E-M5 with Canon 400mm f5.6L

[David Morison]

Just received the Canon EF to M4/3 adapter so had to have a go out of the bathroom window. Manual focus and full aperture of course but with the MF assist of the E-M5 and the very good full aperture IQ of the 400mm the results are quite useful - especially as there isn't a 400mm prime in the Olympus line-up.

Full frame:



100% crop of centre:



100% crop of top right corner:



What the set up looks like:



And a near 100% crop of a Magpie from the bedroom window:



All taken handheld with IS1

David

[Pops]

Re: E-M5 with Canon 400mm f5.6L

Your going to have fun with the wildlife with that setup.
There is a lot of visible detail in the maggy which isn't an easy thing to achieve.

[Pol]

Re: E-M5 with Canon 400mm f5.6L

Just received the Canon EF to M4/3 adapter so had to have a go out of the bathroom window. Manual focus and full aperture of course but with the MF assist of the E-M5 and the very good full aperture IQ of the 400mm the results are quite useful - especially as there isn't a 400mm prime in the Olympus line-up.

David

They're all very good and also with plenty good detail

Pardon my ignorance because I've never used a 4/3 dSLR but does the adapter + the Canon 400mm lens enable you to have the eqivalent of 800mm because of the 4/3 crop factor?

You must also have a very steady hand as the setup looks heavy and I don't suppose the lens IS would work with that set up. Is that right?

Pol

[David Morison]

Re: E-M5 with Canon 400mm f5.6L

They're all very good and also with plenty good detail

Pardon my ignorance because I've never used a 4/3 dSLR but does the adapter + the Canon 400mm lens enable you to have the eqivalent of 800mm because of the 4/3 crop factor?

You must also have a very steady hand as the setup looks heavy and I don't suppose the lens IS would work with that set up. Is that right?

Pol

Actually not that heavy as I'm used to an Olympus E5 with 300mm f2.8 and TC1.4x. The lens is non IS but the E-M5 has in-body IS so this helps with the MF.

Yes the EFL is 800mm so a useful set up if you don't mind MF.

David

[Pol]

Re: E-M5 with Canon 400mm f5.6L

Actually not that heavy as I'm used to an Olympus E5 with 300mm f2.8 and TC1.4x. The lens is non IS but the E-M5 has in-body IS so this helps with the MF.

Yes the EFL is 800mm so a useful set up if you don't mind MF.

David

Thanks for the reply.

It really is a very useful set up and I must admit I'm seriously impressed with the results. I don't see any image noise either so I imagine you'll be able to get some superb shots + prints from that combination.

Pol

[David Morison]

Re: E-M5 with Canon 400mm f5.6L

More experience with this combination, this time with Kenko 300 1.4x TC - EFL of 1120mm!:



100% crop of a wind turbine 2.5 km away, taken using "Key line" filter to emulate focus peaking:



David

[Pops]

Re: E-M5 with Canon 400mm f5.6L

The chaffinch is showing some amazing detail

[Pol]

Re: E-M5 with Canon 400mm f5.6L

More experience with this combination, this time with Kenko 300 1.4x TC - EFL of 1120mm!:

100% crop of a wind turbine 2.5 km away, taken using "Key line" filter to emulate focus peaking:


David

That combination seems to be working very well in your very capable hands!

They key line filter has worked very nicely too imho. I'd never have known there'd been any filtering if you hadn't mentioned it - excellent detail, even more so considering the distance between you and the turbine.

It might be interesting to do a side-by side comparison shot with the Olympus E5 + 300mm f2.8 and the E-M5 + Canon 400mm. Though the focal distance would vary slightly between the two combinations it might be interesting to see the differences in noise, details etc.

Pol

[David Morison]

Re: E-M5 with Canon 400mm f5.6L

Some more birds with this very capable setup. I must admit that, even allowing for the extra reach factor, this lens definitely produces sharper results than the renowned ED 300mm f2.8 when used with the E-M5. I sold my 300 as I was not happy with the AF when doing wildlife and now I'm enthusing over a lens which is MF only and has no aperture control in this situation!


Goldfinch - slight movement blur here:




Male Greenfinch:




Collared Dove




I will certainly be using this setup more and more, although it obviously requires a tripod/gimbal which I don't usually carry with me. However for birds in static situations and not too far from the car it is now a must for me and I can easily detach and use the lens with the canon 7D if i need for moving targets.

David

[escallonia]

Re: E-M5 with Canon 400mm f5.6L

That's Wow factor! I would like to know more about this lens, Do I have to have a adapter for this lens for canon fit or will my adapter to my OMD-M-5 that is MMF-2 fit the M-5 I would be very grateful if you could give me the information. Regards John.

[escallonia]

Re: E-M5 with Canon 400mm f5.6L

That's Wow factor! I would like to know more about this lens, Do I have to have a adapter for this lens for canon fit or will my adapter to my OMD-M-5 that is MMF-2 fit the M-5 I would be very grateful if you could give me the information. Regards John. Sorry David you have already sent the adapter information. A senior moment!!

Is this the one http://www.lensadaptor.com/canon-ef-micro-43-adaptor?

[David Morison]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lens-Adapt...item2c650e8acd

Fairly easy to focus on E-M5 using either EVF or LView, magnification up to 14x is useful for static objects but wildlife moves around too much for this.


Regards

David

[Pol]

Re: E-M5 with Canon 400mm f5.6L

Some more birds with this very capable setup. I must admit that, even allowing for the extra reach factor, this lens definitely produces sharper results than the renowned ED 300mm f2.8 when used with the E-M5. I sold my 300 as I was not happy with the AF when doing wildlife and now I'm enthusing over a lens which is MF only and has no aperture control in this situation!

I will certainly be using this setup more and more, although it obviously requires a tripod/gimbal which I don't usually carry with me. However for birds in static situations and not too far from the car it is now a must for me and I can easily detach and use the lens with the canon 7D if i need for moving targets.

David

These shots all look fabulous from where I'm sitting! I'd be spoilt for choice if I had to pick out a favourite. All the details and colours are superb.

Pol

[escallonia]

Re: E-M5 with Canon 400mm f5.6L

I have gone ahead with buying the Adapt David thanks for the link.
Now the canon lens. regards John.