Thanks, Tim ! The technique with getting on your knees is very good, Tim. You just need to have good knees, then it's dificult to bring (find) the subject in the frame, especially with MC-20 mounted on the lens. MC-20 makes the combo not sensible to the humidity, but sensible to the heating. The sun heats the ground, than the waves of heating create huge distorsions in the image and distracts the focus. Use MC-20 when is relatively cold (less than 20') ! You will get much sharper pictures. Use MC-20 very early morning, to avoid heating ! Avoid to use it from the car, especially when the car is heated.
Tim - excellent, I could not agree more. I have to confess when I got the MC20 I was initially very disappointed, it made the camera indecisive and it hunted quite a bit and it was slow. Once I learned how to use it, i.e I understood the camera with lens characteristics I found I could get amazingly good results and much quicker. I use it most mornings - if there is some light I take the camera with 300 & MC20 for opportunistic shots whilst I walk my dog, I just hook it on the Cotton Carrier and away we go. I also liked the list of characteristics affecting image sharpness, just baring those in mind whilst photographing will greatly help people in obtaining sharper images. As an aside I found the Canon 2x TC III with the Canon 500mm Mk II very good indeed after I micro adjusted using the Lens Align you had in the video.
Great comparison and recommendations. I have been using the MC20 with both the 300/f4.0 and the 40-150/f2.8 since the MC20 was released. You advice on using such a long reach lens is great advice. Only issue I have had is the limitations of f8 in low light. I enjoyed the video. Stay safe and healthy.
Very good advice on the using the MC-20. I sold the MC-20 initially but I gave the Mc-20 a second chance and improve my handling. It can really give good result with proper handling.
Thanks Tim, this was a very timely video for me as I was just trying out a 2x. I really don't want to have to hassle with the tripod/monopod if I don't have to these days, so I had pretty much already decided not to keep it. However, as always, you gave me some other things to think about when shooting.
i know Im asking the wrong place but does anybody know of a way to log back into an instagram account..? I was stupid lost my login password. I would appreciate any help you can give me.
@Everett Ares I really appreciate your reply. I got to the site thru google and im in the hacking process atm. Seems to take a while so I will get back to you later with my results.
I shoot surf videos & portraits & occasionally the seabirds that befriend me on the rocks with some stunning results! I’ve a GH5 / 40-150f2.8pro + 1.4 Tele. Plus a 10stop ND filter & monopod for video. Distance & light are my main limiting factors, and images tend to be sharper without the extender. Occasionally I’ll use the cameras 2X digital zoom, but for video only. Thx for review I’m now Keen to try the MC.20 & Olympus camera combo. 😃🙏
Thanks. What about performance with the 40-150mm f2.8 PRO? I have both teleconverters as well, but I've had some trouble getting good images from the 2X. I'm sure part of it is that I just don't have enough light a lot of the time to overcome the loss of two aperture stops at those faster shutter speeds, so I'm forced to make up for it with higher ISOs.
Hey Jackie, the teleconverters have an end that juts out and so won't fit the Olympus 60mm by themselves. HOWEVER ... you can buy an autofocus extension tube (Pixco tubes work well) and pair the 60mm with an MC-20 that way. You'll get extreme macro (5x) so you can't really use this in the field. Another alternative is to use Raynox 150 or 250 diopters with the correct stepdown ring.
I typically use the MC 14, hand holding the 300mm f/4 IS Pro lens and get sharp results. The MC 20 does better when I use it with a tripod or a faster shutter speed. Thanks for subscribing, hope you find the videos useful Tim
What's the difference between using a tele-converter (1.4x or 2.0x) and just cropping the image on the computer? Image quality, resolution, bokeh, sharpness, exposure. I shoot my kids sports and I don't want to lose any of the light gathering. I would like to have more reach and more background separation, but I was under the impression that a tele-converter would be the same as cropping the image on the PC.. e.g. I doesn't provide any more background blur, you get less light which means a higher ISO, more noise, more shake, and the image will be worse.
