On 10/17/2022 5:43 PM, Mike Gordon via olympus wrote:
Why so quiet? It isn't even the depths of winter yet when we used to engage in
pedantic arguments about depth of field and utility of full wave solutions and
such.
Just to report that a Moose visit to South Hamilton has sadly ended
A good time was had by all!
but OM gear including several OMZ lenses were exercised and many MZ lenses
including the nifty MZ 100-400 with 1.4 TC--by Moose . It is a bit heavy but
certainly came in handy for the occasional critter we came across.
I know from testing that this combo is capable of first class sharpness, even at 1120 mm eq., at distances unaffected by
atmospheric softening. There will be some darn fine photos from this trip, though not until I am home. A relatively slow
portable computer, the computational intensity of Topaz AI apps and a weird glitch in Denoise AI make good post on the
road improbable.
Some potentially great critter shots captured. A few others lost to wrong
settings for OM-1 ProCap SH2 - sheesh.
Moose has the new MZ 12-200 on the other cam and just avoided the softer long
end. Seems to work for him but is a bit awkward. No perfect solutions.
I've carried two, or three, camera/lens sets on photo outings for years. This combo
is heavier than I would like, but wonderful for coverage - 24 to 1120 mm eq. and
decent C-U. The 12-200 does get softer at the long end, but the 100-400 & 1.4
TC starts @ 140mm, so lots of overlap.
A simpler solution is the Panny ZS200, 1" Sony sensor, same as their RX series,
with 24-360 mm eq lens. Amazingly good in decent light. Good for primarily social
times when photo ops may occur.
I also had the opportunity to play with a few gizmos like a lens baby and a
zone plate, pin hole thingie.
I'm interested to see what you got, and what you think of it.
I am sure some images will surface here but mine will be delayed due to work
and a recert course.
Anyone there?
Only Poultry Moose
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