Love the pair of ducks. 4:20 The male birds have the colors and the females are more subdued. My dad taught me this when I was a little kid, and always liked “birding” since that day. I love seeing them swim as a family with the female in the front, then the chicks, and the male bringing up the rear. 💁🏻♀️
Hi, Rob. Even though im late to the M43 bandwagon, but because of your reviews of this 75-100 Olympus, especially your other video where you compared this to 300mm f4 Pro., i finally scored a very excellent Em1x body to go with the 75 300. Hopefully the Em1x is good enough for me to upgrade from a Nikon 1 v2 as my current birding setup. Thanks for sharing!
After having jump ship from Canon to Olympus, i find the ultra light m.zuiko 75-300 ii an absolute joy to use. I was using Tamron 150-600 G2 and Sigma 120-300 2.8 DG OS with my 6dm2. The size and weight difference is so welcome and what i enjoy the most is I don't attract unwanted attention while shooting outdoors in local parks. Hand holding shooting is an absolute joy. My back and arms are thanking me for sure 😊. Now looking forward to upgrading to Oly 150-400 lens, but i will still keep this gem. For the price quality perspective, it's a steal.
I had the Tamron 150-600 for my Nikon. Hardly used it because it was so big. It really is nice to carry something small that does virtually the same thing.
Insightful video. I got this lens (a used one via eBay) a few weeks ago and I'm very pleased with it. I had disqualified it for a long time as being 'not good enough' but discovered that it's surprisingly sharp in favourable light conditions. It's excellent value for money and remarkably compact for a 600mm equivalent reach. Despite being optically inferior to my PanaLeica 50-200, it resolves more centre detail at 300mm than the PanaLeica 50-200 at 200mm, so it's a good choice for birding when corner sharpness is less important.
Thanks Rob I have this lens but was never really impressed, I'll have to use it some more soon. I have the 40-150 pro and 1.4tc, but for a little more reach, hmmm.
The shots you (and others) have shown here are reason why I've ignored the naysayers and bought one yesterday. The lens appears to demand an experienced user, or one who appreciated its limitations, in order to get results like these.
This is my birding setup! Pro Capture is really great for getting the right shot when you are dealing with moving subjects. I've decided I'm going to upgrade to the 100-400mm lens before I try to upgrade to the OM-1 body.
I have the EM5iii and the 75-300mm and haven't yet been tempted by any upgrade to the heavier pro lenses. This has little to do with money and I'm not going to say it will give results to match an FF rig with one of the big 600mm F4 type lenses. That is a moot point, as I have no interest in packing that much weight around. What I find liberating is having super-tele reach in a rig, coupled with one of the f1.8 primes, clocks in around 1.2kg and fits neatly in a shoulder bag. It isn't good in low light, but as a tool to use outdoors in the summer I wouldn't swap it for anything on the market today. It will be interesting to see what OMDS drop by way of the rumoured 50-250mm, if its not too big and heavy and has weather sealing, I might be tempted.
Thanks for the video showing the 75-300! That’s definitely my next lens. Hopefully in time for the big bald eagle feeding coming May/ July near me! Lots of folks come to this every year. Will be my first time. Your videos have helped a lot in the decision to buy!
The results are pretty good for this combo. This ist good news for me - as own a similar combo (E-M5 MII and the same lens). In other videos they state normally that you can´t get good results unless yous spend much more money.
I have the same combo. If you don't like to carry too much weight this combo is well worth your money in terms and reach and portability. The focus is fast but tracking is a bit of a hit or miss affair. A slow fps like 4-5 fps and just fire away work best for me. The IBIS is great, I can just use my legs instead of a tripod. The only downsides for me are that the lens is not weather sealed and there is no way to add a TC.
Great video. I got the same email from OMDS. It's a great budget birding/wildlife rig. The secret is setting up the camera properly and knowing the strengths and weaknesses of the 75-300mm. Also, practice a lot and you will bet better and better results. I have the E-M1 Mk 3 and I am thinking of getting the 75-300mm. I wish Olympus/OMS would give my camera a firmware upgrade that includes bird tracking.
