Special thanks to OM System Malaysia, I managed to get a loan of the new OM System 100-400mm F5-6.3 Mark II for testing. I brought it along with my OM System OM-1 camera to the Kuala Lumpur Bird Park and did some bird shooting. I was particularly interested in the effectiveness of the 5-Axis Sync IS, which was the new update, or upgrade to the Mark II version of 100-400mm lens over the original Mark I version. Spoilers alert - the 5-Axis Sync IS was incredible! I can hand-hold down to 1/25 second shutter speed at 400mm full telephoto end of the lens with no issues, getting away with sharp images! I recorded my stabilization test as well as some bird shooting action in my latest video here (click). Not sure why in the video I made a mistake of confusing between yaw and pitch movements! Note to self: have enough coffee before making any talking head video in the morning.
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| The 100-400mm Mark II has same lens cosmetics and optical design as the original Mark I version. |
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| ƒ/5.61/60138mmISO200 |
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| ƒ/5.91/100200mmISO640 |
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| ƒ/5.81/60169mmISO500 |
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| ƒ/5.81/20169mmISO250 |
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| ƒ/6.21/60276mmISO800 |
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| ƒ/6.31/100400mmISO1600 |
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| ƒ/6.21/40269mmISO500 |
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| ƒ/51/50100mmISO250 |
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| ƒ/6.31/40361mmISO250 |
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| ƒ/6.21/25285mmISO200 |
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| ƒ/6.31/50400mmISO500 |
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| ƒ/6.31/40400mmISO500 |
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| ƒ/6.31/80400mmISO400 |
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| ƒ/6.31/160400mmISO200 |
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| ƒ/6.11/400244mmISO200 |
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| ƒ/6.31/20400mmISO640 |
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| ƒ/6.31/100400mmISO500 |
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| ƒ/5.61/160138mmISO500 |
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| ƒ/6.31/160300mmISO640 |
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| What a massive upgrade with the 5-Axis Sync IS! |
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