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GH2 and the 45-200 - meet the neighbors

DHart

New member
I just received my 45-200 today. I don't expect that I will probably use this lens that much, but the price was very reasonable and having a 400mm equiv. seemed like a potentially useful focal length, on occasion, for me.

A couple of images from wandering my property today.... of the pack of alpacas that approached me at the fence, this one immediately struck me with her eyes. None of the others had eyes like this!

Meet one of my neighbors...





 

mark1000

New member
All the talk i hear about how soft this lens is supposed to be are blown out of the water when i see shots like these, nice set Don.

Mark.
 

DHart

New member
Thanks, Mark. I think the sharpness is mostly a matter of getting camera movement under control. Hand holding this lens with sharp results at 200mm is very tricky. I was resting the camera on a fence post and had a shutter speed of about 1/650th. Shooting at 200mm, even with IS, any camera movement is going to make for a good bit of softness.
 

iiiNelson

Well-known member
I owned that lens and it is a very good lens for the price. It's very possible to hand hold it at 200mm if you have very steady hands and control your breathing. I know this because I've done it myself. Maybe it's the years of target shooting but nice shot of the Alpaca nontheless.
 

DHart

New member
Thanks, Klaus.

HA... Shooting cameras and guns take much the same skill set! Good, skilled technique can make all the difference, ESP with the long shots.
 

pellicle

New member
Hi

I just received my 45-200 today. I don't expect that I will probably use this lens that much, but the price was very reasonable and having a 400mm equiv. seemed like a potentially useful focal length, on occasion, for me.
I reckon that the OIS will help video too ... done a little hand held with a 200mm on my GH1 and its quite jittery (not unexpected) the 14-45 works a treat so I would expect that (within reason) the 45-200 would work simillarly.

btw ... do those creatures eat everything as much as angora goats do?
 

DHart

New member
hey pellicle! Not sure on the alpaca diet... all they have at hand (or mouth, that is) is grass!
 
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