I still have a lot of practice to do. I doubt bird detect will ever come to the EM1.3. Primarily I don't think it has the processing power or hardware and secondarily it would take sales away from the OM-1.
My budget birding outfit is an OM-D em5 (mark1) and a Tamron 70-300mm combo bought used for under $200USD. It's a manual focus set-up so it keeps you on your toes. With practice and a little bit of luck you can get some nice photos, and no worries about dropping it in the marsh. P.S. The eagles and other water birds are at Conowingo dam this time of year (April) which is not too far from you.
@@RobTrek Hi Rob, Actually it isn't an exceptional deal. You can often buy used em-5s on eBay for less than $150 and Tamron 70-300 f4-5.6 lenses (mod 572D (Blk) or 772D (Silver) for under $50. The adapter is another $17. For someone who wants to do casual bird photography and doesn't mind manual focus it's a pretty low bar for entry. 5 miles below the Conowingo dam on the Cecil county side is an old river town, Port Deposit, that has some interesting architecture.
Really nice video Rob. I switched systems from Canon to Olympus right after the first EM-1 came out. I made the switch because of size and weight. I also have some physical disabilities that prompted me to make the switch. I currently have an EM-1 MKIII With the 12-100mm f/4 pro lens as my primary camera. I should mention that I am not a pro photographer. I take photos purely for my own enjoyment. I have found that even though I really like my EM-1, I find myself grabbing my EM-5 MKIII with the 14-150mm lens much more frequently. It’s just such a pleasure to use. I also have the 9-18mm and 75-300mm lenses. I am seriously thinking of make the EM-5 with those three lenses my primary system. I have yet to come into a situation that this little light weight camera and lenses couldn’t handle. I’m seriously considering possibly selling my EM-1 and replacing it with an OM-5 because of the size difference. I believe that the 75-300mm lens is highly underrated. I know it’s not as good as the pro lenses, but given the price, size and weight difference it’s definitely worth considering. I wish that both the 9-18 and the 75-300 had some weather sealing like the 14-150 does. I think that would make the perfect kit for light weight relatively inexpensive outdoor photography.
Wonderful video and great photos! I have an EM5 mkiii and I was motivated by your videos to look for a 75-300ii - I just got one used for $320US and I’m super excited to try it out!
Thank you for the video! I am considering buying the lens for my new/used em1 mkII an as always you make decision process so much easier. Great pictures 👍🏼
Wonderful content Rob and really GREAT IMAGES! Sincerely I would be extremely happy with any of them. New subscriber but long time viewer. I have the that lens and a new OM-1. I actually had the ‘em-5 but sold it a couple years ago because I wasn’t super impressed with it. Truth is I never gave it a chance. Thanks for all your efforts.
Awesome video Rob. I am looking into an ultra portable long lens to mate with my EM1 mkiii for casual walking around in the woods. I think this might fit the bill. Do you think there is much difference between the mk1 and the mk2 model of this lens! Cheers!
I would recommend the same settings for the E-M5ii. As you may know, the E-M5ii has a contrast only AF system. So when using C-AF, the images may look out of focus in the evf while you are shooting. However, I found it actually does acquire focus. Granted, many shots will be out of focus too. So for birds on a stick, I prefer using S-AF and for birds in flight C-AF. Just make sure you have S-AF and C-AF release priority set too "OFF".
It looks to me (and I'm not a bird photographer) that the E-M5 iii had some respectable shots. Sure, the OM-1 would have done better, but the amateur photography, it looked great. The quality was right up there too with PL5.
I'm using OMD EM5 original with 75-300mm lens for my biriding gear. But I was thinking to upgrade it soon, maybe with EM1 mark ii. Anyway, I really enjoy watching your video and big like for you. Greeting from Singapore.
Thank you for the video Rob! Super helpful to see a mix of photos and video footage, plus the camera OSD from the external recorder, plus the 3rd person POV of you using the setup. Great stuff! Making me consider adding the 75-300 to my kit, though I'm wondering how well some of the Panasonic offerings in that focal range might do on the E-M5 III in terms AF for photos and video?
