Alan,
Clay makes a very good point; the wildlife tends to get very
close at Yellowstone. My wife, son and I went out there for a week in
1998. I brought my entire OM collection which at that time consisted of
an OM-1 (now living in London), 28/3.5, 50/1.8 and 75-150 zoom (oh, for
the simpler times). Looking back at the slides I took, I have plenty of
up-close-and-personal images of bison, elk, moose (that was a scary one;
was wishing for a 300) and chipmunks. Not to mention *lots* of scenery
shots. If I were to go again I wouldn't think twice about having nothing
longer than a 50-200 zoom on an E-thingy.
Have a great trip and be sure to post some images for us to
drool over.
Charlie
-----Original Message-----
From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Clay Nichols
Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2008 8:43 AM
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Re: Long Lens for Yellowstone
Let's just put it this way, the wildlife in Yellowstone literally blocks
traffic. There is a good chance that a large mammal like a bison is
going to stick his head through your window. But there is also plenty of
wildlife off in the distance. The teleconverters are cheaper and lighter
than a new long lens ...unless you are looking for an excuse to buy a
new long lens. Don't forget to pack something in the 28-40 range either.
The scenery is breath taking.
Have a great trip. I am jealous.
Clay
>>> Alan <atk@xxxxxxxxxx> 4/9/2008 8:11 AM >>>
I will be visiting yellowstone for the first time. I currently have the
50-200. Question is will that lens be long enough for most wildlife or
do I need to look into something a bit longer.
If I need something a bit longer would I be better off with 1.4x, 2x or
third party lens ?
Thanks
Alan
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