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El Cheapo here, what do you think of my plans?
Thanks, give it a try; it takes practice to make adjustments on the fly. My friend uses aperture priority and gets great results. You'll have to find what works best for you.- MelospizaMelodiaFan
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- Forum: Panasonic
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El Cheapo here, what do you think of my plans?
My main dial has 3 presets, which I use for: 1) BIF 2) Non-flying 3) Precapture For walking around, I have it set to BIF, just in case I get surprised by a bird. I figure there will be time to switch to preset 2 if I encounter a perched bird. I use an Olympus camera, but I suspect you can get...- MelospizaMelodiaFan
- Post #23
- Forum: Panasonic
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El Cheapo here, what do you think of my plans?
That one with the blue jay, I think the light was just at the right angle to give you all that detail in the feathers, and I bet you were within 5 meters of the subject. It doesn't always happen, but there are other things that can make a photo great. The BIF of the cranes; it looks like the...- MelospizaMelodiaFan
- Post #20
- Forum: Panasonic
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El Cheapo here, what do you think of my plans?
Yup, going used is the way to go. There is always someone with more money and less patience than you. I executed on my plan August 2023 and purchased a used Olympus E-M1ii and M.Zuiko 100-400 lens. Plus a 25mm lens for "regular" photography. Total cost was about $2K, and I used it almost every...- MelospizaMelodiaFan
- Post #16
- Forum: Panasonic
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El Cheapo here, what do you think of my plans?
Thank you, Niels, everything you said makes sense. The 100-400 lens is ~1kg, so it's much lighter than aiming a full frame lens, or a rifle, for that matter. Once you find your favorite holds, you can probably handle everything you aspire to. As I am fooling around with my 600mm equivalent...- MelospizaMelodiaFan
- Post #13
- Forum: Panasonic
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El Cheapo here, what do you think of my plans?
@njlarsen how is the 100-400 to handle, as far as getting birds in flight in frame? Does its size/weight take longer to acquire to bird, or is it just a matter of getting familiar with the lens? Thanks.- MelospizaMelodiaFan
- Post #11
- Forum: Panasonic
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El Cheapo here, what do you think of my plans?
Thank you, that is a very nice image indeed. Good point about the TC as well.- MelospizaMelodiaFan
- Post #10
- Forum: Panasonic
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El Cheapo here, what do you think of my plans?
Thank you, Walwyn. I am quite averse to lugging around weight myself, which is why I am looking at Micro 4/3. Where the bridge camera shines is portability, affordability, simplicity. Just grab and go. I prefer to go on holiday with only a backpack, so the bridge camera is well suited for...- MelospizaMelodiaFan
- Post #8
- Forum: Panasonic
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El Cheapo here, what do you think of my plans?
Wow, thank you for the detailed reply. I read the entire G9 thread on this subforum. There was one post that linked to a test between the OM-1 and the G9 for BIF, and the OM-1 was the winner because of phase detect. I have read in other places that DSLRs tend to be the gold standard for BIF...- MelospizaMelodiaFan
- Post #6
- Forum: Panasonic
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El Cheapo here, what do you think of my plans?
Thank you, Niels. I have gone through your images already :). I was wondering if you shot with a G7, but it looks like you went from GH2 to G85. The G7 does not have body IS, so I am inclined to go with G85 at minimum. I've started investigating OM systems as well. I am currently fascinated...- MelospizaMelodiaFan
- Post #4
- Forum: Panasonic
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El Cheapo here, what do you think of my plans?
I am mostly new to photography, but I have one community college course under my belt. I've always been interested in birds, just started photographing them a couple of years ago with a point and shoot Lumix FZ150 that I got second hand for under $100. I wasn't sure I'd keep taking bird photos...- MelospizaMelodiaFan
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- Forum: Panasonic