Showcase Olympus 100-400 f/5.0-6.3

Shortsonfire79 · Jan 31, 2021

Here's a photo dump of some of my keepers. More keepers-but-not-my-best available on iNaturalist in my sig.

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American Kestrel by shortsonfire79, on Flickr

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Red-Eared Slider by shortsonfire79, on Flickr

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Cooper's Hawk by shortsonfire79, on Flickr

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Greater Yellowlegs by shortsonfire79, on Flickr

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Red Tailed Hawk by shortsonfire79, on Flickr

joerg218 · Feb 1, 2021

With MC-14:

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moon by Jörg Esper, on Flickr

Hendrik · Feb 10, 2021

Very nice, useful lens - easy to live with. Very happy I bit.

Red-tail hawk, cropped to ~6mp before resize.

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Sparrow, cropped to ~12mp before resize.

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Black-capped Chickadee, cropped to about 8.5mp before resize.

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Turkey, cropped to ~14mp before resize.

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Egregius V · Feb 10, 2021

Fantastic photos!

pake · Feb 11, 2021

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E-M1MarkIII M.100-400mm F5.0-6.3 + MC-14 560mm f/10.0 1/800s ISO 1000

560mm. MC-14. f/10. WOW!!! :eek-31:

Hendrik · Feb 11, 2021

Egregius V said:
Fantastic photos!

Thanks! Much appreciated.

Hendrik · Feb 11, 2021

pake said:
560mm. MC-14. f/10. WOW!!!

IOW, one click from wide open. For me, the camera gets props for the general noiselessness of the images. All were processed in LR with my normal settings (i.e., luminance noise correction off)

joerg218 · Feb 17, 2021

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ice_organ by Jörg Esper, on Flickr

SteveAdler · Feb 23, 2021

Looks to me that this lens is a rebranded Sigma 100-400 f5-6.3 in an M43 mount. The Sigma looks the same and is of nearly identical dimensions and weight... but the price is less than half.

https://www.ephotozine.com/equipment/item/sigma-100-400mm-f-5-6-3-dg-dn-os-7625

What do you think? Is it the same lens?

Shortsonfire79 · Feb 23, 2021

SteveAdler said:
Looks to me that this lens is a rebranded Sigma 100-400 f5-6.3 in an M43 mount. The Sigma looks the same and is of nearly identical dimensions and weight... but the price is less than half.

https://www.ephotozine.com/equipment/item/sigma-100-400mm-f-5-6-3-dg-dn-os-7625

What do you think? Is it the same lens?

A lot of people think this and I don't actually know what the conclusion was. The Sigma/Oly comparisons were a hot discussion before the lens was released.
News&Rumors about 100400, search: Sigma.
News&Rumors 100400 imminent, search: Sigma.

Specifically this post showing the differences/similarities of the Sigma/Oly optical designs.

I'm not bothered either way. The lens performs beautifully and is tiny compared to APSC/FF equivalent focal length lenses that I've rented.

Here's a coyote I ran into in Yosemite the other day. Really glad I hike with this lens mounted so I can grab it on the fly. It's a wee bit cross eyed we all think. Was sauntering around keeping its eyes on the ground; likely hunting for rodents.

Oly RAW wifi download to Google Pixel 2XL, processed through LR mobile.

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pake · Feb 23, 2021

It's not the same. There are differences and most of all, Olympus has added features that didn't exist.

You can convince me otherwise by getting both of the lenses and doing scientific, repeatable studies showing that they will produce 100% identical photos in every situation. Your move.

SteveAdler · Feb 23, 2021

pake said:
It's not the same. There are differences and most of all, Olympus has added features that didn't exist.

You can convince me otherwise by getting both of the lenses and doing scientific, repeatable studies showing that they will produce 100% identical photos in every situation. Your move.

I used to travel to Helsinki on business and loved the quiet of snowfalls at night. But winters are much better in Spain. Was out hiking in the countryside today and it was 18C and sunny. You can't beat that in February.

SteveAdler · Feb 23, 2021

Shortsonfire79 said:
A lot of people think this and I don't actually know what the conclusion was. The Sigma/Oly comparisons were a hot discussion before the lens was released.
News&Rumors about 100400, search: Sigma.
News&Rumors 100400 imminent, search: Sigma.

Specifically this post showing the differences/similarities of the Sigma/Oly optical designs.

I'm not bothered either way. The lens performs beautifully and is tiny compared to APSC/FF equivalent focal length lenses that I've rented.

Here's a coyote I ran into in Yosemite the other day. Really glad I hike with this lens mounted so I can grab it on the fly. It's a wee bit cross eyed we all think. Was sauntering around keeping its eyes on the ground; likely hunting for rodents.

Oly RAW wifi download to Google Pixel 2XL, processed through LR mobile.

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Probably, Olympus sent design specification to Sigma and had them produce the lens in the name of Olympus. Photo revenue and profits being what they are today, makers probably do a lot of production outsourcing. Great photo of the coyote!

saladin · Feb 24, 2021

Personally, I couldn't give a stuff if it was made by Oly, Sigma or tupperware as long as it's good build quality and gets the job done optically !

SteveAdler · Feb 24, 2021

saladin said:
Personally, I couldn't give a stuff if it was made by Oly, Sigma or tupperware as long as it's good build quality and gets the job done optically !

Agree. Was thinking for a while about buying the Sigma and trying it on my metabones smart adapater, but then... its f6.3 at 400mm and honestly I'd rather shoot f4 at 300mm and crop. So I convinced myself not to change... surprise!

Chris5107 · Feb 24, 2021

SteveAdler said:
Agree. Was thinking for a while about buying the Sigma and trying it on my metabones smart adapater, but then... its f6.3 at 400mm and honestly I'd rather shoot f4 at 300mm and crop. So I convinced myself not to change... surprise!

Agree. I was thinking the same thing. If the Sigma at half the price is nearly the same lens, it would be a consideration on an adapter. I am thinking the Oly will be cheaper down the road and I am waiting for now.

Hendrik · Mar 5, 2021

Here's a single frame (from ORF) of a mockingbird to show what the lens can do.

Uncropped before downsize, no processing other than my Lightroom defaults; Adobe Color, LRCC default capture sharpening, Noise Reduction (luminance 0, color 25 [Lr default]).

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Cropped to 100%. Settings as above.

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Artistic crop (~10.8Mp) processed lightly in Topaz Denoise AI for noise (~15) and sharpening (~25), all accomplished before downsizing

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100% crop in Topaz Denoise AI, settings as above.

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BrianLa · Mar 7, 2021

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Something a bit out of the ordinary. Saw the face when I opened my curtains this morning. I've looked at and photographed this tree for a couple of years! Processed in Affinity Photo, an elliptical filter and some judicious shading. Used my EM-1 mkiii and the 100-400mm.
Brian