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    Default Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)

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    Image taken from my car. Niger seed was used as bait.

    Model Name : OM-1
    Lens : OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0
    Exposure mode : Manual exposure
    ISO : 1000
    Exposure compensation : +0.3 EV
    Shutter : 1/3200 sec
    F number : F5

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    Nicely exposed and focused with nearly all within the DOF.
    I would clean up the droppings on the rock.

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    Hi Jon .... love the bird and its posing !!!
    Perfect timing for me and the bird is perfectly isolated from the BG , well done .
    Personally I might add more exposure , but exclude the HL from that .

    Where is the grain in the BG coming from at ISO 1000 ??

    TFS Andreas

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    Andreas I think because I do not have fully compatible software yet.

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    Why are you not using ACR for the time being ....??

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    Hi Jon, nice image of a bird I am not familiar with. I like the raised wing pose, the rock is a interesting perch. Nice colors and feather detail. Thank you for sharing.
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    Hi Jon, I too like the pose, is he trying to attract a mate?

    I too see the 'grain' that Andreas refers too, but with the new body does the system still extend the DoF ie f/5 equals f/8 in old money? If so a bit more detail in the rock, but overall nothing has the crispness you previously achieved. I would expect with less mega pixel better resolution, especially at ISO1000.

    Have you spoken to Olympus and explained the issues??

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    Thanks everyone I appreciate your comments very much. The bird was just about to take off to be alongside it's mate. I think the quality issues are related to ACR not yet being fully compatible and secondarily of course me! I have been using Topaz on a smart object but quite frankly I am not at all impressed. Here's another version just straight forward ACR/PSCC. I addressed the rock detail and also cleaned up the poop...... any better?
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    Jon, convert the Raw file to a DNG, then process in your ‘normal’ way as previously with the older body.

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    Cute bird in a neat pose. I like the perch anchored the whole length of the bottom edge. The cleaned up rock on the repost is much more appealing - so is the noise reduction. Always fun to learn with new gear eh!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Steve Kaluski View Post
    Jon, convert the Raw file to a DNG, then process in your ‘normal’ way as previously with the older body.

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    Gotcha - good idea I'll take a look see.

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