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Thanks Lee. I’ve toyed with dragonfly shooting. The big tip to me was the setting of the focus limiter. It is something I don’t use enough even for birds. 👍🏻

Thanks. That is useful information (although I don't yet have flash). I had a go at photographing dragonflies last summer (with limited success - but it was fun). It will be great to try again with a bit more knowledge when summer rolls around again.

Excellent video Lee, great tips, very helpful indeed 👍

Outstanding video and plenty of great tips which I was able to utilize today. Great spending some time with you during your FL visit. Thanks so much for your patience and for helping me dial in and get more familiar with my new OM Systems OM-1 camera.

I have the Olympus Fl-700 WR flash. Do you use a flash extender to elevate the flash above the 150-400 lens?

You have some very patient dragonflies there! I love the 150-400mm for this subject but I tend not to use flash as the extra weight is a problem for me. Our dragonflies like the bright sunlight and, while I would like to control the background brightness, the results are still stunning with this lens.

What metering mode do you use when shooting with flash?. Thank you very much for your video.

Super nice! It’s got me all excited to go out and give it a shot.

hi Lee which introduces you in an informative way to how you can take beautiful dragonfly photos with Om-sytem. compliments for the beautiful photos.👏

I have been into M43 since 2015, have owned the EM1 MIII since 2020 and love the system. I sell my work online and through galleries, never have I had a situation where the camera didn't work for me or a client has said, Oh, why was this pic not shot with a FF camera!"!

@14:56 - this is something I dont like about PureRAW 4 - It changes the sharpness as it uses AI machine learning which overrides the actual RAW processing job. I believe PureRAW should have a separate AI processing panel - in this panel, they could include all the AI related variables. Otherwise, the AI driven RAW processing wont be a good option at least at this stage as AI is still more of prototype.

Hi Dr Hoy, thanks for another informative video. I stepped up to an OM-1 Mk II after seeing you in OH in May. Still getting acquainted. Safe travels. The Gov.

Interesting clip. Although the SH2 with Pro Capture is superb, I am currently shooting butterflies taking off and quite frankly I do not think my OM-1 will lock AF on the butterfly because I am relatively zoomed back due to a necessity for frame space. Consequently the SH1 may be more suitable and just hope the focus will remain ok for some of the immediate images particularly using absolute minimum of f6.3 with an SS of no less than 1/4000 and hoping the ISO is not too high !! Enjoying trying to obtain these images 😊😊

I have the exact same issue with my new OM-1 Mark 2 .i.e camera takes photos even after I am done , there are many out of focus blank photos mostly of the ground . This happens only in electronic shutter mode 😢. Kindly update if there is a solution

Interesting use of post production Lee 😊 I need to have a deeper look at my Affinity Photo2 as well as my new learning curve with Topaz Video A1 ha ha. But hey it’s all great fun 🤔👌😊😊

Hi Lee. At my age I do not care about cropping an image at any ISO. If I can get the image I want by cropping to one degree or another then I will crop - both photos and video. Obviously I will always attempt to get as near as reasonably possibly. Although now I aim to get a good image the actual action and pose is for me more important 😉🤔😊

I absolutely concur Lee. I have some very nice pictures of an Andean Motmot here in Ecuador-all shot at 12.8k to 16k ISO with my Om-1 and 300mm F4 Pro. They like to nest in very dense forrests in ravine walls. Exposed to the right and processed in DXO DeepPrime XD. You can definitely crop, although in this particular instance, didn't need much because we were able to get pretty close. Great tip.

Love proving all the skeptics wrong. Thanks for sharing.

Another great video, thanks!

A Nice and enjoyable video, thanks! Please compare the look of the yellow breast before and after the White slider reduction! That is my one criticism since it now looks a little muddy, I’d suggest.

Lee - great advice always! I can’t currently afford the Mk2 but my OM1 continues to astound me. A lot of people locally trying to get shots of the critically endangered Swift Parrot here locally in Australia (most are Canon and a lot of R5s - which I would love for some genres). I got maybe 5 seconds to capture these birds (and Swift = really fast) flying high between two tall trees. I messed up a little but blame my age (74) and general decrepitude. Fortunately I had my OM1 on 50fps, auto ISO and 1/8000 sec but limited to 5 frames. The 1.2 x was selected on my 150-400 BUT my reactions are now so slow that, although I was sill lifting the viewfinder to my eye and pressing the shutter release, I didn’t have time to zoom in. The net result was 5 in-focus shots at ISO 3200, processed via DXO and cropped. What a camera system, and no, I’m certainly not boasting - someone with talent (eg., yourself!) would have done better but I’m only kicking myself a little ;-).

“Everyone blames their gear”. That had to be said! Thanks for giving everyone a kick in the pants, Lee 💪

Great video Lee, superb images too.

Great video !

