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  1. DanC.Licks

    Micro Four-Thirds

    Try turning it off and see if it changes anything. I hate it. I want to be able to turn the camera off if I have a long wait, but have the focus sort of where I want it if something shows up and I turn it back on.
  2. DanC.Licks

    Micro Four-Thirds

    Last night's moon with the Mark II and Canon 400 + 2x Extender III. Bigger https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/592/32945775310_69730fa840_o.jpg Not even very good air. Stack of 18 shots, ISO 200, wide open, electronic shutter 12 fps.
  3. DanC.Licks

    Micro Four-Thirds

    Tord, Do you have Reset Lens on or off? Same on both?
  4. DanC.Licks

    Micro Four-Thirds

    Still not a lot going on around here.... a few Great Tits, Sparrows, various crows etc... Here is a GT from out my window: E-M1 II with Canon 400/5.6. Distance about 8 meters. 400 ISO, 1/100 at f/6.3 I was in the upstairs window here: :cool:
  5. DanC.Licks

    Micro Four-Thirds

    You are at a big disadvantage with only contrast detect with DSLR lenses.
  6. DanC.Licks

    Micro Four-Thirds

    Metabones the weak link? Not so sure because the FT lenses behave very much the same way. I think it is the nature of the new PD-AF system. It has its clear advantages, but some disadvantages that might still get worked out.
  7. DanC.Licks

    Micro Four-Thirds

    Don't have the 100-400 II now. It belongs to a friend who is on vacation in Guatemala at the moment. My new 400/5.6 is even sharper than the zoom, so I am not so interested in it any more. Let's face it, for birds, zooms will get stuck on the long end most of the time anyway, so why sacrifice...
  8. DanC.Licks

    Micro Four-Thirds

    I like! In fact, so far there is nothing about it I don't like. Here from 50 meters out my window with the Canon 400 + 2x Extender. 121 cross type AF points with an f/11 lens! Eat your heart out, Canon.8-P
  9. DanC.Licks

    Micro Four-Thirds

    Very first shots while trying out my new E-M1 Mark II. B (: 100% crops. They were all pretty high up. ;) Canon 400+1.4x. First impressions quite positive. More later...
  10. DanC.Licks

    Micro Four-Thirds

    That is right, although "open standard" is, from what I have read, not all that open and there are many little secrets that the manufacturers keep to themselves. The real problem as I see it is to translate the commands from the body into a language the lens understands, and vice-versa. It for...
  11. DanC.Licks

    Micro Four-Thirds

    I don't think it is a juice problem. It must be incredibly difficult for Metabones to reverse engineer the focus algorithms that drive all the various lenses available. The adapter itself for sure needs very little juice, nothing near what the focus motors consume. No, I am sure it is a bug...
  12. DanC.Licks

    Micro Four-Thirds

    Anders, That is the searching I was talking about with the 100-400 II. When it is near enough for the phase detect sensors to register a target, it is quick. It just took for ever if it had to go looking. I am sure it is a communication bug between the Metabones adapter and the lens. As for the...
  13. DanC.Licks

    Micro Four-Thirds

    That is a system to drool over, no question. The increased resolution on the sensor over the Mark I amounts to a 1.25x TC, a noticeable boost. We have had a long and totally gray January with nothing flying around at all. The sun came out this morning for the second time since New Years! Now...
  14. DanC.Licks

    Micro Four-Thirds

    Thanks, Jules. It is all about finding a balance between technical and optical quality and mobility. There is no "ideal" camera/lens, there are only "best possible solutions" for each individual according to his/her needs. For some, it is a 1Dx and a monster Canon 600/4, for others it is an E-M1...
  15. DanC.Licks

    Micro Four-Thirds

    Hi Jules, One reason is that it lacked sharpness at 600mm and even more so with a TC. I get sharper shots with the new 400 + TC than with the Sigma at 600(560)mm, and it can't come close to the scope. Up to 400mm or maybe 500mm it is really good for sure, but the rather weak performance with a...
  16. DanC.Licks

    Micro Four-Thirds

    Finally got around to do some testing with my new 400, and I am pleased to say it is noticeably sharper than the old one, not only in the center but also away from the center. Also has much less CA. Both the old 400 and the Sigma have been sold. So in the end it cost me all of €50 to upgrade...
  17. DanC.Licks

    Micro Four-Thirds

    I picked up a new (2015) 400/5.6 from a friend of mine and have given the AF a good testing. Just like the "old" (2012) one. Bang on every time, and the focus speed is the same. Optically identical. So I will keep the new one and sell the old one, and the Sigma S too. Going to just stick with...
  18. DanC.Licks

    Micro Four-Thirds

    True. But to be on the safe side, once everything was locked into position I repeated each shot 5 times, re-focusing in between, using 10x magnification. Besides, there was no moon to focus on.;)
  19. DanC.Licks

    Micro Four-Thirds

    There is a very simple way to test whether a lens or a scope is well aligned or whether it has any other optical problems, or just to see what the overall quality/sharpness is. All you need is a more or less clear night and a tripod. Point the camera at the North Star, or to be more precice, at...
  20. DanC.Licks

    Micro Four-Thirds

    There is ALWAYS a bit of luck involved in BiF shots, though we are definitely at a severe speed handicap compared to DSLRs. I have a friend in New Zealand who just bought a Nikon D500 and a 300/4 + 1.4x TC to go with it. He is very impressed with his action keeper rate. Also used to use a 1D III...
  21. DanC.Licks

    Micro Four-Thirds

    IBIS, when set to half press=on, can actually cause focus problems. BiF against the sky... no problem, but add a bit of background and the IS wants to stabilize something that is not important, and the AF zeros in on that rather than on the bird. It is nice to see a stabilized image in the...
  22. DanC.Licks

    Micro Four-Thirds

    Encouraging! B (:
  23. DanC.Licks

    Micro Four-Thirds

    My new focus test target.... ... with a little interference. ;) Couldn't get to setting up a target outside, but the neighbors chimney is actually an excellent target, good contrast, fine detail, well set off from the background, and a good distance away, just under 40 meters. Here just before...
  24. DanC.Licks

    Micro Four-Thirds

    Ah, yes... forgot. The in camera lens specific focus adjustment does in fact work, but even + or - 1 was enough to throw the focus noticeably out. They say (page 110) that normally there is no need to change the settings, but they have included it in the firmware just in case. The Sigma fine...
  25. DanC.Licks

    Micro Four-Thirds

    Today I got the prints I ordered and I made myself a better focus test target/scale and tested all three of the long lenses I have here that connect through the Metabones adapter, and as I suspected, all three are spot on at all focal lengths. That is the nature of the on-chip focus points. When...
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