Well, for reach across water, the 300 will beat the 200... but if its only a
river or small pond, you might find the 300 is -too- long. A 200 will bring
the subject twice as close as your existing 100 (4X 'normal' instead of 2X)
while a 300 will bring it three times closer (6X 'normal' instead of 2X).
The 300 is hard to hand-hold successfully, you almost have to use 1/500 or
1/1000 shutter speed (or faster with OM-3 and OM-4's). The 200 -can- be
successfully hand-held *with care* at 1/250 with sharp results... this is
difficult and iffy with the 300.
Both the Zuiko 200/4.0 and the 200/5.0 are good lenses, the 300/4.5 is a
very good lens also. If you use a 2x converter, even of the 'better'
7-element types, you will lose speed and quality. This may be an acceptable
tradeoff to you. The Zuiko 2X-A will work with the Zuiko 200's and the 300,
it may be of better quality than the Vivitar but I haven't tested these
combinations.
My opinion is that the 300 is more 'narrow' in usefulness than the 200 focal
length, I would get the 200 first. But then, eventually, you end up with one
of each <g>
--
Jim Brokaw
OM-'s of all sorts, and no OM-oney...
on 8/10/03 6:25 PM, gwilburn@xxxxxxxxxxxx at gwilburn@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> I'm thinking of expanding my Zuiko kit a bit on the tele side. My longest
> lens is a Zuiko 100mm f2.8. If you were to pick a 200 or 300, and only one,
> which would you pick?
>
> I shoot around waters' edges (lakes, rivers) and subjects are often a bit
> out of reach of the 100mm. The 200 looks like very portable, carryable
> lens. The 300 is larger and has a tripod collar. Can anyone comment on the
> weight of the 300? Still carryable?
>
> I have a Vivitar 2x teleconverter in my kit and could turn a 200 into a
> 400 on occasion as needed. Is that recommended or is there too much loss
> in quality?
>
> Gene
>
> --
> Gene Wilburn, gene@xxxxxxxxxx
> Northern Journey Online, http://www.NorthernJourney.com/
>
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