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Excellent images,love the Moorhen plus the Long Tailed Tit,top class 👏🏼

You're convincing me more and more to switch systems Leigh 🤣🤣

It's worth remembering that Olympus included sensor stabilization for ages, even in low-end models - while other manufacturers kept gaslighting us that lens stabilization is enough. Being them, it must feel really crappy to see all your ideas outright stolen by the competition.

Hi Leigh, your comment about watching youtubers and aiming for perfection, is spot on, I tell people this all the time, most of the top youtubers, have spent days, if not weeks to get that 'shot'. I enjoy watching genuine channels such as yours and a few others which are more about the day/days taken into context etc. Really enjoyed the video and the shots mate, take care, Steve.

Well, you are right the stabilisation of the om-1 is amazing and when used with a pro lens that it can sync with, you get even better incredible results. 👍😎

I was wondering if you used the Handheld Assist. Just two nights ago I went down to the beach with a small tripod to take pictures of the pier at 3:00 a.m. under a full moon. I never used the tripod at all.

I bought one from MPB a few months ago. It's a lovely camera, and my M42 lenses sit well on it. Thoroughly recommended.

Hi Leigh, great images mate, the mirrorless systems retain so much information now, I use the Nikon Z9 system, but I've been thinking for a while whether to sell up and transition to a Micro 4/3 system, most likely the Lumix setup. But, the only thing holding me back is the financial loss on the Nikon system, an unavoidable advent of changing systems, but an expensive one haha, definitely something I need to ponder for a while longer I think. Love the channel Leigh and your images, take care, Steve.

Excellent images.

Great Advice Mr W! Practice is the 🔑

A visit to the Northern Quarter is always great for street photography and the rain made the mood for your gritty images, nice stuff Leigh

You did well to get away with taking photographs inside the Arndale Centre. Therein you are essentially on private property and usually if the house security firm see you they will ask you to stop and sometimes stop and leave.

10:50 very cool.

It is definitely a myth that smaller sensors gather less light. There is a simple recipe to get almost identical images on full frame and MFT (except for the 3:2 vs 4:3, and perhaps the resolution): apply the crop factor to both the focal length and f-number, use the same shutter speed, and use auto-ISO (otherwise, divide the ISO by 4 on the MFT). This will give exactly the same depth of field, and very similar noise and dynamic range. The reason why people believe otherwise is because they compare at same f-number and same ISO, in which case, the sensor will get 4 times less light because the aperture diameter of the lens is smaller. With 4 times less light coming through the lens, the image will obviously have approximately two more stops of noise (and the corresponding reduction in dynamic range).

MFT remains hard to beat for walk-around camera format with much lighter lenses than FF equivalent and, with de-noise software these days makes low light images a breeze. As always, the truth is that a good photographer will make best use of any camera and bad photographers will make bad photos even with the best gear.

I have an EM1 MKII and EM5 MKII. I have also had my D810 and also a Leica M for quite a while, although I manily photograph using film. I think the MFT cameras are highly underrated, and they are more than enough for the needs of 99% of amateur and Pro photographers . Yes, they don't have the resolution of the D810 nor the low noise charactristics, but those are only important if you make them important, which in terms of aesthetics of photography is a nonsense. They also have plenty in their favour. They are light, compact, highly portable, highly configurable and flexible and even quite discrete. Much more so than any of my Leicas, but nowhere near any of my Minox 35 cameras, LOL.

I absolutely loved my EM1.1 and took some of my favourite shots on it - even printed them big and put them on the wall...! It was a revelation coming from Canon DSLRs at the time.

I’ve been using OM-1 for 6 months now. I moved from Nikon D6 and D850. I can honestly say I have not missed either.

The reason m43 kinda fell off the radar lately, is that it's a mature system - which means, the times when a new lens was announced all the time, is past us. Add to that how youtube "influencing" works, i.e. it's 95% about gear, 5% about photography, and you get the current situation. Also, the *notorious* manufacturers (C/N/S) have an opportunity to boast an "innovation" with every release, which usually turns out to be something copied from m43. There are still tons of features to copy, so we're in for a few years more of FF "innovation". I've been shooting m43 for ten or so years, and tried almost every genre of photography. You can do anything with this system, and same as with everything - it has its strengths and weaknesses.

Yes it takes very nice close-ups. It is perhaps the most versatile M43 lens.

