Just in case anyone was curious...I ended up buying neither of these 3
lenses. Instead, I found a used 50-200mm, but not the new version,
from a trusted source in Boston and picked it up for $550. It is now
on its way to Florida and will be smuggled over to me in a couple of
weeks.
In the end, I decided that quality was more important than a 350 gram
weight difference. I was concerned about the softness at full aperture
visible in the 70-300mm test images posted on the web. I shoot at or
near full aperture most of the time.
Cheers,
Nathan
Nathan Wajsman
Alicante, Spain
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On Jul 20, 2008, at 9:24 AM, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
>
> Thanks to Jim, Scott, Piers, Ton, Wiliam and Jim T. for helpful
> replies. The consensus seems to be that the 70-300 is a worthy
> performer, so if I go for a zoom, that will be the one.
>
> Cheers,
> Nathan
>
> Nathan Wajsman
> Alicante, Spain
> http://www.frozenlight.eu
> http://www.greatpix.eu
> http://www.nathanfoto.com
>
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>
>
> On Jul 19, 2008, at 5:11 PM, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
>
>>
>> I am thinking about getting a longer lens for my E3, taking advantage
>> of the fact that my uncle from Florida is coming over in August and
>> can "smuggle" a lens bought with US rubles at B&H.
>>
>> I have looked at the following 3 lenses:
>>
>> - the 50-200mm has the best specs but also the highest price and I am
>> not thrilled by the 1 kg weight
>> - the 40-150mm is light but its range overlaps with the 12-60mm I
>> already have; but it is the cheapest of these 3
>> - the 70-300mm appears the most useful, as its range dovetails nicely
>> with the 12-60. It is also light for this focal length, and
>> inexpensive.
>>
>> What is the opinion of this esteemed group of the relative merits of
>> these last two lenses?
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Nathan
>>
>> Nathan Wajsman
>> Alicante, Spain
>> http://www.frozenlight.eu
>> http://www.greatpix.eu
>> http://www.nathanfoto.com
>>
>> Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0
>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws
>> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog
>>
>>
>>
>>
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