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Me too - it has it's limitations though. I love my 45mm lens (90mm). Some of the lenses are incredibly sharp. In film days I had a contax G1 camera with small lenses. The Olympus is my replacement (and better in many ways)
 
I really haven't used mine enough. Had it for four and a half years (although it's been a hectic few years!) and looking back I have mainly done photos of hamsters, snapshots etc and nothing particularly outstanding photographic wise. Although I do quite like this one and think good lenses make a difference. Original looked better.

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Maz said:
Me too - it has it's limitations though. I love my 45mm lens (90mm). Some of the lenses are incredibly sharp. In film days I had a contax G1 camera with small lenses. The Olympus is my replacement (and better in many ways)
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The 45mm f1.8 lens is a beauty I also have the Sigma Art 19mm f2.8 and the stock 14-42 and 40-150 for the Olympus.
 
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I just had the three lenses (as well as the stock zoom one). 15mm Panasonic Leica (which I like a lot and use the most probably), 20mm panasonic, 45mm Olympus. And then wanted a longer lens. Went for the 75-300mm Olympus - which I semi regret. I could have put the money towards something better. Even with a tripod I'm not that happy with it. That was the one I used for the Starling. But then I maybe need to learn technique with longer zooms.
 
Your photo of the Nuthatch shows you can't beat full frame though! I did a lot of photography many years ago - before digital cameras - or around the time they first came out. I had two full systems and ended up selling them all and having a break. It wasn't till four and a half years ago I finally got a "proper" digital camera. I had a Canon EOS mainly but wanted to go back to basics and a full manual camera, so began using a Contax S2 - which I loved. I could change a roll of film in seconds :) . I am a bit lazy with the digital cameras ha ha. And forget to look at settings sometimes. I still have the Contax S2 but the shutter is broken. I did look at getting it repaired but it was going to cost more than the camera is worth!
 
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Maz said:
Your photo of the Nuthatch shows you can't beat full frame though! I did a lot of photography many years ago - before digital cameras - or around the time they first came out. I had two full systems and ended up selling them all and having a break. It wasn't till four and a half years ago I finally got a "proper" digital camera. I had a Canon EOS mainly but wanted to go back to basics and a full manual camera, so began using a Contax S2 - which I loved. I could change a roll of film in seconds :) . I am a bit lazy with the digital cameras ha ha. And forget to look at settings sometimes. I still have the Contax S2 but the shutter is broken. I did look at getting it repaired but it was going to cost more than the camera is worth!
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Maz said:
Your photo of the Nuthatch shows you can't beat full frame though! I did a lot of photography many years ago - before digital cameras - or around the time they first came out. I had two full systems and ended up selling them all and having a break. It wasn't till four and a half years ago I finally got a "proper" digital camera. I had a Canon EOS mainly but wanted to go back to basics and a full manual camera, so began using a Contax S2 - which I loved. I could change a roll of film in seconds :) . I am a bit lazy with the digital cameras ha ha. And forget to look at settings sometimes. I still have the Contax S2 but the shutter is broken. I did look at getting it repaired but it was going to cost more than the camera is worth!
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Maz,
My Canon gear is not FF it's APS-C so it has a 1.6x crop factor, I have recently had the mirrorless R7 which is amazing and can shoot at 30fps..! Add a silent shutter and you shoot way more than you intend to 2300 on the R7 and 650 on the 90D at an end of season airshow... That means a lot of editing.
 
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I have heard a lot about the R7! Airshows are great photography venues!
 
That is great! It looks so close and detailed. I used to love air shows. Haven’t been to one for years.
 
Unless you were in an aeroplane in formation next to it? Were you?!
 
Must have been a very long lens and hard to get that picture! Very clever.
 
The full size must look even more amazing :)
 
So would that be the equivalent of about 500 to 600mm lens in full frame?
 
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So would that be the equivalent of about 500 to 600mm lens in full frame?
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Maz, with out the extender it is the equivalent of 560 mm with the 1.4 extender it works out as approx 890 mm if full frame. I don't use the extender that often as I find it makes the image slightly soft at times.
 
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Getting something moving, at that distance, and still sharp, is a mean feat!
 
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