[Tweeters] Short-eared Owl Equipment Used

[RW Hamlyn via Tweeters]

Responding to Trileigh Tucker's question about equipment used for the Short-eared Video:

I shot the video using a Panasonic Lumix G9II with the newest version of the Panasonic Leica DG 100-400mm.
This camera has a crop factor of 2, so the effective telephoto is 200-800mm. I used the camera in 4K video mode shooting at  120fps for most of the video, 4K 30fps for some scenes and edit it to 30fps 4K using Final Cut Pro. This gives a slow motion effect of 1/4 speed, which was used for all the flight scenes.  The other lenses I use for video are an Olympus 12-200mm (24-400mm effective) for flocking birds and landscapes, etc. and a Lumix 14-140 (28-280mm) for light weight when needed. Memory cards Used are SanDisk Extreme PRO 128 GB 300 MB/s.

I also used a 3lb Manfrotto befree carbon fiber tripod with a very light weight video head and a Manfrotto RC2 Compact Rapid Connect Adapter w/200PL-14 Plate. I have modified the plate to connect to a BlackRapid camera strap at all times - after having a different video camera drop off the tripod when I was videoing flamingos in France… lesson learned! This allows quick mounts and disconnects so I can hand hold the camera to follow the action. I have a larger (and much heavier) video tripod that I use sometimes if it's windy.  But that usually resides in the back of the car!  

Binoculars are essential for figuring out what the birds are doing and setting up a video plan. I use Zeiss Conquest 8x32 as the best light weight performance compromise for me.

My philosophy is stay light and set up quick.

Ray Hamlyn
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