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Pen F does BIF!

Started Jan 25, 2020 | Photos

Day Hiker • Forum Pro • Posts: 10,829

Pen F does BIF!

Jan 25, 2020

I think my old Pen F (circa 2016 is old) with M.Zuiko 40-150mm f/2.8 Pro + MC-20 captured this raptor quite successfully. Who needs an E-M1X for birds in flight?

More seriously, the beak (my focus point) and head are very sharp. The Pro zoom with MC-20 racked all the way out to 300mm is a very impressive combo.

Edit: Apparently EXIF is stripped (again!):

Pen F, M.Zuiko 40-150mm f/2.8 Pro + MC-20, 300mm, f/5.6 (wide open), 1/1000 sec, ISO 200, IBIS style 1 on.

Jim Pilcher
Summit County, Colorado, USA
Don't trust anyone under 9100 feet

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Keithpictures • Contributing Member • Posts: 832

Re: Pen F does BIF!

In reply to Day Hiker • Jan 25, 2020

James Pilcher wrote:

More seriously, the beak (my focus point) and head are very sharp. The Pro zoom with MC-20 racked all the way out to 300mm is a very impressive combo.

Pen F, M.Zuiko 40-150mm f/2.8 Pro + MC-20, 300mm, f/5.6 (wide open), 1/1000 sec, ISO 200, IBIS style 1 on.

I wonder, if you stopped down to f8 or f11, if the wings/feathers would be sharp too? It's a bit soft there, and certainly not from hand shake or motion blur. 1/1000s seems a bit overkill here. Pretty thin depth of field I guess!

Colors look great.

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gary0319 • Forum Pro • Posts: 10,540

Re: Pen F does BIF!

In reply to Day Hiker • Jan 25, 2020

James Pilcher wrote:

I think my old Pen F (circa 2016 is old) with M.Zuiko 40-150mm f/2.8 Pro + MC-20 captured this raptor quite successfully. Who needs an E-M1X for birds in flight?

More seriously, the beak (my focus point) and head are very sharp. The Pro zoom with MC-20 racked all the way out to 300mm is a very impressive combo.

Edit: Apparently EXIF is stripped (again!):

Pen F, M.Zuiko 40-150mm f/2.8 Pro + MC-20, 300mm, f/5.6 (wide open), 1/1000 sec, ISO 200, IBIS style 1 on.

Jim Pilcher
Summit County, Colorado, USA
Don't trust anyone under 9100 feet

Looks like breeding plumage...

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Photo Pete • Veteran Member • Posts: 5,430

Re: Pen F does BIF!

In reply to Day Hiker • Jan 25, 2020

James Pilcher wrote:

I think my old Pen F (circa 2016 is old) with M.Zuiko 40-150mm f/2.8 Pro + MC-20 captured this raptor quite successfully. Who needs an E-M1X for birds in flight?

More seriously, the beak (my focus point) and head are very sharp. The Pro zoom with MC-20 racked all the way out to 300mm is a very impressive combo.

Edit: Apparently EXIF is stripped (again!):

Pen F, M.Zuiko 40-150mm f/2.8 Pro + MC-20, 300mm, f/5.6 (wide open), 1/1000 sec, ISO 200, IBIS style 1 on.

Jim Pilcher
Summit County, Colorado, USA
Don't trust anyone under 9100 feet

The feather detail is excellent and the colour rendering of the 40-150 with mc20 looks spot on to me.

Excellent capture and well timed too. Well done!

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faunagraphy • Senior Member • Posts: 1,622

Re: Pen F does BIF!

In reply to Day Hiker • Jan 25, 2020

I dunno, the white balance seems a bit off. I'm no bird expert but I've never seen a raptor with wings that red. Other than that, great shot! I'm sold on the Pen-F now!

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OutsideTheMatrix • Veteran Member • Posts: 9,876

Re: Pen F does BIF!

In reply to Day Hiker • Jan 25, 2020

James Pilcher wrote:

I think my old Pen F (circa 2016 is old) with M.Zuiko 40-150mm f/2.8 Pro + MC-20 captured this raptor quite successfully. Who needs an E-M1X for birds in flight?

More seriously, the beak (my focus point) and head are very sharp. The Pro zoom with MC-20 racked all the way out to 300mm is a very impressive combo.

Edit: Apparently EXIF is stripped (again!):

Pen F, M.Zuiko 40-150mm f/2.8 Pro + MC-20, 300mm, f/5.6 (wide open), 1/1000 sec, ISO 200, IBIS style 1 on.

Jim Pilcher
Summit County, Colorado, USA
Don't trust anyone under 9100 feet

that bird doesn't ever need to fly, he's always high

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Skeeterbytes • Forum Pro • Posts: 23,182

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In reply to Day Hiker • Jan 26, 2020

Fun!

Also reminds me to try the MC20-Zoom combo, I've just used it with the 300 so far. If it works well with the 40-150 that opens up a lot of travel possibilities.

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OP Day Hiker • Forum Pro • Posts: 10,829

MC-20 is really very good

In reply to Skeeterbytes • Jan 26, 2020

Skeeterbytes wrote:

Fun!

Also reminds me to try the MC20-Zoom combo, I've just used it with the 300 so far. If it works well with the 40-150 that opens up a lot of travel possibilities.

Hey Rick,

I’m still learning the M.Zuiko 40-150mm f/2.8 Pro + MC-20; I got the MC-20 from Santa this season. I’m working with it both with my Pen F and my E-M1.2. I get a lot of soft results, but some are critically sharp. That tells me there is a learning curve, but exceptional results are possible. Do I want a 300mm f/4? Probably not for the number of times I might use it successfully in the course of a year. Really, the M.Zuiko 40-150mm f/2.8 Pro along with the MC-14 and MC-20 are all what most of us may need, excepting the most dedicated photographers.

Jim Pilcher
Summit County, Colorado, USA
Don't trust anyone under 9100 feet

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Well, that's about...

In reply to Day Hiker • Jan 26, 2020

the only bird the PenF can capture in flight

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OP Day Hiker • Forum Pro • Posts: 10,829

Slow birds, slow cameras

In reply to (unknown member) • Jan 26, 2020

Raist3d wrote:

the only bird the PenF can capture in flight

Hey Ricardo,

You know it!

Jim Pilcher
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Don't trust anyone under 9100 feet

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THKPIC • Regular Member • Posts: 400

Re: Well, that's about...

In reply to (unknown member) • Jan 26, 2020

Wow. You must have been wearing camouflage to get that close to the bird.

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