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I have owned one for two years. It is a great camera for its size, but I wonder if it is better than the Canon SX740

I have ff, apsc, etc. I still just love that I can put 700mm in the pocket. Waiting more compact cameras to come in 2025. Panasonic lumix TZ99 is first to come in this field.

What part of the country are you located in? You have gorgeous mature bucks. Also, how far was that tall brush you set up at from the scrape you pointed at? I’m sure you know this, but if not, those scrapes are used as urination points between bucks and does for the rut. Great video!

I use a P1000 that I bought used. As a hobby photographer I realise that for my budget this camera offers super accessibility for me. Great tips!

Not a single photo or video clip. Really?

This was a pretty even handed comparison, which one exception -- which you clearly pointed out. There is a substantial difference in handling, ISO performance, and image stabilization, etc. when using the OM-1 Mkll vs the small, lower tier OM-5 -- especially when using a lens like the 150-600mm. As you correctly pointed out, each system has its advantages and disadvantages, and ultimately, it boils down to which system serves the photographer's needs best. I've gone the m4/3's route, because I love the portability of the system vs max image quality -- which is almost nil without pixel peeping. I have grand kids and I can stick a ridiculously lightweight, high optical quality lens on my OM-1 Mkll and get amazing candids and portraits -- there are just so many good, reasonable cost lens options between OM and Panasonic. My Olympus 45mm f/1.8 lens is a great portrait lens, and weighs a mere 4 oz.. Anyway, thanks for the candid comparison.

I love my P1000 , might not be the best but it’s the most fun you can have with a camera 😊

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not long bought a Nikon p900, ,, early dec 24, I own a Nikon d3300, and a Lumix g9 mk1, and a few lenses for both cameras , I didn't no anything about bridge cameras, I wasn't aware there was a 950 and a p1000, I have to say I'm pleasantly surprised by the pictures of wildlife I have so far taken in 2 weeks , lots of closeups of small birds , and larger birds rats and squirrels , and the image quality is better than I expected ,,thanks Shane uk ,,, ps I may get a p1000 in the future I'm impressed

This is the first instructional video that didn’t make me feel like I’m in over my head. Thank you.

I have 2012 Nikon Coolpix p510 24-1000 optical a very good camera the 1000 and 950 are GOAT greatest of all time think zoom to 3,000

Yeah the p1000 is closer to 3.2 lbs and when I used to lug mine round all day it started to feel it, so I switched to the fz80 with 1.7 tele so max optical was down to 102x but with that extra couple of mega pixels I felt it was worth it

Thanks, I got a P950 as an addition to my FF for wildlife because of the distance. You cant always get close enough to get the subject in the frame. I find your setting helpful especially as I usually use M mode and moving to A mode works well for me. I cant the close up with my full frame but I can with the P950 as I said. The only drawback which you state is the shutter release is delayed and as you say it becomes a game of numbers. I was going m43 but I might not bother. I might even sell my ff......... Its a lazy mans way to shoot.

Sigma dont realy care. Their main business is selling lenses. R&D money were blown away so no FF foveon sensor is insight. It might be that the quattro were last foveons ever made. Sigma officials keep repeating that Sigma ended partnership with the old foveon sensor manufacturer, and they are looking for the new one. Seems that no one can make their sensor for a competitive price . No wonder, all other sensor technologies and sensor manufacturers were crushed by sony. My best bet would be,-if we are lucky - Sigma will bring something out,- on a quattro basis.

a6700 200-600 pretty light no need to tripod easy to carry around Do the JJ

Beautiful closeup

Using the lumix g85 with the leoca 100-400 mk i and have been loving it so far!

Canon Rumors suggests we'll be getting a R7 Mark 2 at the end of next year. Couple that with a Canon 100-500mm zoom and that should make another great light-weight combo, hopefully with much improved ergonomics over the current R7, giving you the FF reach of a 800mm lens.

Canon RF 100-300/2.8 costs 12.000 euros in Germany, the "Olympus" costs 1200 euros!!!!

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aperture never changes as that's the physical property of a lens, it's the perceived "look" . Weather sealing OM System every rainy, and snowy day vs Canon.

