Ksocha wrote:
Okay, here is how our hand scale measures the weight of this lens.
The lens with front and back covers, lens hood, and tripod mount PLUS the 1.4 tele-extender came to 3.6 lbs. If I remove the caps, hood, tripod mount, and the tele-extender the lens alone weighed 2.8 lbs. To test the scale's accuracy, I weighed all the extras, but removed the lens itself. All the removable stuff came to precisely 0.8 lbs. So, it checks out exactly.
BTW, the tele-extender seems to work flawlessly. It's length and weight are minimal and, at least in today strong light, it focused very quickly. I'll post a few backyard snapshots later today.
Okay, here is how our hand scale measures the weig... (
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That would be great to see some snaps.
That's a bit more than the Panasonic weighs but don't know it makes that much of a difference in use. I have a Pentax 300 mm f4 lens that weighs between the Panasonic and Fuji and it's still ok for me to handhold. I don't want to have a lens that I have to use only on a tripod. However I do love the Fuji camera ...