Ian Shepherd
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Nice shots all. The high ISO in NM's last post look surprisingly good; Ian's Garganey really "pops."
I took my EM-1 ii, PL 100-400, and Oly 300mm + 1.4x extender on a recent trip to the Dominican Republic. It was my first real work with the camera, so still learning it. But I have a hard time noticing any real difference between my shots with each lens--which surprised me. Both seemed to give good, and sharp results. (Was also impressed with my high ISO results). Flickr gallery of these here (the wide angle shots are with a Nikon compact):
https://www.flickr.com/photos/35716495@N08/albums/72157679974424344
Thanks for the post, Jim. Looks like a brilliant trip and beautifully recorded. Some cracking wildlife images which make me want to see the place for myself - though I think the Conch Monfongo is something I could live without. Maybe it tastes better than it looks?!
Whilst I really like the 100-400, and find its versatility really useful, I have also been keeping an eye out for a used 300 Pro/1.4x. Now I'm wondering if thats an expense I should avoid. Given the ability of the current top-end M43 cameras up to iso 3200, combined with the brilliant available NR within raw processing software - I find DXO11's 'Prime' NR superb at retaining detail- maybe the loss of a stop with the zoom can be compensated for by upping the iso level, without too much loss of IQ. The prime will always be a tad sharper than the zoom, but not so sure about the prime + 1.4x.
Were you using the EM1ii's electronic shutter all/most of the time? I was a bit wary of it at first, but I never saw any loss of IQ or had any rolling shutter issues, so I now use it pretty much all the time.