Thanks for doing this one! I do think that with some skill that a good bird photographer can minimize the differences between the systems. I never noticed a big difference in my photos with a change in sensor size. I started shooting birds with a Sony RX10 IV with a 1” sensor. Then I went to the venerable Panny G9 with the 100-400. Then to Canon R6 with the Sigma Contemporary 150-600 adapted. Then I got the RF 100-500 and the R7 and eventually an R5. then the OM-1 with the 100-400 and then the 300mm F4 with both TCs. I was looking for photos to print from the past few years the other day and I found that I couldn’t tell just by looking at them what system and lens I was using. The biggest improvement IMO came just from my skills getting better over time and many thousands of shots. I am happy with my current gear and while I still have a bit of GAS at times (mainly for the OM 150-400 Pro) I can see myself living with my current gear for quite a while.

Nice video! I have thought about getting the OM 150-600 because I don’t want to tell my wife that I’m spending $7500 for the OM 150-400. I currently shoot with the OM-1 and the 300mm F4 with both TCs depending upon conditions. I also have the Panasonic 100-400 mk1 that I take for birding when I have to fly with my gear. It would be nice to have a longer zoom but I do worry that I might miss a bit of IQ with the zoom. I only shoot RAW these days because of the benefits of noise reduction software. I have gotten some very nice and useable bird pics at 25,600. I use a combination of Topaz Photo AI and DXO Photolab 8 with good results. I do love Canon jpegs though. I pre-ordered the RF 200-800 when it came out but eventually cancelled when I sold off my Canon gear. I did try the OM-1 mk2 but had a few minor AF issues that were really annoying so I returned it.

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Glad I watched this one. I've postponed my purchase of a g9ii for 6 months and gone for P1000 instead. The main reason was as you explained in the video 50x g9ii reviews in youtube by people who often have only borrowed the camera, not even bought and used it for 3 months expecting me to get exited about bells and whistles. I may well look to Z9 instead (not the z50ii). And yes arrogant is the word. I've seen that in other world beating companies who finally got the message and changed.

Helpful thanks I think one main I got was that you dont need to be extreme with these cameras to get good shots. I use many techniques to stabalise don't think there was anything new there.

Well I just got one in 24, because its has plenty scope with the zoom. As far as wight is concerned I have a Lumix s 5, try lugging that arround with a 150-600 lesn and a tripod. As a a bobbyist I was looking for M43 for wildlife That would cost me 3-4 times what I paid for mt P1000.,Quality is good enough. The problem with the camera industry is its always upselling which is fine if you are earning a living but for hobby photographer its a different game. I had a d7200 before and dont I regret selling that one.

Decent review. Brought up some common questions, here are some details that have since been learned: The OM lens started from the Sigma Sport Sony model..then completely upgraded. It’s not rebranded, its innards are completely redesigned…half the elements have been replaced and upgraded, improved weather sealing, improved lens IS plus SYNC IS for OM cameras, new focusing motors, tighter and smoother zoom action…this isn’t your father’s Sigma Sport lens. Many poorly done reviews, but one of the proper ones is Thomas Eisl. Cheers 🍻

I used to shoot the original Sigma Sport 150-600 on a D750. Now shoot the Oly 150-400TC on the OM1ii. No comparison in terms of sheer numbers of in-focus birds, and no need for a tripod any more, even at 74 with health issues I can hand-hold at 500mm (1000mm equiv 35mm fov) and always shoot at max aperture (4.5 to =800 and 5.6 beyond). For birds and macro the extra depth of focus is a great advantage. 50fps at 1/4000 sec (1/3200 sec if you want) and 90% plus in sharp focus. The adapted Sigma isn’t in the same league. Do I miss FF for low light - sometimes but DXO just overcomes the issue. 50% crop at 52,00 ISO didn’t get negative comments on a bird site but let’s face it, we always want more, especially a greater option to crop.

The weight and cost of the Olympus 150-600 pushed me to get a Canon R5 and 100-500. Olympus had a brief moment with the 300mm f4 when bird photographers were raving about it. I made the lighter and cheaper choice.

Neither of them is suitable for more demanding nature or animal photography. I can't imagine using f9 or f6.3 (on MFT) in the morning or at sunset, and that's when the most interesting things happen in nature.

