birdorfish
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I live in Oklahoma (United States) and am an avid bird watcher and relatively decent bird photographer. I have always favored Swarovski binoculars and have recently made the camera/lens switch from Canon to the Olympus OM system. The Olympus system is a so-called micro 4/3 system. I made the change because of the following:
It is a compact, lightweight system you want to carry around anytime, anywhere. Micro Four Thirds is a high mobility system that delivers an optimal balance of high image quality, compactness and lightweight by adopting a 4/3-type image sensor. With its compact mirrorless body and interchangeable lenses, the whole lightweight system is easy to hold and carry. The other hugh factor for me is that it has a 2X crop factor; thus my 300 mm f/4 lens becomes an "equivalent" 600 mm lens.
I currently have the OM-1 and OM-1 MKll bodies with the 300mm lens mentioned above and the 150-400mm f4.5 TC1.25x (300-1000 mm equivalent). I only use these for bird and nature photography. I am always interested in finding better camera "settings" for birds and happy to share my experience with various "methods/settings". Until recently, I have always "shot" in aperture priority, but recently have been using P mode letting the camera automatically choose various functions.
Mike
It is a compact, lightweight system you want to carry around anytime, anywhere. Micro Four Thirds is a high mobility system that delivers an optimal balance of high image quality, compactness and lightweight by adopting a 4/3-type image sensor. With its compact mirrorless body and interchangeable lenses, the whole lightweight system is easy to hold and carry. The other hugh factor for me is that it has a 2X crop factor; thus my 300 mm f/4 lens becomes an "equivalent" 600 mm lens.
I currently have the OM-1 and OM-1 MKll bodies with the 300mm lens mentioned above and the 150-400mm f4.5 TC1.25x (300-1000 mm equivalent). I only use these for bird and nature photography. I am always interested in finding better camera "settings" for birds and happy to share my experience with various "methods/settings". Until recently, I have always "shot" in aperture priority, but recently have been using P mode letting the camera automatically choose various functions.
Mike
