Re: [OM] Hats off - Zuiko 300mm ƒ/4,5 <--> 85~250mm ƒ/5 shootout, by Chuck.

[Ken Norton]

>
> It would have been nice to do a more controlled test indoors with flash
> (no wind or changing light) but it's difficult to shoot at 40-50 times
> focal length indoors in a small house at 300mm  (I'll save you the math,
> that's 12-15 meters.  The 85-250 is clearly softer wide open at 250mm
> than the 300/4.5.  But the difference narrows pretty quickly on stopping
> down.  Pixel peeping 12.7MP images not shown here.  :-)
>


Interesting observation, Chuck.  The one thing I marvel at with the 300/4.5
is how absolutely usable it is wide-open.  There are very few lenses of any
type that can claim that.

AG
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