Hi Rob, hope you can answer this question. I cannot connect to the new OI.Share app. Didn't notice they changed it since I haven't used the old app for a while (which worked great). Now it just says cannot connect to wifi when I had no trouble with the older app. Please help. Thanks!
The only two things I know to check is make sure you're not in Airplane mode on the phone and not using any battery saver features. Hope that helps. -Rob
i've been using this combo for the last 6-7 months. Its not bad though i wish the lens was a bit sharper. not sure if i should upgrade to another lens....
The 100-400mm is sharper, the 40-150mm Pro with teleconverter maybe a little sharper than that. I went with the 300mm f/4. It's the sharpest, fastest, best stabilized.
It depends what you want to do with video. Simple vlogging you can use almost any cellphone. Samsung galaxy A13 for less than $200. Next would be insta360 at $500. Both can use a bluetooth mic. If you want better quality, you'll find great deals on the used market. The olympus em5-iii, em1-ii, and em1.iii. Panasonic gh4 and gh5.
Hi Rob, just came across this video, thanks. I have the previous 75-300mm. I'm on a budget, is it worth me getting this lens, the 75-300mm 11?. Thanks.
They are virtually the same lens. Same optical design so performance will be similar. I believe the only difference was cosmetic. They may have also improved the coatings which might give better contrast. If your current lens is working, I wouldn't upgrade to the version II.
You can see the full res images on my flickr www.flickr.com/photos/robtrek/albums/72157672453816324/page2 At the bottom of the page are all the images from this vlog. If you click the download link, you'll see the "Original" size which will give you an idea of how much I cropped.
Or you can get Pentax K3 (2nd hand $400) + Sigma 100-300/4 (2nd hand $700)... and you have quite nice fast long birding setup with 24Mpix, 8fps and nice TAv mode where you force both aperture and shutter while camera does the ISO math. But that 75-300 Oly lens is nice small portable telephoto. Maybe I'll get one for my m4/3 at some point.
@@RobTrek I got the 75-300, in fact it is longer in bag than my Pentax DA55-300/4.5-6-3 PLM WR :D AF is about same, in many cases Pentax is faster. But I only have EPL-6, so the body probably is not on EM5 level. Sig100-300/4 is completely different level. Large heavy lens, but it amazes me with the resolution. There probably was even version with Oly 4/3 bayonet, so it might be possible to adapt that to M4/3 with adaptor. My K mount adapted is only manual focus on M4/3 And yes K3 mk1 is very affordable on 2nd hand market now.. yet still very capable APS-C DSLR. Still my main workhorse :D
@Rob My combo is the Pen-F and the 75-300mm II. I have a lot of fun birding and am amazed at what this supposedly slow camera allows me to do. I would be interested what your impression of how much better the em5.3 is compared to the Pen-F for birding.
The key difference for birding is ProCapture on the E-M5.3. The phase detect AF helps for faster moving subjects as well. The E-M5.3 also attains focus faster in lower light, particularly helpful when using slow lenses like the 75-300mm. It also has a faster fps, up to 30fps in silent mode. All that said, birding is about 90% skill. ProCapture is really about the only thing that will make getting difficult shots easy. Such as capturing a bird flying off a branch.
Great commentary on the lens. I have been debating about buying the !00-400 for a trip to Scotland. Still debating on the kit to carry. I have the new OM-1 with the 12-40 , also the OMD EM1 MARK 2, AND the 7-14, and the 12-100. and the EM1X. probably not buy the 100-400 and just carry the 75-300 II. does anyone else have recommendations for a trip to Scotland and Denmark in June ?!
Personally I would take the om-1 with 12-40 and 75-300mm. Long term you might want to consider the 100-400 instead, particularly if you want to do wildlife more. If you travel more than you do wildlife, the 75-300mm will be fine.
Agree with Rob but would take the 12-100 instead of the 12-40. Saves you from switching lenses in bad weather. I‘d take the 7-14 as well for landscape. Or get the Laowa 7,5 if you want to save on weight.
