I'm quite pleased with my 135/2.8 (MC), seems a bit more contrasty than
the 135/3.5. I haven't tried it with the 2XA (or any other 2x
converter) as I would normally use the 300/4.5 to cover that focal
length.
I do recall taking some shots of whales from a small boat (10-15m) using
OM-1, 135/3.5 & a cheap 2x converter & K64 many years ago and I was
reasonably impressed given the equipment, film and weather conditions
(just about everyone else but me was sea sick).
...Wayne
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> Sent: Wednesday, 19 March 2003 7:59 PM
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> Subject: [OM] 135mm/2.8+2xA
>
>
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm Peter Leyssens and I just re-re-resubcribed to this
> Olympus mailing list. I think I first joined in 1996 (might
> be earlier) with the remnants of an interest in astrophoto,
> but moved on to general photography soon after that. I've
> got 2 pictures on TOPE, and you'll always find me defending
> OM gear on photo.net.
>
> My equipment has stabilised on my trusty OM-3, a great
> OM-4Ti, and 28/2.8, 50/1.8 (sticky diaphragm), 50/1.4, 90/2.0
> and 75-150/4.0 lenses. Of these, I've recently only used the
> 90/2.0, though the 50/1.8 and the 28/2.8 have been used a lot
> in the past. I got the 50/1.4 (MC) almost for free when I
> bought some other stuff but I didn't really try it yet. I'm
> not a very big fan of the 75-150/4.0.
>
> That leaves me a bit lacking in the telephoto range. I'm
> planning a long trip this summer, and I think I need to solve
> this problem ! There's absolutely no connection to my spasms
> I get everytime I think about how long it's been since I've
> bought new Zuiko glass. I expect I'll be doing city and
> nature photography and probably some close-up work, as well
> as more people shots than I do on average. I can do most
> things with the 28-90mm lenses, except possibly for some
> people shots and nature photography.
>
> I've done my homework and looked at eSIF, Gary Reese's lens
> tests and the 2nd hand price list. I've also taken a glance
> at TOPE submissions and John Lind's portfolio (thanks) for
> the results of the lenses I'm considering. Finally, I've
> scanned through this mailing lists' archives for answers to
> my questions. The OM community keeps amazing me with the
> amount of information that's available. Another very good to
> stick with OM !
>
> These were some of the options I was looking at:
>
> 75-150/f4: I already have this lens, but I don't really like
> the results. It's a very long time since I've used it, but
> I've checked with some TOPE results and find the pictures
> rather flat. Having gotten used to the 3D look of the 90/f2,
> I may have gotten spoilt :-) The lens also overlaps with my
> 90/f2, and it doesn't extend a great deal beyond it.
>
> 180/f2.8: the mailing list archives tell me that this lens
> suffers from coma. Somehow, I'm not looking forward to this
> lens knowing that. I like doing night photography in cities.
>
> 180/f2: Hey, I don't want to break my back, nor my bank account :-)
>
> 200/f4: The discussion still seems to be open: I've seen rave
> reviews as well as hate-mail about this lens.
>
> 200/f5: seems a bit of a weird choice if I would be able to
> find & afford a 200/f4.
>
> 300mm lenses are quite far away from the 90mm I already have,
> so I also considered this option:
>
> 135/f2.8 + 2xA teleconvertor: Gives me 2 focal lengths,
> going up to 270mm. The 2xA is officially compatible with
> this lens. Gary Reese's lens tests tell me the 135/2.8 MC is
> quite a good lens, and I liked the shots on John Lind's
> homepage. I haven't seen any shot with the 2xA and this
> lens, but Gary's site tells me the results will probably not
> be spectacular, probably about the same as my 75-150.
>
> So here's a string of questions:
>
> 1) Any experience with the 135/f2.8 ? Is my impression about right ?
> 2) Any experience with this lens and the 2xA TC ? Pictures I
> can take a look at ?
> 3) I've found a thread about the 90/2.0 and the 2xA TC.
> Officially, these don't go together, but I got the impression
> some people got it working. If it involves disassembling my
> 90mm, I won't do it !
> 4) Other options I should consider ?
> 5) Tripod work with this setup: from the eSIF, I learn that
> only lenses of 300mm and up have a tripod mount. Hints ?
> I've got a decent Gitzo.
> 6) Photography from a train or a ferry. I'm planning on
> taking the infamous Moscow-Beijing train, as well as a 2-day
> ferry from China to Japan. If I'm lucky, I can take some
> pictures with the horizon and infinity being sharp, and I
> don't care if there's motion blur in the foreground (it's a
> moving vehicle !) How can I best achieve this ? Can a
> tripod work from a train, or would that just pass through all
> little humps to my camera ? From a ferry, I guess a short
> shutter speed is the only option ?
>
> Film I plan to take: SensiaII 100 (maybe Provia), and
> Portra800 in a small point&shoot (for fun pictures, fixed 28mm/3.5).
>
>
> Thanks for all your help !
>
> Peter.
>
>
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