Amateur Photographer - UK (2020-09-19)

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David Tipling

http://www.davidtipling.com

Uses: Olympus OM-D E-M1X & E-M1 Mark lll, 300mm

f/4 Pro, 40-150mm f/2.8 Pro, 12-40mm f/2.8 Pro,

8mm Fisheye, FL-900R Flash 

Favourite item: 40-150mm f/2.8 Pro

I switched from being a loyal

Nikon user of 30 years to

Olympus nearly three years

ago, primarily for the compact

size, light weight and silent

shutter. I realised mirrorless

cameras were likely to be the future and it

seemed like a good time to change as both

Nikon and Canon were behind the curve. The

main consideration for me is le quality, and

Olympus cameras deliver what I need – but

they also give me superb build quality,

complete weather sealing (you can hold the kit

under a running tap) and Pro Capture enables

pictures to be taken that were impossible

before. The image stabilisation is amazing so

unless I am sitting in a hide for prolonged

periods I never now use a tripod. In short,

when travelling or when out walking here on

the marshes in north Norfolk I can walk all day

with my Olympus gear and at the end not have

a bad back! I am really looking forward to the

arrival of the 150-400mm f/4.5 – a very

exciting lens for wildlife photographers.

Andrew Fusek Peters

http://www.andrewfusekpeters.com

Uses: Olympus E-M1 Mark III, E-M1X, 40-150mm,

300mm F4, 12-100mm, 60mm Macro, 7-14mm

Favourite item: 12-100mm Pro

Since moving from full-frame in

2017 I’ve never looked back. I

struggled with the weight of full

frame and big lenses. I can

now carry lenses from 14mm

to 1200mm equivalent in one

slim rucksack. Because I have tremors, IBIS is

a life saver, especially in low light, and the extra

depth of eld, coupled with the incredible Pro

Capture, has enabled me to consistently

capture birds and butteries in ight. To those

who doubt that Olympus can compete at a pro

level, I have placed in national and

international competitions and my pictures are

used by national newspapers and magazines.

During lockdown I photographed a huge sun

setting over the Devil’s Chair rock formation on

the Stiperstones nature reserve (below), using

the 300mm f/4 and double extender (giving

me 1200mm of reach) and shooting handheld.

The photo made the front page of The Times.

A barn swallow flying

out from her nest
Olympus E-M1 Mark III, 12-40mm
f/2.8, 1/125sec at f/18

Olympus E-M1 Mk III,

300mm F/4 + MC-20,

1/1000sec at f/11