You are correct in your observation that gear videos will always drive traffic. There are KZfaqrs out there that discuss various strategies while monetizing your channel, like effective keywording, the importance of a powerful thumbnail and general content practices. One way to drive revenue but still keep your emotional batteries charged might be to alternate your content between gear reviews / how-tos and the more valuable discussions on technique and artistry. In this way you'll organically grow your subscriber base while also getting the financial boosts from people searching for gear info. One quick question regarding this video: Is f16 really called for in landscapes? That narrow usually pushes even a good m.Zuiko lens into diffraction. Considering the broader depth of field benefits of m43rds, f8 is the new f16 when compared to the more traditional film photography rules of thumb, right?

Thanks Lee. This is awesome. As you always say, learn to master your system. And this is one good way to do that. I will listen to this video more times than one. To learn, test, listen again and draw my conclusions. Thanks. Have a great week. I'm going for a airshow in historic environment this weekend. Hope I get to test from your advices.

Always great content.

Hey lee! I went to your talk at Glazers photo fest and finally took the plunge and purchased an om1 mkii. Your great content is a big reason i felt confident making this decision!

Thank you Lee! This was a fantastic video! Much appreciate all your knowledge and your time put into these videos. Thanks again!

I like your Custom Settings C1-C4, especially C1 and using the Exposure Compensation button to change subject detection. I can now set up both bodies identical instead of the body with battery grip with individual Custom settings for Mammals, perched birds, and birds in flight and the body without the grip for for landscape settings. I also have front dial for shutter speed and rear dial for aperture (from my DSLR days). Good suggestions that I will set up immediately. This is like getting a jump start on the Mentorship Class. ;o)

Good, honest review. I bet I know exactly where you were when you shot the 'moonbow'! :-) That would be in the Davis Mountains State Park, up on the bluff above Fort Davis? Where the CCC gazebo is? I love that State Park!

Why F16? Typically see diffraction softening. VS F8-11.

Love your videos Lee! Your channel has quickly become my favorite and most useful. It is so annoying most channels have turned into gear channels and not just reviews. Was it about a month ago? Canon made an announcement that they were going to announce a new body. EVERY big channel did a video about the announcement about an announcement. Appreciate you sir! I have learned so much from you and am really hoping to take advantage of a mentorship and/or workshop with you.

Great and very useful vudeo.

Hi Lee, not sure why you use f5.6 instead of f4.5 on the 150-400? would you mind expnad on that please?

Thank you Lee, a superb overview for many scenarios. Strange that the traffic drops for something much more valuable than gear. Keep up the excellent work 👍

Thanks!

Thanks, Lee. As always, very helpful. I am curious about why you do not use auto-ISO. Nowadays I don't much care about what ISO I end up using (within reason) because products like Topaz or DXO clean up the noise. So for wildlife my everyday custom mode is 1/2500, wide open (f4 or 5.6 with the 150-400 lens), and auto-ISO up to 12,800. Because I seldom adjust aperture, I changed one of my wheels to do exposure compensation (the exposure compensation button then is converted to aperture). This gives me one less setting to adjust. Is this "wrong"? Thanks!

One of your best big picture videos! Lots of great information, especially for those of us who may only shoot somewhat sporadically compared to someone like yourself who shoots all the time. Really helps to lead me on your path to mastering your camera!

Lee, thanks. I was surprised that your default aperture for landscape is f/16. I tend to use f/8 and rarely over f/11. Has f/8 let you down?

Lee, thanks for sharing your starting settings, and just as importantly, the reasoning behind them. As for “gear fever”, I’m afraid we’re all up against two potent forces: marketing and laziness. The manufacturers would like us to believe that features and dollars will magically allow us to create better images, and our own laziness would have us believe that we don’t need to spend the time and effort to understand, master and make automatic all the technical skills needed to actually benefit from the tools we’ve bought, so that then the photography is about creating images using the tools. Preaching to the choir here, I know.

Thank you so much 🙏🫡

Many thanks for another great video. I had no idea when I made that comment that it would trigger you to make video about my question. Some of the things I already do, but have also learned a great amount of further information from you, which was presented in a clear easy to understand format. And for that I am very grateful. I’ve made a donation so have a little treat on me. Many thanks. Always look forward to your videos each week. I only wish I could come along on one of your adventures. I used to travel to the USA often, but alas no more unfortunately. Have a great day sir 👍😎 Just have one question. I also use the 150-400 lens on the Om1 mk2. You stop down to f5.6 as a starting point. If you engage the built in 1.25 extender, do you stay at 5.6 as a starting point or also stop down one stop to 6.3 as a starting point?

