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Thomas Stirr

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Thomas Stirr is a regular contributor at Mirrorless Comparison. He is a very experienced photographer and has used many different camera systems over the years. He offers tailored photography coaching and has dedicated an entire website - Small Sensor Photography - to celebrate the joy of photography and showcase the image creating capabilities of small sensor cameras.

Ireland Self-Drive Photography Tour by Thomas Stirr

A little while ago… pre-COVID… my wife and I spent 4 weeks on the ground doing a self-drive photography tour of Ireland and Northern Ireland. We had a number of friends who had visited Ireland and enjoyed their experiences. Most had participated in 1 or 2 week organized bus tours. …

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Olympus OM-D E-M1X: 2 Years. No Regrets. – By Thomas Stirr

Editor’s note: the following article was written by Thomas Stirr, a very talented photographer based in Canada, and long-time collaborator. Thomas previously wrote articles for us on our old website mirrorlessons.com and more recently on this very website. Thomas is a great example of a person who makes the most …

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Olympus OM-D E-M1X – One Year Later

This article provides a summary of some of the key points contained in my E-M1X Twelve Month Review. It is important to state upfront that the objective of this article is simply to share my experiences using the E-M1X. I am not suggesting that other photographers should change systems or …

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Handheld Macro In-Camera Focus Stacking with Olympus OM-D E-M1X

One of the interesting capabilities of the Olympus OM-D E-M1X is its in-camera focus stacking function. This feature allows a photographer to capture a range of focus stacked images and process them in-camera. The output is a jpeg file. Other Olympus cameras like the OM-D E-M1 Mark II and E-M5 …

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Photographing Birds with the Olympus OM-D E-M1X

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It’s been a little over six months since I’ve been using the Olympus OM-D E-M1X. During this period I’ve had the opportunity to photograph a range of birds with this camera and the M.Zuiko PRO 40-150 mm f/2.8 zoom lens along with the M.Zuiko MC-20 and MC-14 teleconverters. This article shares an extensive selection of photographs of birds-in-flight as well as static birds, and provides some thoughts on the OM-D E-M1X.

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