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Re: [OM] Fast telephoto for OMD-EM10

Subject: Re: [OM] Fast telephoto for OMD-EM10
From: Frank <wijsmuller@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 19 May 2014 23:05:02 +0200
The announced 300mm will be F 4. Which makes sense as you can buy an e-m1
with mmf-3 and use the FT 300mm F 2.8. You'll need serious cash there.

I think a 14-150mm is a fine walk around holiday lens. My wife and son have
one, I briefly used in on an e-m5 and was quite satisfied. My walk around
holiday lens though is the 9-18mm, and in the evenings the 20mm.

If you buy one, you can later upgrade to the 40-150mm 2.8 which is probably
a fine performer. They might even bring out a 1,4x converter for it?

The 75-300mm tested better then the 100-300mm, and is less heavy. Both are
relatively weak on the long end, but hey, we're talking 600mm equivalent
here. You'll need a tripod to make the most out of that.

Let us know what you decide on, and better show the results!

Best, Frank.









2014-05-19 20:34 GMT+02:00 Frank Kurzawa <frank@xxxxxxxxxxx>:

> Hello all,
>
> I've shot Nikon crop sensor cameras for years (most recently D7000), but
> recently got an OMD-EM10.
> In preparation for a June vacation I want to get a telephoto. My priorities
> in order (more or less) are long, fast, sharp, fast focus, economical,
> small,
> Olympus is coming out with their pro level 300 mm  f2.8 zoom later this
> year, which seems like a dream lens (if I can afford it). But it's not a
> current option.
> Currently, I can get a 14-150 f4-5.6 (not cheap and not fast, but good
> value), or
> Olympus 40-150 - slow, medium long, great price - or
> Olympus 75-300 f4.8-6.7 - pretty darn long but slow at shorter focal
> lengths
> But there are also non-olympus options
> Panasonic 100-300 f4-5.6 - faster than the similar Olympus 75-300
> Panasonic  45-200  f4-5.6 - longer and faster than the Olympu 40-150
>
> With the Panasonic options I would be buying an extra AF motor in the lens
> that I don't need, but AFAICS from the reviews, the Panasonic lenses would
> perform well (e.g. still have good AF speed) on my Olympus body.
>
> What are people's thoughts on this? I'm thinking it might not be worth
> spending too much money on a telephoto if I've got their pro telephoto in
> my future. On the other hand, there's a good chance I won't be able to
> afford it anyway.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Frank
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