So THAT'S Why People Shoot Full Frame 

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FF is better ... until you realize that once more you have left the gear at home or in the hotel room because you couldn't bear the thought if carrying that equipment around on your casual walk. It dawns on you that having some footage is vastly superior to having no footage.

"It weighs like less than a foot" is going to be my new measurement for weighing anything

I didn't know anything about digital video until I started watching this guy.

I have full frame and apsc Sony’s. Which are my daily drivers. I have the Olympus om1 m2 at home but left my Sony’s on site. Took the Olympus out for the first time in a long time and it was awesome. I loved it. Especially for photos.

Really like ur videos. U have humor, alternative content like bird stuff, also really professional cams, specs and knowledge. Every time an honor to watch!

I’m waiting 2 weeks. Then Olympus and M4/3 will be praised again..

One of THEE best videos on youtube, period. I spat out my coffee...and I was drinking tea. Points perfectly made. You may well have just broken irony on the internet. Now I am going to irony my shirt for work in the morning. I subbed. Many thanks.

HD vs 4K, slow vs fast lens...It's not a fair comparison. You got to make it fair, try an OM-1 or GH6 (specially for video) with a faster lens (then you'll have better separation, because as it is, you are comparing f13.5 with and f6.3 for DoF, at the longest end) @4k60p for example on both, and then we can discuss. If we want a good comparison, we need to be fair from the start. I own both Sony FF and Oly, and i hate Sony's ergonomics. That's also important, at least for me, specially when you have a heavier setup you definitely want good ergo/handling.

I use the GH5/GH6 for paid work and also like to shoot a bit of wildlife stuff just while I am out with the family on trips. I find they are really good, just so long as you can learn to work within the limitations of the camera/s. There is no way I could carry around a full frame camera with a massive lens for hobbyist stuff, so for me the GH cameras are great because they are rock solid and the lenses are pretty small and affordable. I don't miss the days of carrying a full frame camera around on a gimbal all day for work, my back much prefers mft. You can't deny there is some really nice detail with the Sony there though 🙂

GH6 is the only option to compare or even dethrone the Sony. Make it happen.

Hahahaha your vid’s literally crack me up man. I love it. Keep it up. Love the Fuji info.

Please do the experiment with the gh6 and Panasonic 100-400 vs the Sony, the results would be very interesting.

Try to find a metabones adapter to adapt the full frame lens on the micro four thirds camera. I once mounted a Nikon 600mm f4 on a gh5 with the metabones adapter 0.64 and i got an equivalent of 984mm f2.8 (light gathering capability since the adapter focuses the light since it has glass in it). You dont get the separation of a full frame but you dont get the m43 look either. You are in the middle. You get crop camera separation so it takes you one step futher to full frame. Your 200-600mm f5.6-6.3 would become 320ish - 984 with and f gatheirng capability of f4- f5.6ish and the separation of a crop sensor. There is also the same adapter without te glass in it that would give you the result of m43 separation, but an equivalent mm of 400-1200 but since it lacks the glass element it would turn your lens into f8-f11ish. Metabones are expensive for no reason so i would reccomend getting the viltrox ones. I am sure you are goig to have a lot of fun. Autofocus works with both of them Also you dont lose quality in your image in both scenarios It was really fun playing with the capabilities.

I think all of the footage you're capturing is pretty good, admittedly the m4/3rds footage does look to be a bit sharp and contrasty, and some of the highlights in some shots do look blown out, I think you might be able to push your exposure a little to protect highlights and you might have to process it a little to get the "cinema" beauty you are aiming for. As a "Photographer" I appreciate the video you're capturing, it is nice to get those exceptional images of increadible detail that capture the beauty of nature, but even beautiful stills fail to capture the behaviour and character you witness watching nature. I covet the video capabilities of the A7s3 even the Fuji, Panasonic and the Olympus cameras have much better frame rates and stabilization than the 5DIV and 7DII that I shoot wild life and landscapes with. The 5DIV only shoots 120fps @ 720p and even then without auto focus. I can honestly appreciate your field tested critique of these tools.

