“600mm F4” birding setup and ONLY “2.15KG” !!! Olympus M.Zuiko ED 300mm F4 … | liewwk

Birding with Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 300mm f4.0 PRO Lens | liewwk

I am lucky to have this len with me for 2 days testing … I brought this len to various locations for real world testing … from bright, dark, lowland, montane etc ..

with the small sensor size, this 300mm F4 make to 600mm F4 (35mm sensor equivalent) and it weight only 2.15kg together with EM1 body, battery grip, batteries ….. so if weight is main concern than this len could be yours choice.

*** all the birds pictures, RAW-JPEG just increase contrast, saturation and resize no noise reduction etc

*** will be slowly update more pictures upon request

We start the test at low light and some action bird .. rufous-backed kingfisher feeding on fish .. immediate after got the fish, this bird non stop flipping the fish and it may stop for a moment every once and than .. so have to got the moment right to have this capture [click image for bigger resolution image]

ƒ/4.0
300.0 mm
1/30
800

follow by the lovely and beautiful Garnet Pitta, where at not very dark environment …

ƒ/4.0
300.0 mm
1/25
400
handheld

ƒ/4.5
300.0 mm
1/25
640
handheld

ƒ/4.0
300.0 mm
1/125
800
handheld

beautiful Green Magpie

ƒ/4.0
300.0 mm
1/80
800

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Birds Collection | liewwk @flickr

Birds Collection | liewwk@liewwkphoto.com

我的收藏 · 鸟 | liewwk

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A. Looking for accessories – Big Lenses 300,400,500,600, 800 mm

B. order any accessories related to bird photography

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April 27, 2016

HAIDA 150mm Filter Solution for CARL ZEISS 15mm F2.8

finally we have the adapter for Haida 150mm holder system

so with the previous available solution , lets update the list 😀

now we have tested both Lee Filter SW150 series and HAIDA 150mm filter series … below are filters we tested so far

1. Lee Filter SW150 holder for Nikon 14-24 F2.8

2. HAIDA 150mm holder for Nikon 14-24 F2.8

3. HAIDA 150mm holder for CANON 14mm F2.8 mark2

4. Lee Filter 150x170mm GND series

5. Lee Filter CPL 150mmx150mm

6. Lee Filter Big Stopper

7. HAIDA 150mm CPL

8. HAIDA 150mm ND 3.0/1000 or big stopper

9. HAIDA 150mm ND 1.8/640 or littler stopper

10. HAIDA 150mm ND 3.6 (12 stops ND)

above options and below items are available for order or sale

11. HAIDA Holder solution for SAMYANG 14mm F2.8

12. HAIDA Holder solution for TAMRON 15-30mm F2.8

13. HAIDA Holder solution for CANON TSE-17mm F4

14. HAIDA Holder solution for SIGMA 12-24mm mark2

update 2016 april 27

16. HAIDA Holder solution for Carl Zeiss 15mm F2.8

17. Lee Filter SW150 CANON 11-24mm F4 adapter

18. 84.5 RGND for 150mm system

please contact me for order or stock availability

liewwkphoto@gmail.com

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Looking for Filters for either 100mm or 150mm , Lee Filter, HAIDA ….. click HERE

Looking for more event, outing, tours from liewwk Nature Photography click HERE

150mm Filter Solution for CANON 14 F2.8 L , NIKON 14-24 F2.8, Tamron 15-30 F2.8, Samyang 14mm F2.8 …etc

or search below Link

liewwk Photography Online store

previous related post

150mm Filter Solution for CANON 14 F2.8 L , NIKON 14-24 F2.8, Tamron 15-30 F2.8, Samyang 14mm F2.8 …etc

March 4, 2016March 4, 2016

Reverse GND for 150mm Square filter system

finally we have solution for 150mm square filter system for 150mm system which support Canon 14mm F2.8, TSE17mm, Nikon 14-24 F2.8, Tamron 15-30 F2.8, SAMYANG 14mm F2.8, SIGMA 12-24mm etc.

and some test results from same filter manufacturer but it is on 100mm system [84dot5 RGND 100mm] .

