In this video I am at a local reserve photographing Skylarks in flight. Because Skylarks are quite small birds, they are quite difficult to photograph, so its a real test for the OM1`s focusing and tracking capabilities.
Great video, and very entertaining. It is refreshing to see a video that isn't from a rent-a- hide situation, and is full of great photographs containing helpful information!
Thanks for the kind comment Dave. Most of the videos (although not all of them) are taken at my own private hide. I much prefer to use something I have set up.
@@rogerhance5883 Totally agree, Roger. Part of Wildlife Photography is creating you own opportunities whether it is your own feeder set up or stalking etc. Thanks.
Thanks for the kind comment Bruce. The OM1 is by no means perfect in the autofocus department. Its very good, but not perfet (yet ?) If you watch some of Mike Lane`s and Dennis Jacobsens recent videos, they do mention this. Unfortunately , in a burst of shots when tracking a bird in flight , it does loose focus on a couple of frames before regaining focus. Although I say `its by no means perfect`, the OM1 is by far the best camera I have ever used, and I can live with a few soft frames in a burst of say 40 images.
Incredible shots and thank you, you have given great tips and I now have a starting point. Have now got to try and capture Skylarks with the Rape, while it’s yellow, in the background , fingers crossed.
Lovely images Roger. I watched Thomas Eisl's video on CAF + TR, incorporated his settings into my own and it increased the number of in focus shots dramatically - and I was impressed to begin with.
Another lovely video Roger, not an easy task but you’ve certainly got some rewarding images from your efforts. Actually I rather like the flight shots against the grass, it’s very different and gives a very nice mute coloured b/g.
Great footage and some stunning shots Roger. If you ever feel like doing a video on your processing workflow I would love to see it. The detail in the birds is stunning.
@@rogerhance5883 I think you have to use something called OBS studio - it is free, you have to record the sound via a mic as you do your workflow I believe or do a voice over maybe?? Quite power hungry though, especially with Photoshop but I would assume you have good processing power on your computer.
Thanks for the comment. For the tracking I was using `birds` selected in the subject detection menu. I used all points selected in the AF Target mode, and the drive set to C-AF (not C-AF and TR) In the drive mode I used SH2 ( 50 frames a second flicker free shooting )
There is always so much to know from your videos. Enjoyed the shots and the commentary equally. With small erratic birds how much of the frame do you end up cropping? Especially on occasions when getting close has not happened or is not an option!
Thanks for the kind comment. If it too far away, I do not bother taking the shot. Having said that, some of these shots are cropped quite heavily, some between 30 -50%.
Really interesting and informative as ever Roger, thank you for making this video. When shooting SH2 at 50fps, how many photographs do you take per burst? Do you tend to shoot in small bursts, (lifting your finger from the focus/shutter button before each burst) or in one continuous burst for each sequence of shots? A great location too for the Skylark.
Thanks Alan. I tend to shoot in short bursts most of the time. Providing I can keep the bird in focus in the frame, I will hold the shutter down longer but my reactions are quite slow ( I am an old man ! 😂) and actually keeping them in the viewfinder is the hardest part.
Good video as usual Roger but it would be nice to see similar without the support of the 150-400. I assume that there are many more people using the OM100-400 or PL100-400 or even the 75-300s and it would be good to see the results what an OM-1 can give you when it doesn't have a £7K lens on the end.
Thats a very valid comment Trevor. I do not have the 100-400mm lens, or I would make a video using it. I did make a video about a year ago were I compared the 300mm to the 100-400, but that was when I was using the EM1X. For that video I borrowed a friends 100-400. Unfortunately ,even though I am an OM Systems ambassador, they do not give me gear free. (I wish they did) I have to pay for it myself. (I do get a small discount) Thats why it took me 15 months so save up for the big lens, and then I had to sell my 300mm to help finance it. I have a mate from my camera club coming for a session in my hide next week, and he has a 100-400mm. I will borrow it from him and take a few shot. Not sure I will have enough footage to make a video on it, but it will be interesting to see the results. Once again, thanks for a very valid comment.
Trevor, good to see your comment. I used to follow your posts a lot on the DPR m4/3's Forum before I finally had enough and left that forum. I currently shoot with the E-M1X and 100-400mm, but am also interested in seeing how Roger does with it on the OM-1 -- which is on my wish list. Hope you are doing well. God Bless, Daddyo
I just used C-AF (not C-Af+TR) and birds selected in the subject detection menu. The tracking sensitivity I leave at the factory default setting of `0`. I dont think altering the tracking sensitivity makes a lot of difference on an OM1. On previous Olympus models it probably did. I use all focusing points selected because when your trying to follow focus a small bird in the viewfinder, its not easy to keep it in the centre of the viewfinder.
Thanks for the kind comment. The 300mm is very sharp. I had the 300mm for about 3 years before buying the 150-400mm. The 300mm is easily as sharp as the 150-400mm. Its also lighter so thats a big advantage. The problem is that as its a fixed focal lenght you cannot zoom as a bird is flying towards you. When I went to Bemton cliffs last year, ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-hsdexfKCUMk.html I used the 300mm up on the cliffs, but when I was on the boat I used the 100-400mm. ( I was still waiting for the 150-400mm to turn up) When a bird if flying directly towards you its a great advantage to be able to keep it in the frame as its coming towards you.
Glad you liked it. Tits in flight are quite difficult. Try watching this video to see how I did it. Its with the mkIII , but the process is the same. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-goTSwkAAKas.html
