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I ran across this photographer and her website from one of the subscriptions I have.
https://www.georginasteytler.com.au/She is a nature photographer like me so I'm naturally (pun intended) drawn to her work. I highly recommend you peruse her portfolio, it is what I aspire to.
There is a 'blog' in the menu and the top two entries are of particular interest to me because I'm such a gear head. The first is a generic look at equipment and I'll offer this quote from that entry:
Everything in photography is a compromise.
Repeat. Repeat again. And again. And again, until it's ingrained in your brain.
There is not, and never will be ... (yet), the perfect' camera that does everything you want, in every situation, at the right weight and at a price you can afford.
The other proviso I want to add is that as with any camera gear, 90%+ of the good images you get are a direct result of good technique rather than good equipment. In other words, if you are struggling to get any pleasing bird images with your current kit, it is more likely than not that it is your skills, not your camera, that needs upgrading.
Repeat. Repeat again. And again. And again, until it's ingrained in your brain.
There is not, and never will be ... (yet), the perfect' camera that does everything you want, in every situation, at the right weight and at a price you can afford.
The other proviso I want to add is that as with any camera gear, 90%+ of the good images you get are a direct result of good technique rather than good equipment. In other words, if you are struggling to get any pleasing bird images with your current kit, it is more likely than not that it is your skills, not your camera, that needs upgrading.
The second blog entry was of particular interest to me as in it she compares the Canon 1DX to the OMD MX1. She shoots both and has a complete kit in both. I admire anyone who can shift from one piece of equipment to another. I have difficulty switching between the OMD 1 mkII and 5 mkII. The OM doesn't come out unscathed but it acquits itself pretty well. That said, please read the excerpt above again.
Hope you enjoy her work as much as I have.
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I planned to locate each place Ansel Adams made his photos from and mark the tripod holes so I could show clients where to set up their cameras to get the same shots he did. 
As for f8, that's the easy part. Being there can get you killed.
She is just amazing! Her work is beyond beautiful. And she's self-taught!
