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Thanks for this thread -- it shows the versatility of this useful lens. I use mine in travel photography. It is always on my G1 (I use a compact Leica D-Lux 4 for focal lengths between 24mm and 70mm equivalents.) And it is always hand held -- I am constantly shifting vantage points and find a tripod to be unwieldy. Here are four examples of this lens in use at maximum zoom (400mm equivalent):
1. Union Square, New York City. In this case, I am using the long focal length to compress distance and juxtapose subjects that are city blocks apart.
2. Mountain Landscape, near Arivaca, Arizona. I often use this long focal length for distant landscapes. The mountains and clouds are many miles away, yet I can emphasize them within my frame.
3. Street scene, Bisbee, Arizona. I find this lens very useful in street photography. I made this shot from a distance, compressing a series of store fronts between the two figures in the scene. I find that the 400mm focal length allows me to become virtually invisible when shooting from a distance, particularly when using the flip out viewfinder of the G1 at waist level.
4. Lasso, Wickenburg, Arizona. The long 400mm focal length of this lens allows me to shoot a cowboy mural on a building a block away, and the use softly focused landscaping in the foreground as an incongruous target for the cowboy's lasso.
1. Union Square, New York City. In this case, I am using the long focal length to compress distance and juxtapose subjects that are city blocks apart.
2. Mountain Landscape, near Arivaca, Arizona. I often use this long focal length for distant landscapes. The mountains and clouds are many miles away, yet I can emphasize them within my frame.
3. Street scene, Bisbee, Arizona. I find this lens very useful in street photography. I made this shot from a distance, compressing a series of store fronts between the two figures in the scene. I find that the 400mm focal length allows me to become virtually invisible when shooting from a distance, particularly when using the flip out viewfinder of the G1 at waist level.
4. Lasso, Wickenburg, Arizona. The long 400mm focal length of this lens allows me to shoot a cowboy mural on a building a block away, and the use softly focused landscaping in the foreground as an incongruous target for the cowboy's lasso.