sample of RGND

update 2016 March 4

stay tune, I will try to update some test pictures result here ASAP

and now available for RGND 2 stops and 3 stops … feel free to contact me

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Looking for Filters for either 100mm or 150mm , Lee Filter, HAIDA ….. click HERE

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December 1, 2015

SONY A7S2 and CANON 5DM3 ISO test

got SONY A7S2 recently and I am going Penang for a shooting .. so decide have quick test on this new camera …

as usual below is standard setting, and Post Porcessing done on the picture

MANUAL focus, same aperture,
CANON using 2470 F2.8 II at ~55mm
SONY using CZ 55mm F1.8
MANUAL Mode ISO100,200,400,800,1600,3200,6400 (did through 51200 but think my accept level for both ~3200 so I just share up to 6400)
Both Camera use standard ISO reduction
tripod, timer for shooting
AWB
SONY Stabilizer mode OFF
open both with CS6 (SONY use DNG Convertor convert the ARW to DNG and process same way as below)
No Noise reduction at CS6
Save as jpeg direct from ACR without any further processing
to compare same size , resize all picture to 240 Pix per Inch and 4000 at long site

below is 100% crop for the resize file and click link for actual file view

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ISO100 [top SONY A7s2 bottom CANON 5dm3]

SONYA7s2-ISO100c100

CANON5dm3-ISO100c100

ISO200 [top SONY A7s2 bottom CANON 5dm3]

SONYA7s2-ISO200c100

CANON5dm3-ISO200c100

ISO400 [top SONY A7s2 bottom CANON 5dm3]

SONYA7s2-ISO400c100

CANON5dm3-ISO400c100

ISO800 [top SONY A7s2 bottom CANON 5dm3]

SONYA7s2-ISO800c100

CANON5dm3-ISO800c100

ISO1600 [top SONY A7s2 bottom CANON 5dm3]

SONYA7s2-ISO1600c100

CANON5dm3-ISO1600c100

ISO3200 [top SONY A7s2 bottom CANON 5dm3]

SONYA7s2-ISO3200c100

CANON5dm3-ISO3200c100

ISO6400 [top SONY A7s2 bottom CANON 5dm3]

SONYA7s2-ISO6400c100

CANON5dm3-ISO6400c100

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Full Size of pictures

SONYA7s2

CANON 5dm3

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Overall the SONY A7s2 give good ISO performance .. especially higher than 800 it seem little advance than Canon 5dm3 (before any Noise reduction)…

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ii. CANON EOS 5DSR vs 5Dm3

iii. CANON EOS 5Dsr Shadow recovery

iv. CANON EOS 5Dsr vs SONY A7r2

September 15, 2015September 15, 2015

B+W UV Pro

UV-Pro is a unit with deep ultraviolet light-emitting diode (DUV-LED), which emits rays with wavelength shorter than 300nm (UVC). UVC protects cameras and lenses from going moudly by killing bacteria on the coating, destroying their DNA & RNA, thus permanently halting the reproduction.

this is good especially for outdoor photographer always visit high humidity environment. it come either CANON and Nikon mount now, it come with a mounting that can easily mount on the len and camera

a portable device to bringing any where
full charge ~4hours
scan 10 lenses now seem still alring
auto scan after press the light on button ~2 min each scan

come with a lighting equipment and mounting

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NIKON Mount – B+W UV Pro

CANON Mount – B+W UV Pro

August 31, 2015August 31, 2015

HAIDA 150mm Filter Solution for CANON TS-E 17mm F4

One of my favor len, Canon EF TS-E 17mm F4 … it give sharpness, clarify that I love especially pair with new CANON EOS 5d/5Dsr.

The design of this Len limit ourselves to use filter which is my prefer way to shoot landscape … so I start with Order – Lee Filter Adapter Ring for TS-E 17mm.

but due to it’s limitation of shift, it may not perfect solution . I still use this as it can use all my existing 100mm square filters.

recently, Both Lee Filters and Haida provided better solution for CANON TS-E 17mm len. which is 150mm square filter solution. After long wait, finally I have a chance to test the HAIDA 150mm filter solution for TSE17mm. so this is another set of filters, yes real big to be easy handling which is 150mm width ….

but it do allow us without tilt but shift to max on both left-right/top-bottom…..

