New Olympus and Panasonic Long Lenses
Jan 17, 2016 11:15:14 #
moonhawk wrote:
The nikon has "Moisture seal at mount" a... (show quote)
Oly didn't compromise anything on the 300mm f/4. It's a no-hold-barred, take no prisoners approach to lens design. With the Oly, you get IBIS and in-lens stabilization combined. You get optimized AF, too.
Pop a Nikon lens on an adapter, and you lose AF, you lose automatic diaphragm (it becomes preset with the right adapter, which is just so 1960s!). You also lose water resistance at the junction of the adapter and the body.
True, it's a heavy lens, but you get great images with it. And your bag is already a lot lighter if you've moved to m43!
Jan 17, 2016 11:20:58 #
Fergus wrote:
Bill,
Thanks for guiding me into liking my 100-300. I've been spoiled by my 70-200 2.8 on a D600. Even with a converter sharp shots were easy to come by.
I'll use the 100-300 on my G7 to practice your settings (which I have written down) then in ten days, more comfortable with the100-300, on to the G8 with visions of a nice 2.8 telephoto dancing in my head.
Sue
Thanks for guiding me into liking my 100-300. I've been spoiled by my 70-200 2.8 on a D600. Even with a converter sharp shots were easy to come by.
I'll use the 100-300 on my G7 to practice your settings (which I have written down) then in ten days, more comfortable with the100-300, on to the G8 with visions of a nice 2.8 telephoto dancing in my head.
Sue
Yes, moving from full frame to m43 does require some adjustment of parameters. The good news is, you get two stops more depth of field at a given aperture. The bad news is you have to buy expensive, wide aperture lenses if you want shallow depth of field.
I'd look carefully at the MetaBones SpeedBooster adapters for your Nikon lenses...
Jan 17, 2016 14:01:29 #
burkphoto wrote:
Oly didn't compromise anything on the 300mm f/4. I... (show quote)
Well, if I ever get hold of an EM1 to check out, I'll consider it seriously. How's the focus tracking?
And thanks for your response, by the way. :-)
Jan 17, 2016 14:38:42 #
moonhawk wrote:
Well, if I ever get hold of an EM1 to check out, I'll consider it seriously. How's the focus tracking?
And thanks for your response, by the way. :-)
And thanks for your response, by the way. :-)
You're welcome. M43 is not known for great focus tracking. The GH4 is pretty good, but if action is your thing, keep your dSLR.
Jan 18, 2016 09:12:34 #
Does anybody know how to use Foxtrot Stop Scales anymore, who needs this predictive focusing tracking anyway? We didn't have that on the cameras of yesteryear....
Jan 18, 2016 10:40:01 #
sr71 wrote:
Does anybody know how to use Foxtrot Stop Scales anymore, who needs this predictive focusing tracking anyway? We didn't have that on the cameras of yesteryear....
We also didn't have such old eyes, and we didn't get as many keepers either.... :)
Jan 18, 2016 19:07:16 #
no not considering them I went with 4/3rds because of the weight Was looking for something lighter to haul around when I am hiking--DSLRs can get heavy after a while when you are hiking--so far I am using the 14 to 150mm lens I know it is not the fastest lens but I don't do low light shooting, I only hike in the daytime when I can see where I am going. As a senior lady I certainly don't want to fall and break a hip
Jan 21, 2016 12:20:35 #
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