Great vid as usual. Only convinced me more that crop sensor is the best compromise for most people.

I am still waiting to see what this new Fujifilm X-H2s will look like. And if they announce that new XF 150-600mm lens this year it might be a contender.

I don't know if the difference in quality is result of optics/sensor size or more an issue of compression/bitrate. What bitrate/codec is the Olympus footage shot at vs the Sony?

So I had the Sony a7ii with G master lenses and I found the blue tinge in the photos looked like crap. When I got the em1 ii I was finally happy with the quality. Is full frame automatically better? I don’t think so, but then again I’m not a video guy.

Can you recommend me a good normal-zoom...ish solution for my new A7III. Is the 24-105 to get as an all rounder, or should i go for the Tamron G2 28-75 or somethinng similar? Hard taking desicion.

As someone who invested a lot (for an amateur) in Olympus gear between 2015 and 2020 for whom an OM-D is still his high-end camera, I've got say: your video gave me quite a few chuckles. You did get one thing wrong though: I shoot with an iPhone these days, not a pocket Lumix. 😉

Thanks, finally an honest and clear review! This helps !

I always enjoy you videos and often learn but I'm rolling my eyes on this one.

I'm so happy everytime I see one of your notification: I haven't seen the video yet but I know I'm gonna like it :)

6:34 Olympus has CHOWN to blow out the highlights. Love you, mate!

Does the olympus only look that camcorder shitty in 120 FPS mode? Also, isn't there in-camera highlight and shadow compensation you could use even on standard footage that might help a bit with the crushed highlights? I've never had a camera good enough for 120 FPS footage to bother with it, and to jump up on to that Sony to do it is way too much money for my modest use cases.

I've been using Panasonic m43 since 2017. Started with G7, then g85 then g9. Last year I invested in two S5s and omg what a difference. I feel dumb for not having switched to full frame long time ago

"It weighs less than a foot?"

I'm 72 years old. Do you think they will have made the perfect camera before they take me away? Or solved the 4/3rds, APS-C, v FF controversy

exactly my observations of using my 2014 Oly EM-10 mk1 vs anything else. I've found the G85 looks good provided you can keep the iso below 1k.

I know it is early but as Sony is upgrading all its lenses. They should upgrade 200-600 soon and install the XD linear focus motors for fast tracking.

Is the oversharpening still present in the OM-1??

The Squirrel whisperer is now the Bird whisperer

My God! You're becoming Tony Northrup!

I get home and see you've put a new funny funny video out in the galaxy. 😁I like to see it when i have to have some time for myself in bathroom, when you need more than 2 min. But today I had to look deep into the toilet, as I became more seasick than when I sailed across the Atlantic into a hurricane, from looking at the handheld 200-600 mm sony setup you have.

In this cases, the quality comes mainly from the lens. Next important things are the video technology like oversampling, 8 bit or 10 bit codecs, video resolution (HD, 4k or more). The Oly isn't the best video choice and the lens is mediocre. A GH6 with a good lens would perform much better.

Are you sure that it’s not just overexposed with a crappy dynamic range? What happens when you expose for the highlights on both?

The one of the left is singing songs of death and destruction. Lol. Subscribed.

Another hilarious video disguising a masterful comparison of just how good Sony equipment is. Thanks!

Pure and beautiful out of focus chaos. The sheer panic when you manually pulled focus on that Duck was the most hilarious and honest soundbite I've ever heard on RU-vid. There's a sense of terror that comes over me every time I make the AF to MF switch. I applaud your honesty my friend. Wish more RU-vidr's were like you.

The real question is, what microphone do you use to record your voice in this specific video?

Did you video the Olympus in log or the flat profile?

It's definitely fun to dunk on micro four loser thirds but is anyone surprised a lens that's half as fast and 1/4 the price of the Sony doesn't measure up (let alone the size and weight). Next we can compare $1,200 cameras to $3,600 cameras.

This channel is so underrated.

I’m so happy to see your woodpecker so clearly …

I think your criticisms are pertinent. However, you're comparing a bad codec on the Olympus to a decent one. It's important to remember that was Olympus' 1st attempt at 120fps. Maybe you should try the GH6 with 4k 120fps and a smaller 600mm equiv.? AF doesn't matter for those shots. That would be a closer fight IMO.

Where did the Centennial video go? I didn't get to watch it 😕

Thank you for demonstrating that gear does matter. I know there's a lot of pros out there using Sony for wildlife but in my opinion, I think Canon and Nikon have better looking files. If the Nikon 200-600 is like all the other z lenses that have come out, it's going to be a beast for wildlife (no pun intended). Every new z lens has been better than their old f predecessors. I have the money saved up for that lens right now.

Your olympus footage looks like my tamron 150-500mm on a sony a7iv.

Demon bird was the cinema

Never shot a frame of video in my life, but I do like the banter - is that a picture of Dubliner's Luke Kelly on your desk behind? BTW I have an Oly E-M1ii for sale if you're interested :D

For video the Sony looks a lot better. But if you do photos and the background is not very busy with BETTER oly GLASS the difference is small. You can recover highlights and shadows with mft very well.

"it weighs like less than a foot" DED 1:55

thanks for providing smiles in this sh1*tty day buddy

OK, in a somewhat sweeping statement I'll say if you changed you profile [on the oly] to Flat (movie mode > menu > camera menu > specification settings > picture mode = ON; then pick the first of the two available ), your kingfisher and the crow-thing footage would look less cheap, quite surprisingly so, I'd say. It really shines in contrasty conditions.

When I saw the videos at 1:38 I thought maybe they were mis-labeled. To me the Olympus one looks sharper and clearer, Sony looks kinda muddy. Upon reflection (and looking at them again right now) I've decided I don't like either one. Oly is too contrasty, Sony not contrasty enough. I hardly shoot any video so I don't know what can be easily adjusted in post, maybe neither one can be fixed or maybe both can..or maybe just one or the other. You tell me. It's the turtles at 10:50 (Sony) and 11:05 (Olympus) that really make the case for the Sony. Oly is just waaaay too contrasty. But..what happens if you adjust the contrast in the "Movie Options" settings? Maybe it'll still look bad but in a different way. Or maybe it'll look fine. But it definitely seems worth trying. I mean, it only takes a minute, right? Either way it seems odd to bill this as "full frame vs micro four-thirds". I'm not convinced the difference in tone and contrast tells us much about the inherent qualities of the sensor sizes, as opposed to the specific choices about video profiles and such. The one thing that _is_ related to sensor size is the bokeh. If you're shooting at f/4 with the Sony, you'd need to shoot at f/2 with the Olympus to have the same depth of field. Well, that lens you're using doesn't come anywhere near that. In fact, is there such thing as an f/2 long zoom for m43? I don't think there is. As it is, you're shooting at, I dunno, f/5.6 or something with the Olympus, maybe you say so in the video and I didn't notice...as far as depth of field that's like shooting f/11 with the Sony...lots of depth of field, no surprise that you don't get that nice separation between subject and background. Hmm, let's see, there is a Panasonic 50-200 f/2.8-4, that seems pretty promising for getting something closer to what you're hoping for. (As far as depth of field it's still only equivalent to f/5.6-8 on full frame, though. Still, at least it would be a lot better). On the whole I'm afraid I've gotta agree with some of the other commenters on here: this isn't just an apples-to-oranges comparison, it's wormy, old apples that have been sitting in a barrel in the basement for half a year-to-fresh oranges right off the tree. (You're comparing a system with a cheap, slow lens and perhaps poorly chosen video settings, compared to a expensive, fast lens with video settings that are more to your likely). Maybe m43 would also perform badly if you used a faster lens with its narrower depth of field, and if you took twenty seconds to adjust the contrast...I really don't know...but it seems kinda cheesy not to try, and then to claim you're comparing something inherent about differences in sensor size. All of that said, though, it's kinda comical how the Olympus fan-boys are such haters about this. Dudes, chill out. It's no skin off your back if someone does a comparison you think is unfair or that you think is clickbait! Unless you work for Olympus (or whatever the new company is called) WTF do you care? Open a brewski and relax on the couch until you feel better.

Nobody: I wonder what HD from a $400 telezoom lens looks like compared to 4K from a Saturn V rocket lens. CC: Hold my Fuj I actually just bought that Olympus lens to help replace a P&S megazoom. I wanted to use it to film my kids' marching band. Kid quits marching band. I coulda got a faster prime.

I wasn't overly impressed by either system. Sure you had better background blur and dynamic range with the sony but the difference in size, weight and price is significant too. There's always going to be some trade-off.

What I found is that the Olympus E-M1 Mark III digitally sharpens the image if you use the flat or OM-Log profile. That's fine for the 4K modes, but it looks like ass in 1080p and even worse in 1080p 120... I think the cheapness you observed is really mostly down to that and less because of the Bokeh...

I've used Micro Four Third cameras (last ones was Oly E-M1 Mark III and Panasonic G9) for over 10 years but I switch to Sony a7R II (and had Sony a7C) for the last 8 months. The most disappointing thing about Micro Four Thirds, for wildlife, was the ISO performance above 1.600, the shadow recovery and the fact that black subjects are rendered as a smear with no details left in them no matter how you expose. With Sony I get beautiful feather details and accurate black shades ... and I have a lot of of dark coloured birds here.

Your intros just brighten up my day lol 😂 thank you!

try the old Olympus FT Lens 50-200mm f2.8-3.5 with an adapter and maybe even with a teleconverter. not that light (1.2kg) but pretty cheap and very good optics and more toneh

I don't think anyone buys an Olympus for video. Could you please do a comparison of photographs?

If you shoot a Nikon Z9, its sensor and animal eye AF in video will so slay the A7S III, your head will spin. Of course if you think the Sony kit is bulky, wait till you try a Z9 with a 200-600mm, which isn't out yet. Maybe the Z6 II? At least it has animal detection AF in video.

That duck flight was art

I my opinion the "cheap look" has multiple reasons and not only the lens matters. The lens + sensor size cause a big depth of field but the high contrast and high sharpnes is in my point of view mostly caused by the video compression. AS far AS I know the Olympus EM1 III records at 120fps only with up tp 50Mbps. Lower framerates like 30, 25 and 24fps and 1080p are recorded with up to 202Mbps. By compareing footage from the Olzmpus with different bitrates you should also see differences in the video quality. Especially when there is a lot of detail in the frame. The Sony A7sIII records 1080p and 120fps with 100Mbps. 4k and 120fps with 280Mbps

I would be curious to see a GH6 with a better lens (smoother toneh). The Olympus is a nice light camera and s very good camera but not a Video workhorse.

Sony is pretty… pretty shaky. I’d rather watch the stable footage.

I have a friend who swears by FF, he drives his Mac truck to film his projects, I walk with my small rucksack full of MFT, although he does give me a ride sometimes...then I help him to carry each lens out.

I love the kingfisher footage!

You need to rig something up so you can vlog with the sony 200-600. Like some sort of crazy pole with a wheeled support. Just think of the toneh you could get at 600mm 8 feet away at f.6.3

TL:DW: You get what you pay for and carry.

Wow! Having good DR is very cool.

Three of Olympus cameras will focus stack in camera all while using flash very useful when shooting 2 and 4x magnification with virtually no depth of field but anything else its fuji xt5. Thanks for pointing out in a couple of your videos how practically useless the tele converters are. With the high resolution in the xt5 I'm going for the crop and keeping the light I need in the field.

this video is hilarious. well done my friend. love your videos always funny and gives a real world look at camera tech.

PL 9 1,7 incoming?

Why not use Olympus lens with f2.8?

Love your work! What do you think of Sony A6600 with E 70-350mm G lens for sports & wildlife? Only 1.125kg, 525mm reach, IBIS & OSS… Please advise. Thanks!

"This thing weighs less than a foot". Ah, the best of Toronto right there, keep it classy fellow denizen. :)

I don't like MFT because of sensor size but 4K vs 1080p is not fair. I understand you wanted 120p but still the resolution difference will make big impact. Dynamic range is sure lower tough. I would want to see a comparison in same res. Likely larger sensor will have more details.

You shot on film?

This vlog went straight over my head after seeing Bob Ross sat there…

I do feel like my current set up of Olympus camera bodies and Lumix lenses has performed exceptionally well, even for wildlife. However, Id say that most of those cameras are for vlogging, with "bonus" features that are closely related to other higher end cameras. Nevertheless, OMDS are inexpensive, reliable and long lasting; also, weather sealed and weight reduced to almost the highest level. Plus, mine came with a free 2 year guarantee for maintenance or return for another camera body -- my only issue with the camera is battery life, but I have 2 batteries, so I expect to keep the camera until the shutter dies. And with that being said, mine has an electronic shutter, as do many newer cameras. That can be used to bypass the shutter function and potentially extend its lifetime. We are criticizing a camera here which has the capacity for something great, but falls short to the best of the best; which is heavy and uses technology that hasn't been innovated at all. Rather, most companies expand in areas which the cameras already perform exceptionally. That's why you were feeling Sony right there, that's cool but gotta respect the Olympus club homie. I feel like the right lens and body combo should be something that you speak on more. love the vids like always, I just caught back up on your channel !

try the nikon z50 and nikkor 100-400 combo.

Hey dumb question, can you do manual focus override with the A7siii? (i.e. if you start using the focus ring, it switches to manual focus?)

I mean I'm crying because it's true. Thank you for the light.

wow! Thanks for another great and funny video. Based on this I will deffo get a new lens for my Olympus. Great shots.,

Incredible footage Kasey. That Sony A7siii really is next level. I'm saving up to jump straight from my ZV-1 to full frame lol... I have enough for the A7C and a lens, but not sure if I should just hold on for a while to see what's coming. I think considering my limited FF experience, the jump to A7C would be a good transition. Please help! Your advice would be greatly appreciated.

Seeing that m4/3 and somewhat reminding of my iPhone 15 pro footage 😢

I bought a Gx9 yesterday. M4/3 lives!!! But I just shoot photos, so what do I know.

Heya man, watch all your vids, would love to see what u think of my bird vids, your channel have been an inspiration to me in my little journey in wildlife videography, really enjoy your comedy 😎😎👍

I like the part where he says woodpeckers 🤩

Camera Canada lend this man a GH6

The next video in my algorithm is a 13 year old, pimple-face kid comparing a couple of NASCAR cars after being given the keys by the Make a Wish Foundation. The only cars he’s driven up to now are Mario Karts.

Enjoyable video , but I don't think this should be a m43 Vs full frame as Olympus cameras aren't really a first choice for filmmakers where as Sony would be. For filmmaking it would have been more fair to compare a GH6 with the Sony then you would at least have 2 decent codecs or even the BMPCC4K and record the footage with a recorder. Then it would be a decent comparison. Anyway always enjoy your videos.🙂

That's a massive piece of glass....WOW...

I bring my olympus tough 860 with me and selfie stick if things get heavy

142nd view = adds up to 7. The number of perfection and the Lord

Your intro gave me a random thought: how come monkey and donkey don't rhyme? Forgive me, it's really early in the morning. Being cold-blooded, turtles bask to warm up for activity. Spreading out their webbed rear feet expands the heat absorption area so they warm up quicker.

Agree, people go on about how you cant see a difference and that there is no big sensor "look", but... there is a big sensor look. I switched for low light concert photography but its notiveable in daylight too.