Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/03/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The 50-200 is shockingly good - and light. The one drawback I've seen with it is it's old-fashioned extending zoom system, but that's probably how they kept the cost so low for the glass/image quality. Here are a couple of images shot with it... This, I believe, was shot cranked out all the way - 200 - 400 35 eq http://www.leica-gallery.net/bdcolen/image-59387.html I think this was also shot at 200/400, but I won't stake my life on it. http://www.leica-gallery.net/bdcolen/image-57271.html And both, I would point out, were handheld - and the lens was mounted on the 5 mgp E1, whose sensor is not nearly as good as that on the E330. B. D. On 3/15/06 9:23 AM, "bruce" <bruce@ralgo.nl> wrote: > Eureka! > > But not much to compare that $6,000 chunk of glass with, Gary. Why > not ask them for the poor man's 50-200 to try-out ........... and > compare? > > Yep, a 700mm ?4 in your hands must be real fun. You definitely need > to get-behind your drapes ......... or out into the > wild ............. on the ground? > > Hey, I forgot. To do a comparison, you need another > body ................ on loan, of couse. > > Have fun. Await the postings. > > B. > > > On 15-mrt-2006, at 14:44, Gary Todoroff wrote: > >> Good timing for asking about Olympus lenses, Bruce. Folks at >> Olympus in New >> York have taken an interest in my Lympa Log, and I've had a couple >> of great >> conversations with a manager there. Upshot of it is a Zuiko >> 90-250mm f2.8 >> telephoto and a 1.4 telephoto extender, which just arrived on loan >> yesterday. Lens weighs over seven pounds and dwarfs the little E-330. >> >> Shot a couple of quick shots right away from the driveway - then >> realized >> the neighbors may think either I'm spying or about to shoot them >> with some >> strange new weapon. But their Venetian blinds look really sharp! >> Can't wait >> to give it a real road-test soon, maybe from the bird blinds at the >> Humboldt >> Bay National Wildlife Refuge. (See my past project with the bird >> folks there >> at: http://www.northcoastphotos.com/whatnew1.html ) >> >> Next week-end I'll be at the Blue Angels air show in Sacramento and >> hope to >> shoot some fast-moving birds with both the 90-250 and my APO 70-180 >> on the >> Olympus E-330. Maybe after that I can do some controlled side by side >> testing at similar focal lengths and apertures. Officially, I'm a >> chaperone >> at the air show for our local high school Junior Navy ROTC cadets. >> When I >> asked the CO of the unit about the responsibilities of a chaperone, >> he said, >> "You? You just take pictures!" Tough assignment, especially last >> year at >> Kaneohe Bay Marine Air Station in Hawaii, but someone has to do it. >> http://northcoastphotos.com/catalog/product_info.php? >> cPath=40&products_id=12 >> 8 >> >> Gary T >> >>> Bruce wrote >>> >>> Gary, you have mentioned the fact that Olympus have produced lenses >>> specially for their E digital system, but you show us Lympa >>> combinations ................ >>> >>> What about some comparison shots, with similar length and quality >>> lenses? If you don't have the Oly. lens, then your friendly camera >>> store would surely lend you one? >>> >>> B. >>> >>> >>> On 15-mrt-2006, at 3:58, Gary Todoroff wrote: >>> >>>> Just posted a new page today to my blog. Had some fun with the 90 >>>> Summicron >>>> on the E-330 and posted photos and notes under the Mar 14 heading >>>> at the >>>> bottom of the Lympa Log. >>>> http://www.northcoastphotos.com/Lympa.htm >>>> Gary Todoroff >>>> (Tree LUGger) >>>> >>> >>> >> -- >> No virus found in this outgoing message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.2.2/280 - Release Date: >> 3/13/2006 >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information