If you're making burgers g prints you may get notice a degrading quality, if you're just making small prints and using social media you're not likely to see any difference. In the final version mage.
@@philiphamilton955 I think main advantage is picture size if you shoot for commercial use. If you crop your 20 mp image its usual 10 or even 5 mp left. And with tc on you get full 20mp image uncropped. For personal use 5 mp is okay for small print/ social media, so MC-14 with 40-150 and 300 will be just fine.
you get shallower depth of field for the same subject distance, you get smaller noise pattern versus cropping without teleconvertor to the same field of view. you put lot more pixels on the target with helps with noise reduction compared to cropping. as a downside the stabilisation, focusing speed and accuracy, holding technique, subject location in the viewfinder - all of these areas will suffer to a degree. ultimately it depens on the camera and TC combo. eg when I shot nikon200-500 w 1.4x, the AF was noticably slower, the image quality at f8 resembled a waterpaining and it was a must to stop-down. So the conclusion of its usability was different, compared to my current olympus 100-400 and 1.4tc which can be shot wide open and doesn't suffer that much of an impact. based on tests I came to conclusion that this one is worth it and gives better results than cropping.
Do you use the 40-150mm Pro and have used it with these teleconverter? I'm considering that lens because I enjoy bird photography and I rock that focal length with the kit lens so I know I will shoot with that lens a lot more than the 300.
Thanks, Tim ! The technique with getting on your knees is very good, Tim. You just need to have good knees, then it's dificult to bring (find) the subject in the frame, especially with MC-20 mounted on the lens.
MC-20 makes the combo not sensible to the humidity, but sensible to the heating. The sun heats the ground, than the waves of heating create huge distorsions in the image and distracts the focus.
Use MC-20 when is relatively cold (less than 20') ! You will get much sharper pictures. Use MC-20 very early morning, to avoid heating ! Avoid to use it from the car, especially when the car is heated.
Thank you so much for the clarification regarding humidity vs heatwaves, extremely helpful!
Tim - excellent, I could not agree more. I have to confess when I got the MC20 I was initially very disappointed, it made the camera indecisive and it hunted quite a bit and it was slow. Once I learned how to use it, i.e I understood the camera with lens characteristics I found I could get amazingly good results and much quicker. I use it most mornings - if there is some light I take the camera with 300 & MC20 for opportunistic shots whilst I walk my dog, I just hook it on the Cotton Carrier and away we go.
I also liked the list of characteristics affecting image sharpness, just baring those in mind whilst photographing will greatly help people in obtaining sharper images.
As an aside I found the Canon 2x TC III with the Canon 500mm Mk II very good indeed after I micro adjusted using the Lens Align you had in the video.
4 years later, new year's eve - stepping into 2025. Thanks for this video, it's exactly what I was looking for!
Excellent, I was hoping someone would create a comparison video between Oly's 1.4 and 2.0 tele-converters. Thanks Tim :)
Great comparison and recommendations. I have been using the MC20 with both the 300/f4.0 and the 40-150/f2.8 since the MC20 was released. You advice on using such a long reach lens is great advice. Only issue I have had is the limitations of f8 in low light. I enjoyed the video. Stay safe and healthy.
Try the mc14 for low light
Very good advice on the using the MC-20. I sold the MC-20 initially but I gave the Mc-20 a second chance and improve my handling. It can really give good result with proper handling.
Thanks Tim, this was a very timely video for me as I was just trying out a 2x. I really don't want to have to hassle with the tripod/monopod if I don't have to these days, so I had pretty much already decided not to keep it. However, as always, you gave me some other things to think about when shooting.
i know Im asking the wrong place but does anybody know of a way to log back into an instagram account..?
I was stupid lost my login password. I would appreciate any help you can give me.
@Huxley Aydin Instablaster =)
@Everett Ares I really appreciate your reply. I got to the site thru google and im in the hacking process atm.
Seems to take a while so I will get back to you later with my results.