Here, and I thought 18:23 was your try at a Fine Art photo. . . I’ve shot birds on a number of occasions, including a workshop I did here in San Diego just as Covid was making itself known in China, and have a few images in my portfolio I’m quite fond of. But being more of a landscape photographer I tend to prefer ‘birdscapes’ - i.e. photos that place the birds within their environmental context, or vice-versa, as you did at 18:53.

Hi Leigh. Nice video with some great shots. you are using great gear and by the way I have the same setup and will be at Bempton next week looks like you had good weather for it to, all the best Mike. 👍😎

Hi Leigh. Great video. Thanks for sharing your settings for BIF. 😊

What’s the song in the end? I’m picking up a 5d2 as my first real camera and I hope I will master the exposure triangle as times goes! The 5d classic is a little hard core atm but if I know myself I could end up buying several of these old models! Old is gold👍🏻

Ok, so 15 shots were chosen on the stacks, but what focus differential was selected for an object that size?? Would have been so helpful.

Luxury. I recently dug out my 6.3MP 300D and paired it with a Tamron 17-50 from the same decade. I bought the camera, brand new, back in the day. Ease of use wise the ISO is easier to change than a film camera, LOL. Nostalgia and Memories says I am not selling it. It also works. With some knowledge of zone focusing it was super for kids sport and all sorts. Back then 720p HD was hence, 1080p FHD making that offensive and 4k streaming was scifi. Does anyone remember walking out of a pub because football was offensive to their eyes on only 720p HD (roughly 1/6th of the 300D)..............To calm pixel peepers it does not compare to modern systems, but it's capable of taking some pics that can be displayed on a modern large 4K TV without normal people discussing pixels................Nice vid....

Looks like a great feature I bet if you combines that filter with a polarizing filter fitted would be nice. I love the lake district haven't been for a few years my son just came back from there had a great time. Can you combine that feature with the high MP mode?

Quite a few nice angles on that lighthouse, but for my money the colors and composition make 10:50 your shot of the day.

Great shots, thx for sharing

I see you’re stealing my spots again 😂 Can’t believe I missed you Saturday night.

congrats, I traded my rp and r8 incl. rf lenses for an old 5d and 6d. finally the color magic is back!

I own the 7-14 and the 100-400 but, have to admit, probably 80% of all the images I take are with the 12-100. I might wish you could go wider than f4, and for that reason would look for a prime alternative if I start shooting portraits, but aside from that, no complaints.

It's funny, literally the previous YT Vlog I watched right before this was from exactly the same place. And he made the same 'Minion' observation!

Cracking shots! I Like them all, nice edits as well!

Live a few miles away, why have I never been there! Lovely images.

I agree completely. I came from the Nikon world and still have a D750 that I use for concert photography. I recently began a move to micro four thirds and I think it will be fine. Both my wife and I are using the Lumix G9 and so far love it.

Very good photos as always Leigh. Thank you.

Its relevant if you like blown highlights and magenta colour noise. 😂.

It’s my go to lens too. I was a bit worried about weight but not found it an issue. Great for my needs, which are general landscapes & action shots of our dog running whilst out & about. He’s a Saluki so mega fast. Tempted by 40-150 2.8 too with current cashback offer. All the best.

It's all been said below, a wonderful lens. Using it has helped convince me that I don't need to go full frame. Thanks again.

Awesome video. When out walking around the desert and mountains of very Southern California, this lens is glued to my EM1X. Cheers!

Sweet photos

Great images as usual Leigh. Really captured the quintessential Lake District.

Thank you for th video and lovely images. The 12-100 is my 'go to' lens as well. It is the lens that lives on my camera. If I am hiking or travelling, other lenses have to compete for a cameo appearance on the camera, if they haven't been left at home.

Thanks Leigh.

Hi Leigh & hello again from Oz, this lens is now definitely on my shopping list. Just one question, I'm curious to know if the pano shots you showed in the video were photos you stitched or a cropped version of what you took. Cheers from Oz

Hi Leigh. I couldn't agree more, my 12-100 lens is glued to my om1 MK1. How are you getting on with the om1 MK2? My only gripe with the MK1 is the front command dial, I find it difficult to locate and turn while shooting sometimes. I understand the MK2 now has rubberised command dials to elevate this problem. As always I enjoyed the video, keep up the good work 👍

12-100 is probably the best zoom lens ever created on any system.