Amazing results for this handheld light setup. You proved that is is also sharp at 600mm. What were the settings you optimized. (I only have the Em10m2)
If I remember correctly, I had the group focus points set to 5x5. I changed it to 3x3. I also had C-AF+M but changed it to C-AF because I kept turning the manual AF ring on the lens. I assigned lever position 2 for small single point S-AF+M. With a bunch of other settings, I saved that to C1. When in Aperture priority mode, I changed the focus points to "All" which worked better for birds high in the sky. Although I'm still not confident that is the way to go. I need to go out a few more times and work out what is best.
@@RobTrek Thanks! I keep changing the settings after every trip because always something comes up😅 that make me change my mind. One thing I will try next time is switching to panning stabilization instead of auto, to see if I get sharper shots.
I've used the 100-400 and can tell you it's sharper and the in-lens stabilization helps. I almost got it over the 300mm f4 but decided the wider aperture in the f4 was worth it.
@@RobTrek It's probably the sharpest zoom lens I have. Compared to the 12-200, even if birds take up the same space within the frame, its quite a bit sharper. But I image the 75-300 would also be sharper than the 12, at least on the long end.
@@RobTrek A couple years ago i was on the HOH River during the Elk Rut when a giant Bull Elk crossed the river in front of me. The 75-300 really ruined a magical shot. I decided that day to get better lenses. I live here and went back for the next years Rut and got lots of them :)
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Love the pair of ducks. 4:20 The male birds have the colors and the females are more subdued.
My dad taught me this when I was a little kid, and always liked “birding” since that day. I love seeing them swim as a family with the female in the front, then the chicks, and the male bringing up the rear. 💁🏻♀️
Hi, Rob. Even though im late to the M43 bandwagon, but because of your reviews of this 75-100 Olympus, especially your other video where you compared this to 300mm f4 Pro., i finally scored a very excellent Em1x body to go with the 75 300. Hopefully the Em1x is good enough for me to upgrade from a Nikon 1 v2 as my current birding setup. Thanks for sharing!
The images from the non-pro lens came out great. Great video. Gives us guys hope (the ones who don't have the OM-1) !
Thanks!
I can't believe the range of accessible wild life in the wetlands. What a great place and great photos.
It's a real treasure near me.
After having jump ship from Canon to Olympus, i find the ultra light m.zuiko 75-300 ii an absolute joy to use. I was using Tamron 150-600 G2 and Sigma 120-300 2.8 DG OS with my 6dm2. The size and weight difference is so welcome and what i enjoy the most is I don't attract unwanted attention while shooting outdoors in local parks. Hand holding shooting is an absolute joy. My back and arms are thanking me for sure 😊. Now looking forward to upgrading to Oly 150-400 lens, but i will still keep this gem. For the price quality perspective, it's a steal.
I had the Tamron 150-600 for my Nikon. Hardly used it because it was so big. It really is nice to carry something small that does virtually the same thing.
Insightful video. I got this lens (a used one via eBay) a few weeks ago and I'm very pleased with it. I had disqualified it for a long time as being 'not good enough' but discovered that it's surprisingly sharp in favourable light conditions. It's excellent value for money and remarkably compact for a 600mm equivalent reach. Despite being optically inferior to my PanaLeica 50-200, it resolves more centre detail at 300mm than the PanaLeica 50-200 at 200mm, so it's a good choice for birding when corner sharpness is less important.
Thanks for sharing your experience.
Thanks Rob I have this lens but was never really impressed, I'll have to use it some more soon. I have the 40-150 pro and 1.4tc, but for a little more reach, hmmm.
In good light it does a great job. That said, I'd think the 40-150 with 1.4 would fair better, even if you have to crop to match 300mm.
The shots you (and others) have shown here are reason why I've ignored the naysayers and bought one yesterday. The lens appears to demand an experienced user, or one who appreciated its limitations, in order to get results like these.
Thanks. The lens is a great value.
Nice spotting with the Heron and Hawk
That was cool. They seem to get along just fine.
Hawk: How’s the fishing today.?
Heron: Not bad.. How’s the mouse hunting.?
This is my birding setup! Pro Capture is really great for getting the right shot when you are dealing with moving subjects. I've decided I'm going to upgrade to the 100-400mm lens before I try to upgrade to the OM-1 body.
My friend David loves his 100-400mm. It is sharper and has stabilization. Enjoy!
