HX90V has the speed to make the capture, but lacks the dynamic range and resolving power.

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Bird Sizes:

Starling = Same size as a Blue Jay
Nuthatch = As long as and 1/2 the width of your palm
Black Capped Chickadee = 3/4 the length and 1/3 width of your palm

[normhead]

Nice images, and tough to capture birds in flight, those little guys are really tough....
But with images like this don't you wish you'd used a better camera?
It's even more work and harder to get the images with the smaller camera.

Occasionally I use a small format camera, when I didn't bring anything else, but diffraction and noise always make me wish I'd brought the APS-c at least.

Apart from that, those captures are very good.

[Lmcfarrin]

Nice images, and tough to capture birds in flight, those little guys are really tough....
But with images like this don't you wish you'd used a better camera?
It's even more work and harder to get the images with the smaller camera.

Occasionally I use a small format camera, when I didn't bring anything else, but diffraction and noise always make me wish I'd brought the APS-c at least.

Apart from that, those captures are very good.

Thank you for the review and taking time to evaluate my pics.

I have 7 cameras (Oly E-M1II, Oly E-M5, Pentax K-5, Pentax K-3 II, Sony A6000, Sony RX10 III). I have a well defined bird in flight recipe.

I've posted many posts of birds in flight. This post was basically to review the capabilities or lack thereof of a 1/2 sensor point and shoot class camera.

[normhead]

Thank you for the review and taking time to evaluate my pics.

I have 7 cameras (Oly E-M1II, Oly E-M5, Pentax K-5, Pentax K-3 II, Sony A6000, Sony RX10 III). I have a well defined bird in flight recipe.

I've posted many posts of birds in flight. This post was basically to review the capabilities or lack thereof of a 1/2 sensor point and shoot class camera.

I did my best to make my 1:1.2 sensor work, but for long telephoto the diffraction limit comes up way too quickly. For wide angle macro at ƒ2.8 it works great. Right tool for the job and all that.

[Lmcfarrin]

My experience using all the mentioned cameras - E-M1 II is awesome camera, best out of the bunch, but 2nd in video to rx10 III

[normhead]

I assume you mean best of the bunch for capturing the image. Or are you talking IQ of the final image?

[Lmcfarrin]

I assume you mean best of the bunch for capturing the image. Or are you talking IQ of the final image?

Best overall - Beast

[normhead]

Best overall - Beast

So this isn't an IQ comparison?
Ergonomics, AF speed, handling, portability etc. are all included in the assessment?

[Lmcfarrin]

So this isn't an IQ comparison?
Ergonomics, AF speed, handling, portability etc. are all included in the assessment?

best in every way - to me. Tremendously feature packed and technological tool. Theres features in the camera that many users haven't reviewed and the successor is out.

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I use all the mentioned cameras on a day to day basis. The camera has everything - so much an upgrade to the e-m1x is uneccessary. 15fps mechanical shutter (raw + j[peg), up to 60 fps electronic shutter (raw + jpeg). UHD 4K and Cinema 4k (24P). Pre capture stills mode (pre capture 35 stills prior to pressing the shutter to rattle off up to 99 stills in one burst - bout 15 seconds to clear the buffer after taking 99 shots. Can customize and rearrange almost every button on the camera to function as you wish - and on and on.

Camera has a focus limiter, equivalent but more advanced than the Pentax Catch In Focus feature. I can specifically set feet/meters of the focus zone and the camera will fire when subject enters the zone, but can still use continuous focus tracking. I can enter a menu and dial in changes to sharpness or softness of compatible lenses - raise soft areas or soften sharp areas. High resolution mod = up to 80mp. The new e-m1x can per high res mode handheld.

.... and I'm a Pentaxian

[normhead]

Comparing the Oly E-M1III with a K-P, at 1600 ISO on Imaging Resources the K-P is marginally better in some areas, the Oly is clearly better in other areas. And the Oly in the Oly version of pixel shift out resolves a K-1 (with a bit more colour shift and false colour).

Certainly an interesting camera. Expensive though. Costs more than a K-1 but not nearly the resolution in standard mode. Impressive lw/ph for such a small sensor. Lw/ph as good as a K-3. If I had a $4.5k (CAD) lying around (that would be my minimum kit) , I'd be tempted. There are some really nice images on flickr. Thanks for the tip.

[Lmcfarrin]

Comparing the Oly E-M1III with a K-P, at 1600 ISO on Imaging Resources the K-P is marginally better in some areas, the Oly is clearly better in other areas. And the Oly in the Oly version of pixel shift out resolves a K-1 (with a bit more colour shift and false colour).

Certainly an interesting camera. Expensive though. Costs more than a K-1 but not nearly the resolution in standard mode. Impressive lw/ph for such a small sensor. Lw/ph as good as a K-3. If I had a $4.5k (CAD) lying around (that would be my minimum kit) , I'd be tempted. There are some really nice images on flickr. Thanks for the tip.

I haven't shot the KP, but i agree with you. From what I've researched about the KP, I think the KP would out resolve the Oly E-M1 II (image quality and dynamic range). I'm waiting for KP price to come down. Also, have been tempted to grab K-70. I will not buy any camera going forward that doesnt have at least a tilt screen.

[normhead]

I haven't shot the KP, but i agree with you. From what I've researched about the KP, I think the KP would out resolve the Oly E-M1 II (image quality and dynamic range). I'm waiting for KP price to come down. Also, have been tempted to grab K-70. I will not buy any camera going forward that doesnt have at least a tilt screen.

I'm sure as I get older and older, cameras like this will become more and more attractive. In many ways it's superior to a K-70 or K-P. Not every shot needs a lot of dynamic range and 18 FPS with tracking AF on is pretty much to die for, and the 51 shot buffer is a nice size. It has a lot going for it. It would make a nice companion camera to a K-1, except for the incomparable lenses thing. It has a lot going for it. Imaging Resources gave it 5 out of 5, you don't see that often.

One of the big attractions for me is the equivalent lw/ph on a smaller file size than a K-P. It's amazing what some of these small sensors can do.

The tilt screen thing is big. I've always thought it was great idea, and the one on my K-1 is used more than I would have anticipated.

[reh321]

I'm waiting for KP price to come down. Also, have been tempted to grab K-70.

The KP was $700 over the Christmas {buying} Season; I'll be surprised if it goes below that level anytime soon, so I guess you'll need to be veerrryyyy patient.

[Lmcfarrin]

The KP was $700 over the Christmas {buying} Season; I'll be surprised if it goes below that level anytime soon, so I guess you'll need to be veerrryyyy patient.

It'll be worth the wait