Bird Photography with the Panasonic G9 and Panasonic Leica 100-400mm lens

In my last two videos,    • Why I'm SWITCHING from FULL FRAME to MICRO...   and    • A day in the field testing the Panasonic G9   , I talked about why I am moving away from Pentax full frame to Panasonic micro four thirds and subsequently tested the camera in the field on a day trip to the Murray Valley region of Victoria.

In this video I visit the Western Treatment Plant in Werribee, Victoria - a birding Mecca in Australia, particularly for migratory wading birds. These tiny world travellers will be departing our shores in the next few weeks, returning to Siberia and Alaska for their Northern hemisphere breeding season so this was one of the last chances this year to photograph them. It was also a chance to test out the Panasonic G9 and Panasonic Leica 100-400mm f/4-6.3 tele zoom lens.

I hope you enjoy.

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Photography, video and editing
Ian Smissen

Music
On My Way Home (Sting) by The 126ers
Alyssa and Under the Wire by The Mini Vandals

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Gear I use:

Cameras
Panasonic Lumix G9 Camera https://amzn.to/39bpNNs
Panasonic Lumix GX8 Camera
Apple iPhone Xs
GoPro Hero 4 Silver

Lenses
Panasonic Lumix 12-35mm f/2.8 Lens https://amzn.to/3bnvsl4
Panasonic Lumix 35-100mm f/2.8 Lens https://amzn.to/3a9bXMG
Panasonic Leica 100-400mm f/4-6.3 Lens https://amzn.to/2QEIR09
Panasonic Leica 8-18mm f/2.8-4 Lens https://amzn.to/3bleWly
Panasonic Leica 12mm f/1.4 Lens https://amzn.to/2vIylO5
Olympus M.Zuiko 60mm f/2.8 Macro Lens https://amzn.to/2xXgNhO
Panasonic Lumix 25mm f/1.7 Lens https://amzn.to/3blBXEU

Filters
Nisi V5 100mm Kit (now superseded) V6 Starter Kit: https://amzn.to/39cELmf
K&F Concept ND2-ND32 Variable ND Filter https://amzn.to/2J9QWG0

Tripods
Jobu Design Algonquin Tripod
Jobu Design BWG-HD3 Gimbal Tripod Head
Really Right Stuff BH-55 LR Tripod Ball Head https://amzn.to/39a0Dyr
Sirui N3203X tripod + Sirui K-30X ballhead
Davis & Sanford TR553-P228 Traverse Super Compact Tripod + Ballhead https://amzn.to/33E3nDe

Gimbal
DJI Osmo Mobile 3 for Smartphone (Combo) https://amzn.to/2UzyXOe

Drone
DJI Mavic Air (Combo) https://amzn.to/33LhN4v

Audio
Audio-Technica AT2020USB+ Microphone https://amzn.to/3bgWnij
Rode SMARTLAVPRode Microphone for Smartphones https://amzn.to/2UyIZ2p
Rode VMGHORode VideoMic On-Camera Shotgun Microphone https://amzn.to/2Usiify
Zoom H1N Handy Recorder - https://amzn.to/2UdqUI2
Apple iPhone 5

Camera Bags
Mindshift Gear Backlight 26L https://amzn.to/2xhbk59
Tarion RS-01 Canvas Photography Bag https://amzn.to/2UzBdFc
LowePro Sling https://amzn.to/2WBvUYA