Tony Rogers

Please let us know how you get on with this. I have considered doing the same myself. There is also the new Nikon 500mm f/5.6 prime on the horizon which I think will be a very interesting lens.

I think you need to use this lens for longer and figure out how best to use it before coming to a conclusion. I found that focus accuracy is probaly the single most important aspect of maximising ...

In my experience, no. Although others disagree. I found C-AF on the MkI to be less accurate for static subjects. But you have to look closely, which I have a habit of doing with wildlife photos. To ...

Unfortunately yes. The MkII still does it as well but to a lesser extent.

Also, if you want the camera to resond on switch on or wake up from sleep as quickly as possible, don't use a second card at all. I only use one UHS-II card as I found the additional delay using ...

I would like to make an OT suggestion to those using M mode with Auto-Iso for BIF. I used to use this method a lot but I found that my exposures would often be wrong on a number of shots in the ...

Very nice!

Wrong forum.

Only if I can keep the spot on the bird for the entire burst. Which I can't.

Ah! I must read more carefully! I was very pleased when Olympus provided Auto-Iso with EC in M mode because it was something I always thought I wanted. In fact it allowed me to use M mode rather ...

In order to do this, you need to go into menu E1 and set Iso-Auto to All so that Auto Iso is available in M mode.

I think the sweet spot would be 500mm f/5.6. I've already got 420mm f/5.6 with the 300mm + MC-14 and I would like something better. 400mm f/4 would have a 100mm front element and would be very ...

Yes, if you want to photograph anything that is moving.

I went G2, G3 then E-M1 MkI and had similar concerns. However, I am very happy I made the switch and now have the E-M1 MkII and all-Olympus glass. Whilst both makes are technically similarly ...

My journey was somewhat enforced. When I bought my first m43 camera (Pany G2) the only long lens available was the 45-200. I was very excited when the 100-300 was announced but it took forever to ...

I have owned both of these lenses and I would say that they are both only average. (So much for Panasonic's big splash about the new 'X' series lenses when they came out!?!). Anyway, you seem to ...

Technical question here. Why does, or should you expect, MTF to be higher for smaller apertures?

Very encouraging Dennis. Those look sharp in a way that was often not the case with the old firmware. Are they cropped? If not, how do they look at 1:1?

Very nice. Those are the best bif I have seen with the 100-400. What AF points were you using? 5-point, 9-point, all-points?

You're getting really good at this! You've come a long way at getting close to these birds in the last year or so. Great shots!