@Everett Ares It did the trick and I actually got access to my account again. I'm so happy:D
Thank you so much, you saved my ass :D
@Huxley Aydin Glad I could help :D
I shoot surf videos & portraits & occasionally the seabirds that befriend me on the rocks with some stunning results! I’ve a GH5 / 40-150f2.8pro + 1.4 Tele. Plus a 10stop ND filter & monopod for video. Distance & light are my main limiting factors, and images tend to be sharper without the extender. Occasionally I’ll use the cameras 2X digital zoom, but for video only. Thx for review I’m now Keen to try the MC.20 & Olympus camera combo. 😃🙏
Thanks. What about performance with the 40-150mm f2.8 PRO? I have both teleconverters as well, but I've had some trouble getting good images from the 2X. I'm sure part of it is that I just don't have enough light a lot of the time to overcome the loss of two aperture stops at those faster shutter speeds, so I'm forced to make up for it with higher ISOs.
Thanks a lot, I have same question about why my image sometime very sharp and some of my image was petty soft, especially on the high light area.
Really useful thanks Tim
great advice, thanks. When using a tripod is it necessary to turn IS off on the lens? I shot Canon for many years where it wasn't necessary to do so.
I've always left it on. The camera is always vibrating or shaking even on really good tripods
Great video, is there an extender that can be used with olympus 60m macro lens?
I think the Olympus ones only work on the pro lenses. You might try asking in the Olympus Facebook forums.
@@GodwitMediaLLC ok thank you will do that
Hey Jackie, the teleconverters have an end that juts out and so won't fit the Olympus 60mm by themselves. HOWEVER ... you can buy an autofocus extension tube (Pixco tubes work well) and pair the 60mm with an MC-20 that way. You'll get extreme macro (5x) so you can't really use this in the field. Another alternative is to use Raynox 150 or 250 diopters with the correct stepdown ring.
Thank you. Subscribed :)
I get the impression that the MC-20 may be of higher quality than the MC-14 - has that been your experience?
I typically use the MC 14, hand holding the 300mm f/4 IS Pro lens and get sharp results. The MC 20 does better when I use it with a tripod or a faster shutter speed. Thanks for subscribing, hope you find the videos useful
Tim
@@GodwitMediaLLC Thanks :)
Great video, thanks!
What's the difference between using a tele-converter (1.4x or 2.0x) and just cropping the image on the computer? Image quality, resolution, bokeh, sharpness, exposure. I shoot my kids sports and I don't want to lose any of the light gathering. I would like to have more reach and more background separation, but I was under the impression that a tele-converter would be the same as cropping the image on the PC.. e.g. I doesn't provide any more background blur, you get less light which means a higher ISO, more noise, more shake, and the image will be worse.
If you're making burgers g prints you may get notice a degrading quality, if you're just making small prints and using social media you're not likely to see any difference. In the final version mage.
What is the upside or advantages of the tele-converter vs cropped
@@philiphamilton955 I think main advantage is picture size if you shoot for commercial use. If you crop your 20 mp image its usual 10 or even 5 mp left. And with tc on you get full 20mp image uncropped. For personal use 5 mp is okay for small print/ social media, so MC-14 with 40-150 and 300 will be just fine.
you get shallower depth of field for the same subject distance, you get smaller noise pattern versus cropping without teleconvertor to the same field of view. you put lot more pixels on the target with helps with noise reduction compared to cropping. as a downside the stabilisation, focusing speed and accuracy, holding technique, subject location in the viewfinder - all of these areas will suffer to a degree. ultimately it depens on the camera and TC combo. eg when I shot nikon200-500 w 1.4x, the AF was noticably slower, the image quality at f8 resembled a waterpaining and it was a must to stop-down. So the conclusion of its usability was different, compared to my current olympus 100-400 and 1.4tc which can be shot wide open and doesn't suffer that much of an impact. based on tests I came to conclusion that this one is worth it and gives better results than cropping.
Great tips thanks
Do you use the 40-150mm Pro and have used it with these teleconverter? I'm considering that lens because I enjoy bird photography and I rock that focal length with the kit lens so I know I will shoot with that lens a lot more than the 300.
I love your video,,,!