Thanks for the video. I live in Wisconsin now but I used to live in Arlington. It was fun to see Huntley Meadows. I have the same hat, too! :)
Thanks. All I know about Wisconsin is That 70's Show!
I have the EM5iii and the 75-300mm and haven't yet been tempted by any upgrade to the heavier pro lenses. This has little to do with money and I'm not going to say it will give results to match an FF rig with one of the big 600mm F4 type lenses. That is a moot point, as I have no interest in packing that much weight around. What I find liberating is having super-tele reach in a rig, coupled with one of the f1.8 primes, clocks in around 1.2kg and fits neatly in a shoulder bag. It isn't good in low light, but as a tool to use outdoors in the summer I wouldn't swap it for anything on the market today. It will be interesting to see what OMDS drop by way of the rumoured 50-250mm, if its not too big and heavy and has weather sealing, I might be tempted.
I'm curious about the 50-250mm as well. If its only a little larger than the current 40-150mm f/4, then I might pick it up.
Love that shot of perching bird on fence
Thanks!
Thank you very much for the excellent video
You are welcome!
Thank you taking us along on your test. I really enjoyed your video.
Thanks for watching!
@@RobTrek I'm re-watching this... you got nice, detailed photos considering the harsh light and the budget zoom.
Thank you answered my question 3 and a 1/2 minutes in
Happy to help!
Very underrated that little lens…great combo’….📸😎🌈
Agreed!
Okay, I’m bringing out my 75-300…thanks for the inspiration!
Enjoy!
Some excellent shots there for sure. I might become a birder yet!
Thanks!
Thanks for the video showing the 75-300! That’s definitely my next lens. Hopefully in time for the big bald eagle feeding coming May/ July near me! Lots of folks come to this every year. Will be my first time. Your videos have helped a lot in the decision to buy!
I bought it a week ago. Get it now because of the 100 Euro Cash back (at least here in Germany)!
You won't regret it. Be sure to get it early so you can practice and make the most of your time with the bald eagles.
The results are pretty good for this combo. This ist good news for me - as own a similar combo (E-M5 MII and the same lens). In other videos they state normally that you can´t get good results unless yous spend much more money.
It's a great lens for the money. Just need to watch your shutter speed to keep the images sharp.
Great vid & great pictures. Hope for us humble 75-300 proud owners :-)
Thanks. It really is a great lens.
Thanks for sharing Rob.
Thanks, Jeff.
I have the same combo. If you don't like to carry too much weight this combo is well worth your money in terms and reach and portability. The focus is fast but tracking is a bit of a hit or miss affair. A slow fps like 4-5 fps and just fire away work best for me. The IBIS is great, I can just use my legs instead of a tripod. The only downsides for me are that the lens is not weather sealed and there is no way to add a TC.
Thanks for sharing your experience.
Great video. I got the same email from OMDS. It's a great budget birding/wildlife rig. The secret is setting up the camera properly and knowing the strengths and weaknesses of the 75-300mm. Also, practice a lot and you will bet better and better results. I have the E-M1 Mk 3 and I am thinking of getting the 75-300mm. I wish Olympus/OMS would give my camera a firmware upgrade that includes bird tracking.
I still have a lot of practice to do. I doubt bird detect will ever come to the EM1.3. Primarily I don't think it has the processing power or hardware and secondarily it would take sales away from the OM-1.
My budget birding outfit is an OM-D em5 (mark1) and a Tamron 70-300mm combo bought used for under $200USD. It's a manual focus set-up so it keeps you on your toes. With practice and a little bit of luck you can get some nice photos, and no worries about dropping it in the marsh.
P.S. The eagles and other water birds are at Conowingo dam this time of year (April) which is not too far from you.
That is quite the deal you got. I went to Conowingo last month and got some great shots. Thanks.
@@RobTrek
Hi Rob,
Actually it isn't an exceptional deal. You can often buy used em-5s on eBay for less than $150 and Tamron 70-300 f4-5.6 lenses (mod 572D (Blk) or 772D (Silver) for under $50. The adapter is another $17. For someone who wants to do casual bird photography and doesn't mind manual focus it's a pretty low bar for entry.
