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Off topic, but thank you for recommending the Simms solar shirts...they're AWESOME! My hubby wears for yardwork & me for photography ;) @lidans66 And Happy Birthday!

I'd warn people to be a bit careful for snakes as well when stirring the fallen leaves and rotten logs on the ground right?

Great tips for finding subjects, I'd love to visit a place like this!

Hi Lee. I have recently begun night-sky photography with an OM Systems OM-5. Your tips are very useful, thank you. However, my issue is with using the 2 second self timer (custom mode). The PDF manual is not really clear, but it seems in practise that I have to select the timer value before every shot. Intuitively, I expected the setting to stay on until it is turned off. Am I doing something wrong, or is there a way to keep the 2 second timer value active for each shot until I am finished for the night?

Lee really enjoyed this video as I do with your othe

Do you ever get to the point? You are a worthless waste of time!

My old 50-200mm 1:2,8 with mft dapter is very sharp and very good for close ups.

Thank you Lee. I am going to try this technique. Does this work with Live Composite?

Excellent video, my friend, I've looked up yoga in my area logan Queensland Australia I'm a 44 year bus driver 64 yo thinking it could be good for me

Lee, totally different presentation than some might expect in a photography video, but thanks for having the grit to present it. Most people who follow you know you are a straight up guy who tells it like it is, and I appreciate it. I switched to Olympus back in 2019 for my health--using top of line Cannon equipment was ruining my shoulders and I could no longer hand-hold a 500mm lens; I know several other pro photographers who have done the same. Because YOU have presented it, I am going to look into it. (By the way, I recently found a couple of emails from you back from 2014 when you were living in Austin trying to start a NANPA photography group, but Fredericksburg was a little far away for me.)

hi Lee have you become a Buddhist 😂😂😂

great you have answered all my questions Adrian from the UK

Hi there :) Thanks for the good video on wide angle lenses. Quick question: Im about to get my first "real" camera set. At the moment i could get an OM1(Mark1) the 12-50 f 2.8 pro ii and the 50-150 f2.8 pro ii for 2500 euros making the Mark 1 pretty cheap. Is the mark 2 worth the extra money or is the mark 1 good enough for the beginning? Thanks in Advance :)

Can Olympus users attend your OM Systems workshops?

Thanks for the video. Full of terrific insight again. I have never owned a lens as good as my 40-150 pro. It is so versatile especially when paired with the 1.4 TC. I use it for birds butterflies, dragonflies, landscapes and even macro. I ordered the 2.0 TC on Monday and it is due on Saturday. Can't wait to get it in use. I have the 100-400mm Panasonic Leica and like it but was considering adding the Olympus lens to pair with the TCS. I think that I would be better served if I wait a little longer and go for the 300mm.

Hi I'm so tempted to come back to the olympus/om system. Mmhhh decisions lol. Thanks for the video 👍🏻

I am having heart ache here. I just called our local camera store and they told me don't go from full frame to 4/3. Not the answer I was hoping for. So I called a certain large camera store in New York and they said the exact same thing. Ultimately I will be disapointed with 4/3 as a 30 year full frame shooter. What gives? No one wants to sell me 4/3

I don't clean. I like patina.

In my E-M1 mark 2, I have Prograde 64gb UHS II V60 in both slots. If slot 1 is filled I simply switch the cards around. That gives me capacity for 3200 shots per card at 20mb. On Hi-res 80mb Raw it's still 800 per card. No need for a card holder, and they are weather-sealed in the body.

EXCELLENT! I found the 4 Ps to help with my wildlife photography here in Alaska. 1) Position. If in the mountains, use the hillside elevation to bet at or slightly below the eye level of the animal. Position to capture catchlight in the subject's eyes. Use the topography to position yourself so the animal feeds towards you with the first photos at eye level with the animal on the skyline of a hill. For perched birds and waterfowl, they typically lift off into the wind so position yourself with the wind at your back. Most wild mammals have a keen sense of smell, so position yourself with the wind in your face for wild mammals 2) Planning. Plan your position so the animal naturally comes towards you in a still position. Often a moose, caribou, or bear will come quite close with that type of planning. 3) Patience. Patience and let that "magic moment" happen naturally and the animal does not know you are there. 4) Persistence. Enjoy the journey and by visiting the same site many times you learn about the perfect location for light, background, and animal movements.

I like this. I’ve heard you say most of this before. It’s a good reminder. It helped me refocus on areas I need to improve.

Thanks, Lee. Yes, I share your point of view: we never stop learning. And that makes life (and photography) more interesting.

Thanks for another thought-provoking video. Enjoy your trip!

Hi Lee. Thanks again for your unique perspective on nature photography.

Great video. I enjoyed bacon and egg breakfast while listening to your words of encouragement to succeed. Brisbane Australia

Great video Lee. Clear, concise and informative as always 👌👍

Thanks! Great discussion!

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Thanks Lee. Great video. Looking forward to your next one. Always enjoy your videos. See you next year in Churchhill.