you may order this Holder solution HERE

update 2015 Aug 31

Sample #1

–> HAIDA 150mm Filters solution

–> Lee Filters GND .6s

–> HAIDA 150mmx150mm CPL

–> no tilt but full shift from max bottom to top

–> no vignette show

—> pano sample

Sample #2

–> HAIDA 150mm Filters solution

–> Lee Filters GND .6s

–> HAIDA 150mmx150mm CPL

–> no tilt but full shift from to the right

–> no vignette show

–> pano result

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Looking for Filters for either 100mm or 150mm , Lee Filter, HAIDA ….. click HERE

Looking for more event, outing, tours from liewwk Nature Photography click HERE

150mm Filter Solution for CANON 14 F2.8 L , NIKON 14-24 F2.8, Tamron 15-30 F2.8, Samyang 14mm F2.8 …etc

or search below Link

liewwk Photography Online store

August 30, 2015July 7, 2016

Reverse GND filter – 84dot5mm

As previous discussion, Reverse GND or RGND is a filter very important for sunrise/sunset/dusk/dawn moment… I am officially bringing in another RGND brand 84dot5mm ….

again let me share some new picture showing how;s the filter balance the exposure

-without Filter and meter on foreground. so the dusk moment sky is over exp

-without Filter and meter on sky. and now the foreground is under expose

– apply RGND 2 stops … without any HDR, exposure blending, shadow highlight recovery . both foreground and sky with right exposure and details now

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Sample of RGND filter for balance the exposures

update 2016 Jul 5

picture on top without any filter … and bottom with RGND show better sky exposure

update 2015 Aug 30

1. RGND 2 stops 2. HAIDA CPL 100×100 3. HADAI ND 0.9 | ISO 200 | 1.0 sec at f / 16 | 18 mm

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… the Corner | RGND sample …

Singh-Ray Reverse GND – RGND sample

August 24, 2015

CANON EOS 5DSR vs 5DS

when we have option, we tend to choose from which is better … better in term of? It come to my mind too , which one to pick and why …. while my Photohunter Tour 2015 Bali , I managed to have both camera with me and have a quick test … but the test as usual a basic test on common interest … more details ? site effect ?

both camera

– ISO100,200,400,800,1600,3200 (also have higher test)

– F16

– MF on the front boat (100% crop picture)

– 2s timer shooting

– M mode

– Auto WB

– CANON EF 24-70 F2.8 II len use

– ACR save pictures , Highlight -21, Shadow 11, Clarity +30 ONLY , Vibrance +10, Saturation +5, no noise reduction, no sharpen

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ISO100 for both camera

====> 100% crop at focus point

====> 100%crop with ACR Shadow recovery 100 (MAX)

CANON 5Dsr vs 5Ds | ISO 100 | CROP 100 | Shadow recovery 100

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various ISO test image as below

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Both camera give much more details compare to previous CANON EOS 5dm3 and it make big different among these 2 cameras (may be you can look at the full size of JPEG for further comment). but 5Dsr just give slight more extra details, contrast but where we almost not noticeable . and not much Moire effect appear over few days testing. may be in future if I notice and will be posting here too

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CANON EOS 5DSR vs 5Dm3

CANON EOS 5Dsr Shadow recovery

August 20, 2015August 24, 2015

CANON EOS 5Dsr vs SONY A7r2

I did a quick and simple test on both new camera that come with big megapix … CANON 5Dsr and SONY A7r2 … both camera use the same len which is CANON EF TS-E 17mm F4 (SONY A7r2 with Viltrox Adapter) , same filter Lee Filter GND .4h and HAIDA 100mmx100mm CPL

we did not use same tripod but put both site by site so the view slight different by ~5 degree different …

both camera

– ISO100

– F13

– MF on the bridge end

– timer shooting

– M mode

– Auto WB

– ACR save pictures , contrast +5, Clarity +10 ONLY .. and no noise reduction

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1. ISO 100 for both

—> 100% crop picture

—> 100% crop picture with 100% shadow recover

CANON 5Dsr | 100% crop | 100% Shadow recover at ACR

SONY A7r2 | 100% crop | 100% Shadow recover ACR

CANON 5Dsr vs SONY A7r2 ISO100 | 100% Shadow recovery at ACR

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2. ISO compare

2.1 ISO200

CANON 5Dsr ISO200

2.2 ISO400

2.3 ISO800

CANON 5Dsr vs SONY A7r2 ISO800 100% crop

2.4 ISO1600

CANON 5Dsr vs SONY A7r2 ISO1600 100% crop

*** I do not share any higher than ISO1600 as we can see the quality have been drop since ISO800 … and I think I would limit my use ~1600 for important photo.

