The bee closeup (..278) is really nice. And twelve feet is indeed a good
distance for insect work. Nice combo.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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Sent: Friday, August 10, 2012 5:22 PM
Subject: [OM] Moose Madness [was OM-D & lenses]
> Ah well. I was contemplating a SWA zoom, MZ 9-18? Panny 7-14?
>
> As I thought back over shooting for the enjoyment and frustrations of the
> past, especially the past year, I realized
> that, much as I like the Canon 10-22 (16-35, FF eq.) for WA, I really,
> really enjoyed the extra reach the 60D gave with
> 28-300 lens, taking it out to 480 mm eq.
>
> Nosing around, I found Cameta selling Oly reconditioned 75-300s, with a
> Cameta one year warranty added to Oly's 90 days,
> for $210 less than new.
>
> One arrived Chez Moose yesterday early afternoon. Other than packaging, I
> can't tell it from new. These samples reflect
> a relatively limited viewpoint, bees a and flowers, flanked by a bird on a
> wire and a spiderweb.
> <http://galleries.moosemystic.net/MooseFoto/index.php?gallery=Home/OM-D_E-M5_First_Images/M.Zuiko_75-300>
>
> Why limited?
> It's what I can see from my lounger.
> The long end is what I mostly bought it for, and where long zooms
> typically get soft.
> Flowers and bees, 'cause that's what was there. The hummer didn't stop by,
> as it sometimes does.
>
> Still ... 600 mm eq. is fun and useful. Not what the 12-50 in macro mode
> wouldn't do better with the close-ups - BUT -
> the pink pincushion flower with bee was shot at a distance of about 12
> feet. Now that's close-up working distance!!
> <http://galleries.moosemystic.net/MooseFoto/index.php?gallery=Home/OM-D_E-M5_First_Images/M.Zuiko_75-300&image=_8090283fpoofm.jpg>
>
> Like every other long lens I've used on digital, the images are a little
> soft looking right out of the camera, with
> slightly low local contrast, but respond rather nicely to a bit of
> deconvolution and LCE.
>
> I shot mostly at f8. Where I hit the focal plane just right, and the
> subject was right, the DOF was fine.
> <http://galleries.moosemystic.net/MooseFoto/index.php?gallery=Home/OM-D_E-M5_First_Images/M.Zuiko_75-300&image=_8090278fpoofm.jpg>
> But I'm obviously going to need to stop down more for some subjects, if
> I'm cropping.
>
> µ4/3 really lives up to its promise of smaller size and weight with longer
> lenses!
> <http://www.moosemystic.net/Gallery/tech/Lenses/Misc/IMG_0486-7.htm>
>
> The M.Zuiko 1/3 stop faster at the short end, f6.4 at 250(500) mm, half a
> stop slower, and goes on out to 300(600) mm.
>
> I've made a few nice film images with the Tokina 150-500. Only a few
> because it's a huge, heavy beast.
> <http://www.moosemystic.net/Gallery/MPhotos/Home/Towhee.htm>
>
> I had less luck with Tokina on the 5D. As AG has noted, some lens/DSLR
> combos don't work very well. Even with lots of
> time, heavy tripod, etc., my results were less than inspiring, not
> particularly sharp and with an odd look/texture.
>
> Long Reach Moose
>
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> What if the Hokey Pokey *IS* what it's all about?
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