pdk42 takes pics of birds !

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Quite modest crops really. The birds were very tame.

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Ha ha. But how very dare you!!

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Totally out of my comfort zone, but I spotted these two little cuties when out for a walk and since I had the Sigma 20-200 on the camera I thought "why...

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I don't think copyright is affected at all by whether your files have exif copyright data in them or not. In any case, it's very, very easy for anyone...

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Yes, the form factor of the OM5 is more interesting to me. As is the fact that it has at least some form of grip. If i went for the OM3 I'd probably want...

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Yes, but the OM5.2 at Cotswold Cameras is £799, so comparing apples to apples it's still cheaper. I agree that the feature set of the OM3 is better (especially...

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Yes i agree with that Ian. The 20-200 isn't the same level of build as the 12-100. But its optical performance is decent enough as far as I'm concerned....

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As soon as I handled the OM1, it was clear the ergonomics were a backward step. Lots of other improvements of course, but not the handling.

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It's showing as £1099 for a refurb OM5 when i go to that link. But just noticed there is a 40% refurb discount, so £659. Hmmm. I think for the £140...

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I'm sort of persuaded to get myself a little m43 body. The OM-5.2 is £1049 with £250 cash-back. It's very tempting. Must resist !!

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What's going on is that Olympus/OM managed to screw up the best dial design they ever had - in the EM1.3 ! ...

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Welcome to privatised rail! It's mostly been a disaster.

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Gary (@gazza95) and I met up yesterday for a walk in the woods around the Ashridge Estate. We got lucky with the weather (temperatures of 15 deg C, probably...

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Thanks Phill. But you're too kind!

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Oh, I think that wind turbines can have a certain "je ne sais pas quoi" about them. This is one I took a long time ago with an E-M5:
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I'm really liking this lens. All shots on the S1Rii.


Winter Tree by Paul Kaye, on Flickr



The Tree in the...

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Excellent !

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I think the weather at the end of next week will be OK actually (glider pilot and weather nerd talking here!), so I think you'll be OK. I'm jealous;...

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Yes, Oly/OM stabilisation is really superb. I found with the EM1.3 and the 12-100 I could reliably take sharp shots at about 8 seconds exposure (at 12mm,...

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Unless you need the AF, high ISO, or frame rate improvements of the OM1, then the EM1.3 is probably a better choice. In my view the IQ is marginally...