At least one reviewer had focus problems with the RF 200-800. The OM lens is a modified Sigma. There is one more lens element.

the path from APSC to m43 to FF taught me that for wildlife, om1+300f4(+1.4x tc) is an amazing combo rich in features, settings, amazing portability, speed and amazing image sharpness. It also taught me that getting certain wide angle lenses, or fast aperture portrait lenses w m43 is pretty much an unsolvable problem. So m43 is the champion of reach and portability for wildlife with limited(compared to a high tier FF) budget. FF setups dominate other areas of photography, often at much lower prices , which tends to get overlooked. If one wants to cover more use-cases, the combine cost may be different than a cost of a purely wildlife oriented kit. eg by making a switch from om1+300f4 to d810+200-500 I saved up whole bunch of money, gained focal length flexibility, mostly preserved sharpness, got smoother background rendering and also gained a 36mpx 14bit 64-base-iso low-noise sensor that I can use to mount wide angles or portrait lenses onto, which will not cost anything like the famous 1.2 pro lenses by olympus for example, introducing further savings and image quality boost. Of course, I won't walk with it for 5 days straight on my shoulder. now that 1200mm sigma above - is not cheap, is not small/light/portable and is not quality like the 300f4 for example. People love to have a questionably resolving 1200mm long end at their disposal , but it's probably cuz their approach(literally) to wildlife is wrong. The 3000mm nikon camera will probably resolve more details at long distance, if that's all one cares about.

I shoot both FF and MFT for many years until about three months ago , in my opinion there is really no comparison between the two systems in terms image quality.

m43 cost 3x as much.

You talked about balance but didn't mention weight. How do they compare in terms of heft? Also, when packing these combinations, I would imagine that the more compact size of the OM lens would widen your bag options. I'd like to see actual image results with camera corrections turned off. It seems like a lot of modern lenses produce excellent results until you view the unadulterated raw files without in-camera corrections turned on. At that point, distortion, chromatic aberrations and other optical flaws become apparent. While this may not seem like a big deal, I think it can compromise things in some situations.

Total agree! Also LOVE my OLY. 40-150 (80-300mm) f2.8. If you want GREAT COLOUR overall, match a "Panasonic G9II with the 150-600" and you'll be very happy :) Includes pre-burst, multi detect animal AF modes, 8 stop in camera stabilization, and the bonus.... the smoothest 6K footage you've ever seen right out of the camera at 1200mm if you wish.

the difference is the price and country of manufacture? !

I enjoyed this comparison. The Canon 200-800mm makes the "giant" OM 150-600mm look positively petite. The OM 100-400mm would seem to the obvious OM lens for this comparison since it is also a 35mm equivalent 200-800 and I'm wondering why you didn't choose that lens for your comparison. After 40+ years of full-frame shooting the need to shoot video and stills at the same time won me over (before you could do that with DSLR's). But, while I admire full-frame results, it's hard to go back after traveling so light.

Thanks for your practical reviews. The Oly 150-600mm lens works well for me.

That 150-600 is a rebadged Sigma .

That Sigma f/5.6 must be pure fun, two stops are indeed huge step up over Canon f/11. I know people to take beautiful pictures with those Nikon' compact zooms, they can deliver, but lighting condition must be right.

Thanks for your useful comparisions' as it the P1000 is better than you would expect.

I think that the issue of exemption is overrated. If you then see the prices, I`m out. P.S.: I had full format (Z6II) now MFT (OM1II).

Interesting comparison. Personally, i dont really care about the background as other people. For me the image quality of my subject (sharpness and details etc.) is more important. In this case, what is ur favourite? (maybe except the sigma monster which is really heavy iirc).

Thanks for sharing these useful results. They show that smaller sensors work fine in many wildlife scenarios. With micro 4/3, I'm finding I need to use digital blurring in maybe 25% of my wildlife photos. The end result is a pleasant degree of separation, for my taste. It often won't match the popular total blur that full-frame produces, but personally, I like to know what is in the background.

Another superb eye-opening video, Stafford. For someone who uses a P950 I was happy to see the P1000 kept up with the big guys... to a point. Thank you so much, Stafford!

Stafford, thanks for doing this review and talking about the 2x digital converter featured in Olympus and Lumix cameras. I have the original G9 and have found this feature surprisingly useful with my 100-400 Lumix zoom if used with low ISO's and good lighting. Lumix has introduced hybrid zoom on their S9 cameras and I'm hoping this will make it to the G9 Mark 2 and perform something like iZoom did on my Leica V-Lux 4 (Leica's version of the FZ1000) which helped produced some remarkably clear images from that 2x converter paired with that camera's 25-400mm lens and one-inch sensor. I shot full-frame for most of my 40+-year newspaper career but have really come to appreciate the lighter weight of MFT, especially for long wildlife treks. I hope Lumix and OM Systems keep innovating with things, for instance, like digitally enhanced zooms. Perhaps they'll even give us filters to help provide those buttery-smooth backgrounds we still envy from full-frame gear. I hope you'll do more digital converter comparisons.