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[OM] Re: Zuiko 300mm f/4.5 and 2X-A?

Subject: [OM] Re: Zuiko 300mm f/4.5 and 2X-A?
From: Mike Lees <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 01 May 2007 08:41:37 +0100
I have a couple of examples online taken with my 350D, both are cropped:

http://gallery.whizzkid.co.uk/EOS-OM/img_1377-1.jpg.html
http://gallery.whizzkid.co.uk/EOS-OM/img_2658-1.jpg.html

Mike.

Moose wrote:
> Curtis P. Hedman wrote:
>   
>> Can't seem to find a way to search the archives at the moment, so I 
>> hope this (probably answered many times before) question wont bother 
>> too many folk...
>>
>> I would like to use my 2X-A extender on my 300/4.5 Zuiko, to catch a 
>> nesting robin in my back yard... I know the 2X-A isn't speced to work 
>> with this lens, but just how bad is the combination? I also have a 
>> Vivitar 2X-21 - would it be a better choice with the 300/4.5? My bag 
>> of tricks also includes a Soligor 500/8 mirror lens which seems to be 
>> reasonably sharp... would like to be able to shoot from my porch, 
>> which is about 50' from the nest... any and all thoughts will be 
>> appreciated! I have a 2-4 screen in my OM-2SP which seems to work 
>> nicely for any of these slow aperture setups...
>>   
>>     
> I embarked on a little long lens test, which has run into life and 
> stalled for now. One of the things I have tried is the 300/4.5, with and 
> without the 2X-A.
>
> I don't know about the far edges, but the combo works well in the 
> central area, which is all you will care about for this project. Tests 
> happen to have been done at about 50 ft.
>
> Moose
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