Can't use manual focus with the 70-300? Don't know where you heard that. Lens
even has a manual/auto switch on it (only Oly lens I've got with that feature).
Isn't always the easiest to get to critical focus (that small aperature), but
it does indeed manually focus.
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From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx on behalf of Piers Hemy
Sent: Sat 7/19/2008 8:48 AM
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Re: Question about longish Oly lenses
I had not realised the 50-200 was so heavy, Nathan. It doesn't feel so bad
on the camera, leastwise! But it's a significant increase on the 70-300 for
sure.
Judging only from the paper specs, I would point out that it is relatively
slow (which I regard as even more important with long lenses, though IS will
help a great deal), and as far as I understand you cannot use manual focus
with the 70-300. But (still judging from paper specs!) the price
differential between 50-200 and 70-300 is very significant! It looks a
bargain.
If you care to look at a fellow countryman's review (with other opinions
added) try here:
http://www.wrotniak.net/photo/43/zd-070-300.html the short version - he
likes it very much.
--
Piers
-----Original Message-----
From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Nathan Wajsman
Sent: 19 July 2008 16:12
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Question about longish Oly lenses
I am thinking about getting a longer lens for my E3, taking advantage of the
fact that my uncle from Florida is coming over in August and can "smuggle" a
lens bought with US rubles at B&H.
I have looked at the following 3 lenses:
- the 50-200mm has the best specs but also the highest price and I am not
thrilled by the 1 kg weight
- the 40-150mm is light but its range overlaps with the 12-60mm I already
have; but it is the cheapest of these 3
- the 70-300mm appears the most useful, as its range dovetails nicely with
the 12-60. It is also light for this focal length, and inexpensive.
What is the opinion of this esteemed group of the relative merits of these
last two lenses?
Cheers,
Nathan
Nathan Wajsman
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