Jorgen Udvang
Subscriber Member
I've said it before but repeating it doesn't hurt. The 100-300 II is a very useful long zoom. Glue it to f/8 and you're in for a great ride for a price that is extremely reasonable
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The lens I've been waiting for, PL 50-200
- Thread starter Jorgen Udvang
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bensonga
Well-known member
Mine is usually pegged at f8 too Jorgen. With bright light and a little luck, the 100-300 II can sometimes deliver a pretty good image wide open at 300mm/f5.6 too.I've said it before but repeating it doesn't hurt. The 100-300 II is a very useful long zoom. Glue it to f/8 and you're in for a great ride for a price that is extremely reasonable
Gary
G9, 100-300 II at 300, ISO 400, 1/1300, f5.6
Elderly
Well-known member
The lens I've been waiting for, PL 50-200
For me the thread title should be changed to: The lens I'm no longer waiting for, PL 50-200
In reality I'm amazed at how much smaller and lighter it feels
than my (superior in some ways) 40-150 Pro which has now gone.
We can all argue/discuss the relative merits of these two lenses,
but for ME, the important thing is that I feel that it will get more use than the Olympus. :thumbup:
For me the thread title should be changed to: The lens I'm no longer waiting for, PL 50-200
In reality I'm amazed at how much smaller and lighter it feels
than my (superior in some ways) 40-150 Pro which has now gone.
We can all argue/discuss the relative merits of these two lenses,
but for ME, the important thing is that I feel that it will get more use than the Olympus. :thumbup:
Knorp
Well-known member
Congrats, Ian ... :thumbup:The lens I've been waiting for, PL 50-200
For me the thread title should be changed to: The lens I'm no longer waiting for, PL 50-200
In reality I'm amazed at how much smaller and lighter it feels
than my (superior in some ways) 40-150 Pro which has now gone.
We can all argue/discuss the relative merits of these two lenses,
but for ME, the important thing is that I feel that it will get more use than the Olympus. :thumbup:
But ...
:worthless:
bensonga
Well-known member
Assuming a ho-hum pic is worth more than no pics.....
This is a Cow Parsnip bud at a very early stage of development.
Gary
G9, PL 50-200 at 200mm, ISO 400, 1/1300th at f4
Elderly
Well-known member
Except for the zoom rotating the other way from Olympus,
I really prefer the handling of this lens over the 40-150 Pro, but ….
…. I think that my lens is decentred, you can't tell from these two images taken
just now at dusk, but I think that the left hand side of other images of flat planes are not as sharp
as the right :thumbdown:
Both at 200mm, the heron at f4.0 the aerial at f5.6
Quick, duck - heads in the sand and he might not spot us!
Aerial view
I really prefer the handling of this lens over the 40-150 Pro, but ….
…. I think that my lens is decentred, you can't tell from these two images taken
just now at dusk, but I think that the left hand side of other images of flat planes are not as sharp
as the right :thumbdown:
Both at 200mm, the heron at f4.0 the aerial at f5.6
Quick, duck - heads in the sand and he might not spot us!
Aerial view
Knorp
Well-known member
So sorry, Ian. Inform your dealer asap and explain the issue.
Hopefully they will exchange the faulty lens and if they do take some test shots in the shop !
Really, this decentering issue with Panasonic lenses drives me nuts.
F.i. I like the Summilux 12/1.4 a lot, but rather wait for the Oly 12/1.2 ...
Kind regards.
ptomsu
Workshop Member
One of the many reasons I prefer Olympus PRO lenses over Panasonic whatsoever Leica glass
k-hawinkler
Well-known member
Isn, sorry to hear that. That doesn’t sound too good.Except for the zoom rotating the other way from Olympus,
I really prefer the handling of this lens over the 40-150 Pro, but ….
…. I think that my lens is decentred, you can't tell from these two images taken
just now at dusk, but I think that the left hand side of other images of flat planes are not as sharp
as the right :thumbdown:
Both at 200mm, the heron at f4.0 the aerial at f5.6
Quick, duck - heads in the sand and he might not spot us!
Aerial view
iiiNelson
Well-known member
Lenses that turn, Mount, and/or focus the “wrong” way are one of the big things put me off of anything Nikon or Fuji. LOLOne of the many reasons I prefer Olympus PRO lenses over Panasonic whatsoever Leica glass
I started on Canon, went to Panasonic, then Leica and Sony. They all focus and mount the same way which is second nature for me. I haven’t touched an Olympus in years but if their haptics are the “wrong” way that’s another reason I likely never will again.
Elderly
Well-known member
Lens exchanged for the only other copy they had in the shop.There is now certainly none of the very noticeable degradation that was all the way down the left hand side of the frame with the previous copy, but I need to do some more tests in order to make sure I'm entirely satisfied with the overall performance ……………………….
ETA. After a little more testing, the edge sharpness of the replacement is much better than the first copy, but if I really pixel peep, I'm not sure if the image quality of the main centre portion is quite as sharp - but maybe that's because the centre of the previous copy was so good compared to the poor quality of the left side.
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