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Lovely Matt - that 70-300G is a fine lens (I just carried it all around China!)Ashwin photographing me with the Fuji X-Pro1;and, some front yard shots with the very capable 70-300mm, I bought, right after Ashwin photographed me.
Jono: It came in for me, last week. I passed, based on its size and potentially, not so good, performance with M glass. If it was the size of the X100, I might have got it. Fortunately, it wasn't, and I avoided another expensive (not by Leica standards, of course) tangential system purchase. Ashwin passed, also (unless he went back that afternoon?).Lovely Matt - that 70-300G is a fine lens (I just carried it all around China!)
is the X-pro1 yours or Ashwin's?
I'd love to meet up with you guys, but it's a bit of a long trek!
My feelings exactly - the NEX7 makes a fine p&s with the kit lens, and a reasonable backup with Leica M and R lenses - total flexibility (I was amazed to realise that the NEX7 actually will take every lens I have). Added to which the Zeiss focuses so close as to be almost a macro lens!Jono: It came in for me, last week. I passed, based on its size and potentially, not so good, performance with M glass. If it was the size of the X100, I might have got it. Fortunately, it wasn't, and I avoided another expensive (not by Leica standards, of course) tangential system purchase. Ashwin passed, also (unless he went back that afternoon?).
For most of the trip it was the only lens I had on the A77 (we left a lot of stuff in Hangzhou while we behaved like hippies on the Li river). I had 2 M9 bodies with a couple of lenses (28 'cron, 50 'lux 75 'cron), and the A77 with the 70-300 - it worked really wellThe 70-300 is a fine lens. It be a great zoom for a trip like yours.
Bugger - maybe I should just hop on a plane - I'd love to meet Lloyd and Mimi as well - please give them big hugs from the UKIt be fun to meet up with you too. This Tuesday, Ashwin and I, are going to meet Lloyd and his wife Mimi. They're passing through Seattle on their way back to SLC. We're going to see if we can talk Lloyd into a shared photo trip to the Utah Canyon Lands, later this year. He'd be a terrific guide.
+1 (or, more likely, +20 )- great stuff BillBill: Your Africa shots are wonderful!! :thumbup: