M1X tracking

[blackfox]

pair of incoming ducks at high tide .. the main difference between the bird tracking on the om1 and the m1x is the latter will track up to 6 birds at once where as I have found the om1 only locks on to one . a small difference but it makes the M1X more useable in a coastal environment , taken using BBF which I don't normally use . works fine though

[Dennis Russ]

Funny Thing is, I Prefer the M1X for Birds in Flight. I Just hate that 100-400 lens. Going to try the old 75-300 on it this week.

[blackfox]

Weird Dennis as I’ve just bought another 100-400 hopefully arriving today .. have you read my post on illuminating the focus points that’s very helpful with b.i.f to .

[MJ224]

Jeff. Whilst your X will track 6 birds, on which one does it focus? Maybe it averages them all, ...??

[blackfox]

The 64000 dollar question ?

[shakyHands]

The OM1 mk2 will track upto 8 subjects in a frame putting a light frame around each of the tracked subjects and a heavy frame around the 'active' subject which it will continue to track as things move around. You can switch to a different subject with some button/dial combination.

[blackfox]

Good to know for future upgrade info ,what I need now is a camera that leaves the house on its own , takes the photos , and comes back with fully processed shots for me to post 🥺🤯

[Dennis Russ]

Jeff, how do you illuminate the Focus points??

[blackfox]

Jeff, how do you illuminate the Focus points??

Dennis go to cog menu ... A3 ... AF.illuminator ,and change to ON

when your tracking a bird if in focus it lights up green if target wanders out of focus it changes to red

[Dennis Russ]

MANY THANKS Jeff. my brain gets confused these days as I have got Mild Cognitive Alzheimers so cant remember everything. I shall do the changes now.

[Dennis Russ]

It was OFf Jeff. I must of switched it off by accident. It is ON in both my OM1 mk1. Many Thanks.