5 miles below the Conowingo dam on the Cecil county side is an old river town, Port Deposit, that has some interesting architecture.
Great video thanks my lens is coming today as a lightweight birding set up
Cool 👍
@@RobTrek just had a go with it very 👍🏻 nice
Nice combo and great shoots. I've just bought the OM-D E-M5 Mark III recently. Great camera. 👍🏼
Thanks. Yes, the em5-iii is a great camera!
Great shoot Rob! I typically shoot the 100-300 pan on my m5 mk3, but your 75-300 did very well. Mark
Thanks!
Really nice video Rob. I switched systems from Canon to Olympus right after the first EM-1 came out. I made the switch because of size and weight. I also have some physical disabilities that prompted me to make the switch. I currently have an EM-1 MKIII With the 12-100mm f/4 pro lens as my primary camera. I should mention that I am not a pro photographer. I take photos purely for my own enjoyment. I have found that even though I really like my EM-1, I find myself grabbing my EM-5 MKIII with the 14-150mm lens much more frequently. It’s just such a pleasure to use. I also have the 9-18mm and 75-300mm lenses. I am seriously thinking of make the EM-5 with those three lenses my primary system. I have yet to come into a situation that this little light weight camera and lenses couldn’t handle. I’m seriously considering possibly selling my EM-1 and replacing it with an OM-5 because of the size difference. I believe that the 75-300mm lens is highly underrated. I know it’s not as good as the pro lenses, but given the price, size and weight difference it’s definitely worth considering. I wish that both the 9-18 and the 75-300 had some weather sealing like the 14-150 does. I think that would make the perfect kit for light weight relatively inexpensive outdoor photography.
Thanks for sharing your experience. I think the 8-25mm is weather sealed. Mabye consider that lens instead of the 9-18mm.
Wonderful video and great photos! I have an EM5 mkiii and I was motivated by your videos to look for a 75-300ii - I just got one used for $320US and I’m super excited to try it out!
Awesome deal! Have fun.
Thank you for the video! I am considering buying the lens for my new/used em1 mkII an as always you make decision process so much easier. Great pictures 👍🏼
Glad it was helpful!
Wonderful content Rob and really GREAT IMAGES! Sincerely I would be extremely happy with any of them.
New subscriber but long time viewer.
I have the that lens and a new OM-1. I actually had the ‘em-5 but sold it a couple years ago because I wasn’t super impressed with it. Truth is I never gave it a chance.
Thanks for all your efforts.
Thanks, Randy. The OM-1 makes shooting birds easy. You won't miss the em5.
Awesome video Rob. I am looking into an ultra portable long lens to mate with my EM1 mkiii for casual walking around in the woods. I think this might fit the bill. Do you think there is much difference between the mk1 and the mk2 model of this lens!
Cheers!
Thanks. I don't know anything about the mk1. Optically it's identical, but there may be some other upgrades that make the mk2 better.
Great video and awesome shot.
Shots plural, lol.
Thanks, PLATO!
Great video thx. Do you have any tips for best settings for bird Photography for Om-d5ii and 75-300?
I would recommend the same settings for the E-M5ii. As you may know, the E-M5ii has a contrast only AF system. So when using C-AF, the images may look out of focus in the evf while you are shooting. However, I found it actually does acquire focus. Granted, many shots will be out of focus too. So for birds on a stick, I prefer using S-AF and for birds in flight C-AF. Just make sure you have S-AF and C-AF release priority set too "OFF".
It looks to me (and I'm not a bird photographer) that the E-M5 iii had some respectable shots. Sure, the OM-1 would have done better, but the amateur photography, it looked great. The quality was right up there too with PL5.
Thanks, John. Looks like I'll have to get a PL5!
Nice
Thanks, Todd!
Hi! Please tell me, can I put LOW ISO (64) when I record 4k video? Because the lowest iso in this mode is 200 but sometimes it's too much😞
Unfortunately 200 is the floor in video.
@@RobTrek Thnx. But a pitty((
I'm using OMD EM5 original with 75-300mm lens for my biriding gear. But I was thinking to upgrade it soon, maybe with EM1 mark ii. Anyway, I really enjoy watching your video and big like for you. Greeting from Singapore.