Once again Lee, a substantive and informative video. By using the old adage, "seeing is believing", you demonstrated that a properly utilized micro four thirds camera can capture high ISO images which can be cropped-should that be necessary. PJI

Hey Lee, I actually shoot in Pro-Cap SH2, but use it as if it is regular SH2 the majority of the time. This gives me that advantage that if I am waiting for some action I do not have to change modes, but if I see something happening quickly, I can just push the shutter all the way without buffering any shots, or maybe 1 or 2. I find this a much more flexible way to use the SH2 feature.

Very helpful video Lee, thanks for making this 👍

The OM-1.2 continues to amaze with the quality of images that it can produce using excellent technique and processing. Looking forward to the Mentorship Program!

Very nice edit of the image. I have taken high ISO images with my OM-1 (& II, E-M1x and pana G9) and cropped. Yes, the images are very useable and have detail.

Sure, but now we have 9 mpx image after the crop. How can you print that 40x60 cm? 🤔🤔

Once again... Thanks so much for your insight and knowledge!!!

Lee, thanks for another great video. I especially enjoyed watching you crop this image as it gave me insight into your aesthetic, which I really like.

Thanks for this Great video again 👏👍

Thanks for this video. Hadn't given the subject that much thought, but I sure like your results! Good to see you at Cooper's!

Thank you for the lesson. My gear is OM-1 Mark 1 and Olympus Zuiko 100-400 mm f5-6.3 lens. I shoot with Auto ISO with max limited to 12800. I crop a lot as generally the birds are far. I do get very good pictures even with heavy cropping.

Thank you Lee, love my OM 1 MK2 and MK1 and I have to use high iso nearly every time in the woods here in Anglesey N. Wales UK, I look forward to your videos 👍📸📸

Very good topic. I shoot indoor volleyball with the OM-1. My ISO is always above 1600 (peaks at 6400 in really poorly lit gyms) and I'm setting customized WB all the time. My minimum shutter speed is always 1/500s but ideally should be 1/1000s. I've started shooting with the Olympus f1.2 primes (17, 25, and 45mm) for this because they are faster and have more "pop" than my Olympus 12-40 and 40-150 f2.8 zooms. Because I'm using more fast primes while shooting volleyball, I'm cropping nearly every shot now, but I like the results better. A real game changer is AI enabled post processing for noise reduction and sharpening. I love DXO PhotoLab for this. It all works because most viewers are looking at my pictures on their phones and computers. If I had to blow them up to wall size you will see the defects, but nobody does this so it is really a moot point.

Thank you for the lesson👍

Thank you so much!!. Pleasure learn with you 👍

This is the first video from you I came across. Great inspiration! But niw when you come home with >10k pictures... how do you quickly find the best and delete the others? How does Photomechanic help?

I like your passion on the om1 I have both , and most of the lens you have. Here’s my problem see if you can help me. I all so shoot Nikon,Sony,Canon full frame. Because each system has a few lens that I love. And with the micro 4/3 I always fell like I am missing out on image quality.how can I only shoot with one system. I have to many choices, can you give me an ideas on what to do? Not to mention the financial burden of all this gear? Help me I love your channel!

Wouldn’t it be great if in the Oly display it showed how far the focus was. Then you could focus on say, distant trees, and set them out of limit for birds flying in front. Or is that possible without guessing? Also I noticed that your AF was set C-AF+TRM and bird tracking. I thought this was no longer recommended.

If it were'nt for bad luck, you'd have no luck at all! The Gov.

Lee….you are truly good…and I’m not just saying as much to simply be kind as a friend. You are most definitely good and a true joy to listen and learn from! Thank you!

Your clip is so so true Lee 👌👏. Shame you are not in London UK. Would be great to go on photo walk or trip with you. I tend to always shoot Manual mode and use MF as much as AF. Recently started trying more wildlife video particularly slow motion (not S&Q) which is a steep learning curve. In the end the most important factor is getting out 📷🎥 enjoying yourself and having fun 😊

As of July 15th, the 2024/2025 Mentorship Program is SOLD OUT! I am taking names for a waitlist and if I get 12 names, I will create a second 2024/2025 Mentorship Program Session! Thank you all!

Mastering our systems - both cameras and lenses, is BIG deal! Especially when switching to OM Systems from another brand. Your Mentorship program sounds like the best solution to become very competent with our cameras! And producing fantastic photos!

Lee, what you cover in your video is soooooo true, since I’ve spent time mastering my camera and going through my initial steps when I take the camera out. Checking all of the above. I’ve also made many of the mistakes you cover in this video. Taken me a while to learn the Olympus OM1 which has been mostly down to your videos at least 85% keep up the amazing work!!

Sorry to hear about all of your troubles Lee. I hope things start looking up again soon. As I said in a previous comment, I hear your voice in my head quite often, especially recently when I couldn't figure out why I couldn't focus on subjects (close but not that close). When I got back home, I found the distance limiter on my lens had been switched on. Duh. Mistakes are how we learn!