Wow, such great information, for photographers that shoot any system!

That white lens is my biggest wish i have a lot of great lens all pro and all Olympus but here in Australia they are 13500.00 dollars and as much as i love 40-150pro amd my 12-40pro for sport i think that 150-400 would be God send . Great advice .

Just had my first sensor cleaned at a local camera store. Last time I pay to have it done. Thanks for the valuable lessons.

But Lee that 150 to 400 mm lens when you go over 300 mil with it it deteriorates fast even when you’re very close. So I’m unable to see your argument.

First time on your channel. Been photographing dragonflies on and off for a few years. Have never had a consistent system, although my initial set up was one suggested by John Abbott in his field guide, Dragonflies of Texas. Have never thought of using a flash and can't wait to get in the field and give it a try. Also, will be checking out more of your videos. You are an excellent teacher, keep up the good work.

Love my OM-1 and i am with you brother been with Olympus all my photography life from the EM 3 to OM 5 to OM D E 1X and i have always loved their products . I would love to get the OM-1 Mark 2 just for that filter but for now i can fix it in photoshop for now i would rather spend on great lenses i have the pro 12-40 and the 40-150 pro and a 100-400 and a macro 60 and a prime 25 and all are great i wouldn’t say no to the new 150-600 but the cost is just out of reach . Every thing i shoot from sport to landscape and macro has by far exceeded my expectation , i also say go shoot after all we as people are the photographers the camera and gear are just tools so be happy what you have and stop wingeing.

Lee, well done video. As you know I shoot in Africa quite often in very dusty dry seasons. Back a few years ago when I shot the Canon 1D mkIII I had to clean the camera sensor very often. Basically after every two weeks Safari. Interestingly once I switched to the OM System OM 1 and then to the MkII, My need to clean the sensor disappeared. Sure I definitely need to use the blower on the front of the lenses, but I literally do not have to clean the sensor after shooting in Africa these days other than using my blower on the sensor each time I put the body cap on the camera when I put it away in the bag. Part of this may be because using the electronic sensor does not create as much movement of dust within the camera body. Part of this may be because I don’t change lenses often in the field. I believe that the smaller opening at the front of the camera combined with the technology embedded in the camera for the camera to clean the sensor on shut down also helps.

Are you like me and never watch videos that tell me what and what not to do?

Thank you, Lee. The majority of these problems are ones that I am familiar with, but you left out one that is unclear to me. The following is what I found in an earlier post about Peter Brogden's instructions for OMD cameras: "With this specific (OMD) camera that has a floating sensor, we need to make sure that we have a fully charged battery, and when we are actually cleaning the sensor, we need to power the camera ON, which will LOCK the sensor and stop it moving about while we are cleaning, so you definitely do not want to be cleaning it with the power off because you will find that the sensor wobbles about while you are cleaning it." Is that right or wrong?

Great video. Im new to cameras and recently got a new OM-5 with the 12-45 for a great deal at 1100€. I originial wanted to buy a used EM5 MK3 but with the same lens they were around 800-1000€ so i just went for a new one instead. Already got myself the 20mm 1.4 pro and now im looking for a 40-150 2.8 with the 1.4 teleconverter which should be fun for birds in the city and going to the nature park or zoo where animals are used to humans and come closer. Its been really fun to finally use a actual camera even tho i have a lot to learn, and your videos help a lot with it.

Glad to hear you are scouting in Costa Rica - where are you going? I moved to Costa Rica in May and am loving it!

I wanted to make sure I caught this right: When cleaning the sensor, did you flip the swab around so that you were going back across using the same side of the swab as the first pass? I would have thought you would want to just lean the swab the other way, so that you are using the unused side of the swab when going back across.

Very well said. I just have to put it in practice which takes time and practice of course. I am enjoying your channel very much 😊

Thanks for doing this. Can I assume when the camera is powered off the sensor is locked and not going to be moving around?

My problem (I have many) is if I go to shoot dragonfly images I get distracted by birds or something else and never concentrate enough on one genre at a time. I need to learn to focus!

Bonjour, avec mon omd 5 mark III, j'ai lu qu'il n'était pas neccessaire de nettoyer le capteur, celui ci se fait automatiquement.Est ce vrai?

Excellent video! Thanks!!

Thanks for making this video. It is very helpful.

To me the information is very good that you gave here. I did get information from another source not to spray directly on the lens with the lens cleaning solution but to spray on the lens cleaning cloth. The difference to me doesn't seem to be that big of a deal. A year ago I noticed my sensor needed to be cleaned and I used a different brand of sensor cleaner but the method of cleaning is the same as you showed here. The way I check to see if my sensor is dirty is to take an out of focus picture of a white wall with my highest Fstop. The dirty spots on the sensor will show up as in focus spots. Thanks for your good info.

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Thank you for this video! I have always had my sensors checked and professionally cleaned every couple of years because I was too chicken to do myself for fear of ruining my sensor. Thank you!