On Sunday August 10 2003 9:25 pm, gwilburn@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
That's a tough call. As I bought lenses i went form a 135/3.5 to a 200/4 to a
300/4.5. The 200 is the longest lens I can use hand held or prop on something
without using a real tripod. I do a lot of traveling and tend to do my
shooting from roadsides parking lots and the like.
For some shots I've taken with the 200/4 goto
http://www.dreamscape.com/dhsmith/
PS I hope this is in plain text as I've set my email to receive as such.
-Doug
> 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
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