Tagged with nature - Personal View Talks

Why no 400mm or longer M43 Lenses

ragnar — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 17:46:54 +0000

I might be answering this question myself but I would still like to hear from others on this topic. As far as I know 300mm is the top end for M43 lenses. I own the Pana 100-300 lens and use it a lot for bird photography and I enjoy its qualities. I'm wondering if there is a specific technological reason why neither Pana or Oly have not come out with a longer M43 lens. Is it just a size consideration as it would be too big for M43 cams? I guess I could understand that. Maybe there is no demand for anything longer than 300mm for M43?

I've adapted several longers FD lenses to my GH2 and it works of course but I would really love a true M43 400mm or longer lens. I suppose with the Metabones thingy I could adapt a Canon 600mm EF lens and go that route but that'll cost many benjamins for sure. My 100-300 lens is very portable so I think that 400mm could be done but perhaps 300mm is the technological sweet spot for M43 cams and lenses and going 400mm would be just too difficult?

Harold

Beyond The Mountains - swiss aerial

Luc00 — Mon, 11 Jul 2016 07:12:18 +0000

Hello

I would like to present you our new movie. We had just four days for filming in swiss on 9 different locations. It was pretty amazing going up to 3000 meters and start filming with a drone. Everything was shot with an DJI Inspire 1 RAW with the X5R camera. Filming with this system is pretty nice but backup all the footage after made us go crazy. DJI is using their own data partition on the SSD and you are unable to just copy&paste via Mac or Windows. You have to use "Cinelight" which needs up to 4 hours to backup 350gb of footage. No way to do backups on the way.

Well, making this movie was fun and a great experience. We hope you like it.

Best

Lucas Dominicus

Summer recap: shot on an iPhone 6 in Hungary

dlzn — Sun, 30 Aug 2015 18:54:30 +0000

Couldn't bring my gear. So I made this little recap with my phone.

What do you think?

Watch in HD:

Cheers,

Waterbirds of Lake Wissota

ragnar — Mon, 14 Apr 2014 23:22:16 +0000

5min video of some waterbirds found on Lake Wissota, Wisconsin. where I live. Most of these were on their way through headed towards their migratory summer grounds in Canada. Shot on a GH2 using mpgxsvcd's high quality no adverse effects 42 mb/sec hack, except for the very last clip which was shot using the LX7. As for the bald eagles at the end, while they are not actually waterbirds, they spend most of their time near the water, so that's why I included them.

Sanity 5.1 GH2 Short Hiking Film

TATZU — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 17:27:34 +0000

Hey Guys Let Me Know What You Think About This Little Film I Made. I Was Also Wondering If Sanity 5.1 Is The Best Patch For THose With Only A Class 10 Sandisk ultra card 30mbps

Oregon I

pvjames — Tue, 24 Sep 2013 22:32:31 +0000

Here's some clips of Oregon. I know i'll be laughed at but i actually believed i experienced hearing Bigfoot/Sasquatch twice deep in the Redwood Forest.

Puffin Party - GH3 Short Film Shot in Iceland

Imagitoriam — Wed, 18 Sep 2013 12:15:32 +0000

Everyday they're hustlin. Shot with the GH3.

Cotton Carrier Vest...My Impressions

ragnar — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:06:57 +0000

First off I don't work for Cotton Carrier or have anything to do with them whatsoever. Anyway, here's my rather long-winded experiences with their vest system. http://buy.cottoncarrier.com/cotton-carrier-camera-vest-p/635rtl-s.htm -First up, check their factory seconds and refurbs as I saved a bunch of money doing it that way. -Why didn't I have one of these vests from the get-go? One of the reasons I left my GH2 at home so much from my trips to parks for nature photography and video was because despite being a m43 system it's just too clunky, awkward and heavy to haul around for the many hours I spend walking the woods up here in Wisconsin, USA. I tried many times but just gave up and stuck with my Canon S100 and LX7, rarely taking my GH2 along. All of that has changed now with my vest. I've had that vest on for hours at a time and rarely consider that my GH2 with the 100-300 Lumix lens was on it. It's quick release so its up with the camera for photos and then back into the vest. I also use the safety tether clipped to one of the GH2's strap brackets. -My plan from now on will be to carry by GH2/300mm combo for birds on the vest and my coming GX1/Oly 60mm macro on one of their holsters on my hip. It's going to be a great spring and summer for butterflies and birds.

These 3 pics of the Hermit Thrush were all taken because I was able to haul my GH2 around with the vest. Very pleased with its build quality and adaptability. The pics are converted from the DNG originals. Edited in Camera Raw and exported using PS Elements 11.

Dyrafjordur Trailer, A documentary shot in Iceland

Imagitoriam — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 18:50:55 +0000

A feature length documentary on life in Dyrafjordur, a beautiful and remote region in the West Fjords of Iceland.

Mushrooms

Vitaliy_Kiselev — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 09:24:44 +0000

Aren't they nice? Shot few minutes ago on Pentax (or Ricoh?).

Lots of mushrooms this year.
Fried mushrooms with potato are quickly becoming my main food :-)