Above 400mm? There really isnt anything of high quality except the 600mm
Zuiko. I don't count mirror lenses.
The Tamron 400/4 with the 1.4x or 2x matched Adaptall converters are probably
the best that exists. I'm pretty comfortable that the Tamron would beat the
400mm Zuiko hands-down.
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>Subject: [OM] Best Tele above 400mm?
> From: "danrich" <danrich@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2003 13:19:45 -1000
> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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>What Tele above 400mm besides Zuiko can I rely on for close to or equal?
>I'm on the hunt for a Tamron 400mm but as I wait I wondered if there
>where some cult lens or adaptall type I could look for also.
>Want to use for long distant water sports\whales and wildlife astonomy.
>The Tamron looks to be the best all around and most people who have one
>don't leave it home.
>Thanks
>Daniel
>Maui HI USA
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