One other combination that was suggested here was the 180/2.8 and the 1.4X-A
teleconverter... but I believe that at the current prices for these lenses,
the cost would allow for buying both the 200/4.0 and the 300/4.5, and
possibly leave a little cash left over...
For maximum versatility we should recommend to buy the 180/2.0 and the
1.4X-A and the 2X-A. This will allow a full range of fast combinations, all
of which should be of equal quality to the less costly primes (although I'm
speculating as I have yet to get my hands on a 180/2.0 -or- a 1.4X-A)...
<sigh> but maybe someday...
However there is the small matter of cost interfering with my dreams, as it
does so many times lately :-p
--
Jim Brokaw
OM-'s of all sorts, and no OM-oney...
on 8/11/03 12:07 PM, Thomas Heide Clausen at omlist@xxxxxxx wrote:
> 300/4.5 is, actually, quite OK as a lens, in particular when taking
> the price into account. You get a lot of lens for very little money,
> and it is actually excellent. Ok, it is no 250/2, but there is a
> significant price difference there too....
>
> And compared to many current 300mm offerings in the "affordable price
> range" for Wunderbricks, the Zuiko version is absolutely orders of
> magnitude ahead.
>
> But no, it is no 250/2 :)
>
> <SNIP>
>
> So not really disagreeing with Skip, just saying that both the 200/5
> and 300/4.5 are very decent lenses at their price points....
>
> --thomas
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