bob saxton
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This is my first posting -- is it a "posting"? I'm not even sure of the terminology!
I have just bought an Olympus E620 camera with 70-300 Zuiko zoom and 1.4 converter, and am going to try it out in north London this weekend. I've used an ultrazoom until now and a Nikon D40 with 70-300 zoom; and my dad's a keen Sigma 50-500 Nikon man. It'll be interesting to see if I can get a shot of the kingfisher at the Nature Pond on Hampstead Heath or maybe I'll find long-tailed tits. There will surely be robins in any case -- and the parakeets are usually easy to see. Green woodpecker also possible. Anyone used this setup for bird photography? I have one big question I'm trying to answer. The micro four thirds system gives me an effective focal length of 600mm. But wouldn't I get the same effect by just cropping in on a shot taken with my 70-300mm zoom Nikon? Is the Olympus going to have better detail because of the 12 megapixels, as I've been told by someone in the London Camera Exchange? Any feedback on this question very welcome.
cheers,
Bob Saxton
I have just bought an Olympus E620 camera with 70-300 Zuiko zoom and 1.4 converter, and am going to try it out in north London this weekend. I've used an ultrazoom until now and a Nikon D40 with 70-300 zoom; and my dad's a keen Sigma 50-500 Nikon man. It'll be interesting to see if I can get a shot of the kingfisher at the Nature Pond on Hampstead Heath or maybe I'll find long-tailed tits. There will surely be robins in any case -- and the parakeets are usually easy to see. Green woodpecker also possible. Anyone used this setup for bird photography? I have one big question I'm trying to answer. The micro four thirds system gives me an effective focal length of 600mm. But wouldn't I get the same effect by just cropping in on a shot taken with my 70-300mm zoom Nikon? Is the Olympus going to have better detail because of the 12 megapixels, as I've been told by someone in the London Camera Exchange? Any feedback on this question very welcome.
cheers,
Bob Saxton