Thanks

Thanks Lee! Most informative ... and useful!

Excellent KZfaq channel. I am binge watching your videos.!!! Kinda new to Oly. Lots to learn here ., I would like to thank u for your teaching style : Easy listening & THANK U for explaining things so well for us newbies , especially when new cameras can feel overwhelming! THANK YOU !!! You have a mentoring program- i need to look up info on this !!!!❤

Thanks Lee. Very informative.

Lee, should we be concerned with diffraction at high f/stop? Does DxO have the ability to correct it? Thanks. Great info from your videos as always ❤

Thanks! I find this type of video very helpful. Here’s the $50 to make up for choosing to provide these lessons instead of product reviews. - Mick

Bonjour Lee ,avec un olympus omd m5 mark III sur tràpied, doit je enlever le stabilisateur Merci pour la réponse

Lee, another great vid! It’s too bad that information about photography get fewer likes than do those about gear. Having been an Olympus shooter for 10 years I wish that their marketing would reflect the true capabilities of the system.

Great tips but f16 for landscapes that's like f32 on FF, Wouldn't you think f8 on M4T be enough?

@leehoyphotography - Congrats on the new JOWP article! Nice to see a bunch of your YT wisdom condensed into an actual journal article. Hope the release it to the free side of the web sit eventually or let you republish it.

Great video, wondering if you pick your iso and how, or do you use auto ISO?

Great advice. Thank you! Love your channel, just subscribed....Louis.

Thank you for sharing this information. unfortunately my Olympus E-M5III camera (3 years old) does not have "Starry Sky AF Setting" option. Please advise, if you know, how to get this for my camera.

Even know I have OM5, I am enjoying your videos!

Superb video! So many lovely photos! Greetings from a Swedish youtuber! 🇸🇪

This was so timely and great tips! Mastering the dials! Reading the light! Thank you.

Thank you Lee, a very helpful video, clearly delivered as always 👍

Amazing teaching. Very good topic. You want people to get it right. You are so damn serious about photography and you make us realise watching this. Awesome... 😊

Great video! Love your enthusiasm. I shoot OM 5, so I don’t have the flagship camera and lenses. Can these tips and techniques work on the less expensive camera bodies?

Thank you for an informative video. I have just changed the dials around on my OM1 so that shutter is on the front and ISO on the back so still working on subconscious intentionality :)

Everything I've read about color space settings when shooting in RAW says that the color space settings in your camera (sRGB or AdobeRGB) aren't embedded in a RAW file. It's supposedly ignoring the colorspace setting in the camera when you shoot in raw. So when you open your files in Lightroom, where the default editing colorspace is ProPhotoRGB, your file will be treated as being in the profile ProPhotRGB. So when I saw your video...I was really surprised to see a difference! This is something I'm going to look into further.

This is where Lee becomes one with the internet. Seriously, Lee you make KZfaq and the internet what it can be by helping someone who wants to become a better photographer make great photos. One of your most important videos you have done so far, but I have to say it takes follow through and practice from each and every one of us to get there. Very valuable information. Wax on wax off!

Great video as always lee 👍 May I ask something on your set up. How have you got your OM1 set up for each of the 3 values, shutter, aperture and iso? As the OM1 has 2 dials, it interests me how others attain the third function that can’t be on a dial. There are many ways to achieve this with the OM1. Thanks 👍

I much love your analogy of photography and motorcycling

Is it same as muscle memory?

Thanks again..."Master Lee"👍

Very helpful!

Love you work Lee. You cover things not mentioned/discussed by other KZfaqrs Thankyou 😊

Such a wonderful teacher you are sir. I wish I get a chance to have at least a 1 day workshop with you in person someday. You are not tutoring, you are teaching. There is a difference. 😊

Lee, I used your tip on focus limiter, not for dragonflies, but for photographing airplanes taking off. Made a huge difference!

Thanks Lee, I have been scratching my head as to how to control noise from my OM-1 MKII, Lightroom denoise does a decent enough job and resolves the workflow problems of Topaz but following this and watching your DxO video is a game changer, thanks