It is listed as a standard lens, not a high quality lens as the 50-200, so I
suppose I should be unhappy with it instead of being pleased that it has out
preformed any other lens I have ever used over the 200 mm range.
-----Original Message-----
From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of C.H.Ling
Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2008 1:38 AM
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Re: Question about longish Oly lenses
The DZ70-300 looks like borrowed the glasses from Sigma:
http://www.sigmaphoto.com/lenses/lenses_all_details.asp?id=3303&navigator=3
Based on photozone's review, its performance is not that impressive:
http://www.photozone.de/Reviews/Canon%20EOS%20Lens%20Tests/326-sigma-af-70-3
00mm-f4-56-apo-dg-macro-test-report--review?start=1
Just like the DZ18-180, it has the same optical design from Sigma 18-200, I
was hopping the Olympus version better but I was wrong, the edge performance
drop at 35mm and overall drop at 180mm disappointed me.
C.H.Ling
----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Peden" <scotpeden@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> I was talked into early this year, it is now my 2nd most used lens (after
> the 14-54) and I agree with those that talked me into it, it acts better
> then a standard lens.
>
> I have the EC 14 on it almost constantly and even that way have used it
> for
> macros at about 3 feet, that give mea FOV of about 2.5 inches and it is
> better then the 14-45 or the 40-150 for that also.
>
> Now I want more zoom (same thing I was saying before) I really need about
> 500-700 for the zoom shots of hawks, but at 420 this has done more to make
> me happy then any other Zoom lens I have bought over the last 4 years.
>
> Oh yeah, and it appears to be faster then the 40-150 too, operating better
> hand held then any lens I have had that is 200 mm or longer.
>
> Scott
> -----Original Message-----
> From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Jim Nichols
> Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2008 8:27 AM
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [OM] Re: Question about longish Oly lenses
>
>
> Nathan,
>
> I can't locate the review articles that I read about a month ago, but most
> of them were very complimentary of the Zuiko 70-300. The examples of
> images
>
> that I saw were impressive. The lens was thought to be a great buy for
> the
> money.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
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