Not just the best M4/3 wildlife lens - it's pretty-much one of the best lenses ever. I've had one for a year: it has never come off the OM1, and is used weekly if not daily. No regrets. You get what you pay for and this is actually good value if a) you shoot wildlife as part of your job or b) you're a hobbyist who can afford it and wants the best tool for the job.

Could not agree more Ps great work

Nice to se you got the name right.

Hi, Leigh. A beautiful video, mate. The conditions are excellent in this video. What a beautiful mist there. Then it is easy that you do not need a tripod. Isn't this the "typical English weather"? I watched with great pleasure, mate, and your photos are also very beautiful. I am a big fan of black-and-white photography, but when I see your color work, I think I will make more color. I work with the nephew of your camera the Lumix G9II. So I know how nice it is to have a good IBIS. Until the next edition. Antoine.(Netherlands) PS. I subscribed right away. Because I like the kind of photography that you bring.

I’ve just “discovered” the digital converter and may move my 1.4 and 2x on.

Beautiful images Leigh the mist makes it look so beautiful 😍

Stop saying "sotuv"!

Excellent Gannet shots

Great results from it and it looks lovely i think the best i can afford is the 100-400. I will perhaps save for the 300f4 Also I'm getting the EM1-X from MPB

beautiful photos. with sincere compliments 👍👏

Very good video. Excellent photos as always.

Amazing conditions!

Wow beautiful images i would be interested in a woodland photography workshop!! 😊

Wonderful experience that i would love to do one day 😅 your b&w photos are amazing!!!

Lov your work!!!

Hi Leigh & hello from Oz again, thanks for the tips on focus stacking. Since acquiring my OM-1 I have been using the "cross" focus point on many situations & quite like it but I'm assuming you use a small single focus point in focus stacking?

I'm considering an EM-1 III with a 12-100mm and maybe the Panasonic 9mm f/1.7. I'm currently using older Canon EF gear which I'll likely keep. Being able to capture everything with one camera and one lens is very appealing as an EDC rig. I'd also like to try some of the composite features with lunar through an adapted spotting scope at 800mm (1600mm equivalent).

Stunning scenery Leigh what a beautiful day you had, great photos black and white look nice 😊

As the saying goes Leigh, comparison is the thief of joy and it's this comparison of having to get 'that' shot which leads to disappointment and even trouble is you mention if the video. Great shots as usual mate and a great spot. Take care, Steve.

Very good photos again Leigh. I never take the perfect shot. Don't have a portfolio. Only take my photos for recording history.

Hi Leigh There were again beautiful photos, although I also thought there were some that showed softness. Going black and white or color is sometimes quite a difficult choice. Anyway, you've had a nice time in the mountains again.👍

You got some great images! They look great in both black and white and in color. Thanks for the inspiration!

Samyang manual lenses are great as are their prices used on my canon 6D!

I use exactly the same setup! Perfect for my use in and out of the rainforest. They are permanently on my OM1. Nice video Leighs.

I have been doing the photo stacking with insects and my EM1 MK3 they come out amazingly well with the 60mm that lens is amazing too

Hi mate, really enjoyed the day, was just a bit too short with another commitment forcing me to cut it short. Definitely up for the next one Leigh, but this time I think I'll hang around there all weekend, too much to photograph there 😁 Great shots Leigh.

The TG6 is my Main Street photography camera these days.

Some lovely shots

Stunning photos Leigh amazing work 😊

It was a good day, pity about the weather

Lovely woodland photos Leigh!

I'm glad you made this video, Leigh! I prefer being a generalist, because it allows you to be much more spontaneous, especially outdoors. Some days are good for macro. Others, you get an unexpected owl. And on cold, overcast days with wispy clouds, you might find a tree in an open area and a wide-angle opportunity. All in the same area. You eventually try a larger context for all those things you might not have appreciated as much before.

Another great video, I love your relaxed style, do you think you could share the details of the music you use at the end of your videos to show off your shots? You seem to use really great chilled sounds! Thanks!

