Spent The Weekend On Virginia's Eastern Shore Photographing Birds And Other Wildlife; I Conducted A "Shootout" Between The Fuji X-T3 And The Olympus E-M1 Mark II

Snow Geese just after dawn, Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, Assateague Island, Virginia (click to enlarge)
Fujifilm X-T3; 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 lens + 1.4x tele-converter @ 560mm (840mm FF); 1/1000th sec. @ f/8; ISO 3200

I spent this past weekend in the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge on Assateague Island on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.  I spent three days seeking out and photographing waterfowl, birds, and any other wildlife I could find.  I needed a break, a change of winter routine a reason to get out into nature and enjoy my surroundings and the quiet.  It was a time for photography, contemplation, reflection and meditation.  A good friend met me there Friday before noon and we had a great time.

The other reason I wanted to make this trip was to find out which of my two camera/long lens combinations worked better for me in birds-in-flight and other wildlife situations.  I took both my Fujifilm X-T3 with the 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 lens (without and with the 1.4x tele-converter attached) and my Olympus E-M1 Mark II with the Olympus 300mm f/4 PRO lens also without and with the 1.4x tele-converter attached.

Since I returned home last night, I haven't had time to edit my images, but here is one to hold you until I can get to them and post more later this week. I should also have a few things to say about which one of these gear combinations worked better for me.

I'll go through all of my images and look at how many are sharply focused, both birds-in-flight and stationery birds, assess the images quality, ease of use, etc. and let you know which system served me better.

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Thanks for looking. Enjoy! 

Dennis A. Mook 

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