Another set of test photos from Denver Zoo as I continue to compare my new Nikon 5700 with my old Olympus 2100. These pictures are mainly in pairs, but have included some good and bad shots from each camera that don't have a direct equivalent taken with the other. Pictures with a suffix of n were taken with the Nikon, pictures with a suffix of o were taken with the Olympus.
My conclusion at the moment is that the Olympus is significantly better for wildlife photography, for the following reasons:
1: The zoom is longer, 380mm vs 280mm, so at full zoom you really don't get any more detail of the main subject with the Nikon despite the increased overall picture resolution
2: The Olympus works MUCH better in lower light
3: Taking sequences of multiple pictures is faster and easier with the Olympus
I ended up taking my Nikon back to Wolf Camera in Denver, and they refunded me with no questions, which I really appreciated. I took my Olympus on safari and got some excellent pictures - see above.
Date(s): August 19, 2002. Album by Peter Batty. 1 - 30 of 65 Total. 1125 Visits.
3 p002o If you zoom in to full resolution and look at the zebra's head, this shot taken with the Olympus is definitely crisper than the Nikon, although this is taken in bright light and at less than full zoom
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8 p005n This is typical of the Nikon suddenly going to a slow shutter speed in auto mode - the overall light was bright but the hyena was in a shady area.
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11 p007o Compare this with the previous Nikon shot, both taken at full zoom - obviously the Olympus is closer, as usual. The color also is somewhat off in the previous shot.
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18 p011o Another example where I expected the Nikon to be better than the Olympus (good light and not fully zoomed), but if you look closely the Olympus picture seems crisper.
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23 p014n Not sure what caused the lack of sharpness here - poor focus or camera shake? This was taken at 1/95 shutter by the Nikon, versus 1/200 for the following Olympus hot which came out much better.
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29 p017n The Nikon autofocus picks up the branches rather than the antelope. Not necessarily unreasonable, but the following shot with the Olympus worked fine ...