Thank you!
Thank you for the video Rob! Super helpful to see a mix of photos and video footage, plus the camera OSD from the external recorder, plus the 3rd person POV of you using the setup. Great stuff! Making me consider adding the 75-300 to my kit, though I'm wondering how well some of the Panasonic offerings in that focal range might do on the E-M5 III in terms AF for photos and video?
Thanks. Sorry, I'm not familiar with the telephone zooms from Panasonic.
Hi Rob,
were the closeup videos of the birds shot with the E-M5/75-300 as well?
What lenshood do you use on your 75-300?
Yes, everything was with the 75-300mm. I use a generic metal screw-on hood.
Hi Rob, hope you can answer this question. I cannot connect to the new OI.Share app. Didn't notice they changed it since I haven't used the old app for a while (which worked great). Now it just says cannot connect to wifi when I had no trouble with the older app. Please help. Thanks!
The only two things I know to check is make sure you're not in Airplane mode on the phone and not using any battery saver features. Hope that helps. -Rob
I recently rented the 100to 400 and think that 300 wouldn't be enough for me
The 100-400 is great. If you don't mind the extra size, you'll get better results.
i've been using this combo for the last 6-7 months. Its not bad though i wish the lens was a bit sharper. not sure if i should upgrade to another lens....
The 100-400mm is sharper, the 40-150mm Pro with teleconverter maybe a little sharper than that. I went with the 300mm f/4. It's the sharpest, fastest, best stabilized.
which camera should I get for video? with the ability to connect a microphone. to be inexpensive and compact. I'm already desperate
It depends what you want to do with video. Simple vlogging you can use almost any cellphone. Samsung galaxy A13 for less than $200. Next would be insta360 at $500. Both can use a bluetooth mic. If you want better quality, you'll find great deals on the used market. The olympus em5-iii, em1-ii, and em1.iii. Panasonic gh4 and gh5.
Hi Rob, just came across this video, thanks. I have the previous 75-300mm. I'm on a budget, is it worth me getting this lens, the 75-300mm 11?. Thanks.
They are virtually the same lens. Same optical design so performance will be similar. I believe the only difference was cosmetic. They may have also improved the coatings which might give better contrast. If your current lens is working, I wouldn't upgrade to the version II.
Thanks for this. Just wondering how much croping you do in these bird shots?
You can see the full res images on my flickr www.flickr.com/photos/robtrek/albums/72157672453816324/page2
At the bottom of the page are all the images from this vlog. If you click the download link, you'll see the "Original" size which will give you an idea of how much I cropped.
What’s the big thing you have on top of the camera in some shots?
It records the camera's live view through the hdmi.
Hi Rob, without the grip on EM5iii, does it still feel comfortable?
With smaller lenses, it's fine. Larger pro lenses are more comfortable with a grip but it's still fine.
@@RobTrek Thanks Rob for the reply!
Or you can get Pentax K3 (2nd hand $400) + Sigma 100-300/4 (2nd hand $700)... and you have quite nice fast long birding setup with 24Mpix, 8fps and nice TAv mode where you force both aperture and shutter while camera does the ISO math.
But that 75-300 Oly lens is nice small portable telephoto. Maybe I'll get one for my m4/3 at some point.
K3 is $400? That's a deal. Still, hard to beat the 75-300mm for size vs reach.
@@RobTrek I got the 75-300, in fact it is longer in bag than my Pentax DA55-300/4.5-6-3 PLM WR :D
AF is about same, in many cases Pentax is faster. But I only have EPL-6, so the body probably is not on EM5 level.
Sig100-300/4 is completely different level. Large heavy lens, but it amazes me with the resolution. There probably was even version with Oly 4/3 bayonet, so it might be possible to adapt that to M4/3 with adaptor. My K mount adapted is only manual focus on M4/3
And yes K3 mk1 is very affordable on 2nd hand market now.. yet still very capable APS-C DSLR. Still my main workhorse :D
Entertaining video and love the shot of the Osprey. Is there much difference between the original 75-300 and the mark 2 version?
