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Thanks for the kind comment. Off the top of my head, I cannot remember. It will not show the differential in the metadata. Generlly speaking, if I am photographing sideways on and the wings are fold reasonably parallel to the body. , -a differential of 2 or 3 will be fine. I photographed a Popular Hawk moth a few weeks ago, and the wings on that were out, so a lot more depth of focus needed. On that occasion, I used a differntial of 6. It depends on the subject. Hope this helps.

Thanks for commenting. I hope you like the OM1.

Thanks for the kind comment. You now have to make the decision on which kid to sell. 🤨 In the end, I couldnt decide, `so tossed a coin` ! 🤣 I got enough for my daughter to buy the 150-400mm and had enough left over for the 90mm Macro , so a results all round ! 🤣🤣🤣

@@rogerhance5883 Now you've got me thinking...😄

@@bobf711 😂

Thanks Steve. I am surprised you have not been there. Its showing quite well.

@@rogerhance5883 I've been so busy Roger with business, family and house maintenance I've just not had the chance unfortunately.

@@SteveHedgesPhotography Glad the business is keeping you busy. Must be hard trying to make a living out of photography.

@@rogerhance5883 It's going well at the moment. I think the main thing is we have been established for a long time. That really helps I think.

@@SteveHedgesPhotography Fortunately for me, I am retired, but if I had to make a living at photography, it would frighten the life out of me.

Thanks for commenting. Its unlikely its the lens, although having a lens with a faster aperture would alow you to drop the ISO. generally speaking, Topaz De Noise will know any digital nosie on the head. You cannot but DeNosie as a stand alone piece of software any more. You have to buy Topaz Ai, which has Topaz Sharpen Ai, Topaz Gigapixel and DeNoise all in one piece of software. It is worth the money.

Thanks Richard. Glad you liked it.

Thanks for commenting, and glad you enjoyed it. Not quite sure what you mean by `ghosts from the past should be sacrificed` ?

@@rogerhance5883 Yes... apologies, that was a bit obscure and made me sound more axe murderer than nature photographer! I don't sell my old friends when I'm done with them - it's a case of which unused but still loved camera to convert. Cheers!

@@luzr6613 😂😂😂 I was begining to wonder if you were an axe murder ? 😳Ha Ha. I find if I hang on to too many cameras without getting rid of them my wife says `how many cameras have you got. You dont need another one` Hence my reason for getting rid of the older models. 🤣

Ha Ha ! 😂 There is a sign that says that if the hide is busy, you should only use the hide for 2 hours. On both occassions that I visited, the hide was never full.

@@rogerhance5883 I stand corrected

I stand corrected the hide was not fll

I went there at seven in the morning a while ago and was number sixteen to get a seat

@@stephencook9800 Wow. I was very lucky then. I was thinking of having another ty this week.

Thanks for the very kind comment Steve. Its much appreciated. Glad you enjoyed it.

August, when the kids are on holiday, is not my favourite time either. Fortunately, not many parents take their kids to RSPB reserves. Interestingly, on my second visit I got to the hide about 6.50am and amazingly, nobody turned up till after 10.30am.

@@rogerhance5883 Wow that's quite remarkable! I always find the first week of the kids holidays is the worst as it feels like every Mum on Earth starts off with the best intentions and fortunately it goes downhill for them from there 😆

@@JoeMaranophotography Yes , I was amazed as well.. It wasnt that there were people in the hide who left after I arrived either !. If that had been the case I could have blamed it on my aftershave !

@@rogerhance5883 Was it recently? I might try and get down there soon although I don't know when I'll get the chance. Was it much of a journey for you?

@@JoeMaranophotography The second visit was last Tuesday. Its a long trip for me as I live in Colchester, so an hour and a half.

Thanks for the kind comment. As you so rightly say, its a commonly photographed bird these day. When I first started nature 30 odd years ago, it was quite something to photograph a Kingfisher. Glad you liked the images and slow mo.

@@rogerhance5883 yeh I mean I would photograph it any day but if I’m going to I want to do a setup that’s different to everyone else. Your diving shots were perfect, super sharp.

@@BeaktoLensphotography Thanks.

Thanks for the kind comment Peter. Glad you enjoyed the video. ProTech are a good firm, and as you so rightly say, using infra red gives some great high contrast images during the summer when `normal` photograph is difficult.

Thats really appreciated Cliff. Thansk for the very kind comment. 👍

Thank brain. Glad you liked it. They are a lot more difficult at RSPB reserves. The shot that are taken at `paid for set ups` are brilliant, but in those situations, you cannot really miss.

Cheers Rob. Thanks for the kind comment. Greatly appreciated.

Thanks for commenting. I cannot answer with 100% certainty, but I would expect LiveND to work. . The mkII did not have LiveND. That only camera in with the EM1X and the EM1mkII. I cannot see any reason that LiveND should not work on an IR converted camera. If you are a bit concerned about it, contact OM Systems. The will definately be able to give you an answer. You have started me thinking now about long exposure Inra Reds. That should be interesting.

Thank you for the very kind comment. Glad you liked it.

Thanks Phil. Its well worth a visit when the chick have left the nest. Plenty of visits then.

Cheers Phil. Thanks for the very kind comment. 👍

Thanks for the very kind comment. Its much appreciated.

Well spotted that I had to read the writting on the filter. I had only had them a few days and had not got used to then. I now know whcih strenght of filter bu the colour. I agree that you cannot raise or lower the circular filters like the Lee System , but the LiveND Grad on the OM1mkII will take car of that. I still like Lee filters, and used them for many years, its just that I find the Kase filters quicker to use, and take up far less space in my camera bag.

Merci pour le très gentil commentaire Philippe. Comme toujours, vos commentaires sont les bienvenus. J'ai remarqué que le Kingfisher avait éjecté une pastille vers la fin de la vidéo. Lorsqu’ils avalent un poisson, ils doivent régurgiter les os et la colonne vertébrale. J'ai eu de la chance de filmer une vidéo à ce moment-là parce que je ne pense pas que cela aurait été aussi beau qu'une photo. Un grand merci et meilleurs vœux.

Thanks for commenting. I agree that the branch is not really set up for photographers, - more for birdwatchers, - but that is fine. After all, it is an RSPB reserve. I mentioned in the video that a lot of shots of Kingfishers that you see where they are emerging from a dive with fish, are taken at commercial hides. Most, but by no means ALL. I know a freind of mine in Scotland who has beautiful shots of Kingfishers emerging after a dive, but they are all taken at his OWN private set up that he made himself. He has put in a lot of time and work (as you obviously did in the past) and got some amazing shots. Unfortunately, I do not have any areas in Essex where I could set something up myself. Maybe one day. Once again, thanks for commenting.

Very much appreciated Thomas. Your comments are very kind.

Thanks for commenting Mark. I watched your video with Steve at Lakenheath, and you certainly hit it right for the Beardies. Theres a lot of luck with the Kingfisher, but I think I just timed it right.

Thanks for commenting Martin. Longer thantow hours can get very tiring if theres nothing happening, but I passed the time trying to photograph dragonflies in flight (not ver sucessfully either )

Thanks Neil. Glad you enjoyed it.

Thanks for commenting. They are such stunning birds.

Thanks Dave. I always try to pack a fare bit of information into the videos

Cheers David. We dont get many Kingfishers sites down in Essex, so it was nice to have a site like Lakenheath thats only an hour and a half away.

Thanks for the kind comment. I did think I would have to do the bit to camera on the boardwalk to the hide, so was really pleased to have the hide to myself for half an hour. Perhaps they didnt like my aftershave ? 🤣

I wondered the same :-)

Apparently they've now restricted access to the mere hide and reduced the opening hours to 9am to 5pm due to apparent abuse from a select few!!

I was jsut lucky that they all cleared off after I arrived ! Perhaps I have bad BO or something ? I started sniffing my armpits after they had gone ! 🤔😂😂

@@edwardrussell5413 Its my BO they cannot stand ! 😂 Clears a hide quicker than anything ! 🤣

@@rogerhance5883 I thought it was your aftershave so thanks for the update, please let me kow when you are going next so I can avoid the area 😂😂

Thanks very much for commenting. It`s always greatly appreciated.

Thanks for the kind comment John. Glad you liked it.

Thanks for the kind comment Graham, and I am glad you enjoy my videos. The 60mm is a great lens, although a month or so aga I treated myself to the 90mm, which is even better. As you say, black backgrounds can produce stricking images whcih really make the subject `pop` but I prefer a more natural looking background, so only use my twin flash as a fill in. Once again, thanks for the kind comment.

Thank you for the kind comment. I do crop, adjust levels, and sometimes tweek the image slightly. By this I mean `dodging` some of the shadows to lighten, and `burn in` the highlight in areas that are a bit bright. Generally speaking, the Jpegs do not need much done to them.

@@rogerhance5883 very impressive. I'll try it out with my Pen F, just got it 2 weeks ago. Thanks for the tips!

@@randall.chamberlain Hope you get some great shots.

Its a cracking lens and would be ideal for Puffins coming in to land.

Thanks for the kind comment Michael. Glad you enjoyed the video.

Thanks for the kind comment. Glad you liked the video and the slow mo.

THhnks Peter. Glad you liked it.

Thanks for commenting. Like you , I steer away from club ccompetitions. Been there, done that, got the Tshirt.

Thanks for commenting. The advantage of using a rangefinder is you see a more normal picture at the time of taking.

Thanks for the kind comment Frank. Its much appreciated.

Glad you enjoyed the video Richard and thank for commenting. Its a different and enjoyable way of taking pictures, and well worth the money getting a old camera converted.

Thanks Neil. It seemed daft having the old EM1mkIi sitting around doing nothing. It re-sale price was ridiculous, so it made sense to get it converted. I have always liked IR images, but its not to everyones taste.

@@rogerhance5883 Very true. I looked at trading in my old Canon 50d, but have since given it the Magic Lantern firmware. I did consider IR, and it’s still an option I might explore

Thanks for commenting. Sorry you found the Scotland pictures so boring.

Thanks for the kind comment Paul. Glad you liked it.

Thanks for the kind comment. Using the 300mm F4 is a vaild point.

Thanks James. I knew some people would be critical and I say in the video that IR is an aquired taste. At the end of the day, we take pictures that we like, and thats the important thing. Thanks for the kind comment.