never seen and will likely not visit.

You video didn't look that sharp to me and I don't know if it was because of high ISO or poor light, but very disappointing for 4K which I have used from the MK2 that I own?

Fabulous gorilla footage!  Looks like it was an incredible trip!

Searching wrote:

You video didn't look that sharp to me and I don't know if it was because of high ISO or poor light, but very disappointing for 4K which I have used from the MK2 that I own?

It looked extremely sharp on my iMac's 5k 27 inch screen.

Great video. I can never get enough of monkey or ape photography. Although I do find the music a bit loud and distracting - but that is more personal taste. 

Albert Valentino wrote:

Great video. I can never get enough of monkey or ape photography. Although I do find the music a bit loud and distracting - but that is more personal taste.

You can always turn off the volume on your computer and play Bruce Springsteen's Jungleland on your audio system.