Honestly I don't know if there is any other difference than cosmetic. I've heard the mark 2 is better but I can't confirm that.
@Rob My combo is the Pen-F and the 75-300mm II. I have a lot of fun birding and am amazed at what this supposedly slow camera allows me to do. I would be interested what your impression of how much better the em5.3 is compared to the Pen-F for birding.
The key difference for birding is ProCapture on the E-M5.3. The phase detect AF helps for faster moving subjects as well. The E-M5.3 also attains focus faster in lower light, particularly helpful when using slow lenses like the 75-300mm. It also has a faster fps, up to 30fps in silent mode. All that said, birding is about 90% skill. ProCapture is really about the only thing that will make getting difficult shots easy. Such as capturing a bird flying off a branch.
@@RobTrek Thanks for your assessment. I will be optimizing the 90% then before I throw more money at the problem.
Great commentary on the lens. I have been debating about buying the !00-400 for a trip to Scotland. Still debating on the kit to carry. I have the new OM-1 with the 12-40 , also the OMD EM1 MARK 2, AND the 7-14, and the 12-100. and the EM1X. probably not buy the 100-400 and just carry the 75-300 II. does anyone else have recommendations for a trip to Scotland and Denmark in June ?!
Personally I would take the om-1 with 12-40 and 75-300mm. Long term you might want to consider the 100-400 instead, particularly if you want to do wildlife more. If you travel more than you do wildlife, the 75-300mm will be fine.
Agree with Rob but would take the 12-100 instead of the 12-40. Saves you from switching lenses in bad weather.
I‘d take the 7-14 as well for landscape. Or get the Laowa 7,5 if you want to save on weight.
Amazing results for this handheld light setup. You proved that is is also sharp at 600mm. What were the settings you optimized. (I only have the Em10m2)
Sorry for the late reply. Basically it was changing to 5 point focus grid.
@@RobTrek What other settings? What camera mode?
Great video Rob. What were the adjustments you had to make to get better shots?
If I remember correctly, I had the group focus points set to 5x5. I changed it to 3x3. I also had C-AF+M but changed it to C-AF because I kept turning the manual AF ring on the lens. I assigned lever position 2 for small single point S-AF+M. With a bunch of other settings, I saved that to C1. When in Aperture priority mode, I changed the focus points to "All" which worked better for birds high in the sky. Although I'm still not confident that is the way to go. I need to go out a few more times and work out what is best.
@@RobTrek Thanks! I keep changing the settings after every trip because always something comes up😅 that make me change my mind. One thing I will try next time is switching to panning stabilization instead of auto, to see if I get sharper shots.
I've got the 100-400 last week, maybe I should have gotten the 75-300 instead :D
Wanna trade?
I've used the 100-400 and can tell you it's sharper and the in-lens stabilization helps. I almost got it over the 300mm f4 but decided the wider aperture in the f4 was worth it.
@@RobTrek It's probably the sharpest zoom lens I have. Compared to the 12-200, even if birds take up the same space within the frame, its quite a bit sharper. But I image the 75-300 would also be sharper than the 12, at least on the long end.
I hate you Rob! (not really). 😇Are you the bird whisperer? So many birds in one place.. 😎
Thanks. That place is pretty reliable.
No live chat today ... withdrawal
Sorry, I was just too tired today. I'll be back on Sunday.
Stop it Rob, you're embarrassing us!
Haha! I envy the shots others are getting from this place. I'm nothing compared to a good birder.
@@RobTrek For a guy who's been taking bird shots for two months, the results you're getting are remarkable.
You have 40k subscriber's. Isn't it time to get a real mic so we can hear you?
I think I have some decent mics, I just don't know how to use them.
I hate the 75-300 and should sell mine. To soft much much to soft
Maybe try the 100-400mm. It's a bit sharper with more reach.
@@RobTrek I have the 40-150 2.8 and 300mm F4 now :)
@@terrywbreedlove Well that explains everything!
@@RobTrek A couple years ago i was on the HOH River during the Elk Rut when a giant Bull Elk crossed the river in front of me. The 75-300 really ruined a magical shot. I decided that day to get better lenses. I live here and went back for the next years Rut and got lots of them :)