Great video. What i have been doing lately is hi-res 80mp post stacking . Using 90mm pro and the om1. Mushrooms are especially easy for this as I can lay down the camera on the grass, dirt, or whatever, then while using the touch screen, focus-shot different parts of the subject. For example, left part of the mushroom, right, center, top ridge left, top ridge right, top ridge center, cavity, then stem. Then go into helicon focus and start stacking those 80mp images. You're left with an incredibly large photo file, but you can zoom in for days seeing every microscopic detail of that mushroom.

Hi Leigh, focus stacking is a great feature on any camera that has it, I've used it on a few landscape shots rather than refocus front middle distant etc.

Hi Leigh, another very informative video. I am turning into a more close up/macro kind of photographer, a more details in the landscape rather than the landscape it's self. Having started with the 30mm macro, i have just got the 60mm macro and looking forward to getting out into the local woods. I'm also trying the six months free trial version of Affinity photo 2 for it's stacking capability, having never used Photoshop I'm finding it a bit of a steep learning curve. Keep up the good work 👍

thanks for explaining the focus stacking function on OM camera. I have only had a few goes at it so far this summer and have had mixed results, if I am honest most have been bad but I am still at the very bottom of the steep learning curve. I found the incremental step setting a and confusing but you have mentioned the aperture setting so maybe I will give it another go. I like to take pictures of invertebrates etc so I have had the step at just 1 but didn't know about the aperture. You are the first person to mention it, everyone else just skirts around what it is set to really apart from the fact that it's small to large steps. So thank you very much. Maybe I will get some better shots. The cropping bit of the JPEG gets me, I find it very difficult to see where the crop will be so it's always hit or miss as regards bits getting chopped off, but that will be a practice thing I hope. Just need more time to get to use the kit, life just gets in the way. Thanks again for the video, always great to watch.

Very nice video. I haven't got that thing on the camera, so can't see what ot is like. Glad you can use it and take wonderful photos.

Have been experimenting with this and bracketing on stationary objects. Finally starting to figure things out. Great explanation of process. And yes 60mm is brilliant. Also use my 12-100 with this technique

I just got this lens in mkii. So far I really like it with my g9. Have you noticed a very faint gear turning sound when zooming, mostly in?

Yeah, I’ll photograph whatever interests me. Definitely, primarily landscapes and my kids, but I have enjoyed macro a lot too, as well as wildlife if and when they ever let me take their photograph. No interest at all in street photography, personally, but anything nature related works for me.

Hi Leigh just came across you searching m43 and I’m totally with you I enjoy wildlife as much as landscape hence looking for a lighter system great video 😍

My A6700 goes with me almost anywhere (it doesn't like the supermarket) just in case. I have a 17-70 telephoto living on it most of the time, so great for pics of my, or other, dogs & scenery out walking, and my sling bag has a longer lens and 30mm Macro lens, again, just in case. Proper camera bag / tripods in the car, ready... I've never stuck to a single genre, so don't produce spectacular shots in a single field, but some happy snapshots of everyday life for me and my dogs.

Very good practical review thank you

I completely agree - and it's having diversity that keeps me motivated. I love all kinds of photography, but Macro and Street are two of my favs. We are heading down to North Yorkshire soon and I have some forests planned to visit, so Macro lens ahoy! Photography for me is about fun, but it's also very good for your soul and general mental health in what is a crazy world.

Yes, I like your approach. I love doing bird photography, but I’m not constrained by that genre alone. My hikes in the woods and marshes in California are immersive experiences, so I like to capture landscape shots as well. My favorite hiking setup is my E-M 1 mk iii, the m-zuiko 12-100, and the m-zuiko 100-400. I have a light sling pack that allows me to change lenses on the fly-no stopping and putting stuff down. This yields great flexibility and range, and adds enjoyment to my hikes.

I'm like you Leigh, I prefer the full spectrum of photography not just landscape. I bought the Z9 and replaced my Z7II with it because I wanted to do more wildlife photography and the Z7 isn't the best for that. Great photos Leigh, take care and I'll see you Friday night 👍

Hi Leigh what beautiful photos. what did you do in post-processing? anyway, compliments for your photos also on behalf of my wife.👏👏❤

Great advice Mr W, as Bruce Lee said, "Be like Water".