Overall , here are some different for me .. (for landscape photography concern)

1. 5Dsr weight ~845 gram vs ~625 gram

2. tilt screen on SONY A7r2

3. Battery life 5Dsr is longer but it is different size

4. both ISO performance about the same (without noise reduction) , 5Dsr have slight more noise and details over ISO800 and about same for under ISO800

5. Shadow and high recovery both perform same .. 100% shadow recovery show acceptable result .

6. SONY seem lost orange/red tone , give more cold color

7. both give good details , and at highlight area CANON give more info

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1. Lee Filter SW150 holder for Nikon 14-24 F2.8

2. HAIDA 150mm holder for Nikon 14-24 F2.8

3. HAIDA 150mm holder for CANON 14mm F2.8 mark2

4. Lee Filter 150x170mm GND series

5. Lee Filter CPL 150mmx150mm

6. Lee Filter Big Stopper

7. HAIDA 150mm CPL

8. HAIDA 150mm ND 3.0/1000 or big stopper

9. HAIDA 150mm ND 1.8/640 or littler stopper

10. HAIDA 150mm ND 3.6 (12 stops ND)

above options and below items are available for order or sale

11. HAIDA Holder solution for SAMYANG 14mm F2.8

12. HAIDA Holder solution for TAMRON 15-30mm F2.8

13. HAIDA Holder solution for CANON TSE-17mm F4

14. HAIDA Holder solution for SIGMA 12-24mm mark2

update 2016 april 27

16. HAIDA Holder solution for Carl Zeiss 15mm F2.8

17. Lee Filter SW150 CANON 11-24mm F4 adapter

18. 84.5 RGND for 150mm system

please contact me for order or stock availability

liewwkphoto@gmail.com

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some sample pictures sharing for the 150mm filters shooting

update 2015 Aug 18

1. why do we need wider

– below pictures show when wider we can see more sky and reflection

2. why do we need filters

as other landscape photographer … we need GND for have both sky and foreground exposure balance

–> we can now have GND , Gradual Neutral Density filter to have the sky well expose

–> by add on CPL 150mm

–> by add in ND 3.6 (12 stops nd)

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Birding with Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 300mm f4.0 PRO Lens | liewwk

Birds Watch/Photograph tour feel free to contact me

观鸟或拍鸟团 您可联络我

Looking for Filters for either 100mm or 150mm , Lee Filter, HAIDA ….. click HERE

Looking for more event, outing, tours from liewwk Nature Photography click HERE

Looking for Filters for either 100mm or 150mm , Lee Filter, HAIDA ….. click HERE

Looking for more event, outing, tours from liewwk Nature Photography click HERE

Looking for Filters for either 100mm or 150mm , Lee Filter, HAIDA ….. click HERE

Looking for more event, outing, tours from liewwk Nature Photography click HERE

ISO100 [top SONY A7s2 bottom CANON 5dm3]

ISO200 [top SONY A7s2 bottom CANON 5dm3]

ISO400 [top SONY A7s2 bottom CANON 5dm3]

ISO800 [top SONY A7s2 bottom CANON 5dm3]

ISO1600 [top SONY A7s2 bottom CANON 5dm3]

ISO3200 [top SONY A7s2 bottom CANON 5dm3]

ISO6400 [top SONY A7s2 bottom CANON 5dm3]

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you may ORDER

you may order this Holder solution HERE

Looking for Filters for either 100mm or 150mm , Lee Filter, HAIDA ….. click HERE

Looking for more event, outing, tours from liewwk Nature Photography click HERE

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you may Order this filter from HERE

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Looking for Filters for either 100mm or 150mm , Lee Filter, HAIDA ….. click HERE

Looking for more event, outing, tours from liewwk Nature Photography click HERE

观鸟或拍鸟团您可联络我