Nice picture Huw, was this hand held or supported?I've had both John, I should rephrase that.... I had the 35-100 f/2.8 and sold it on when I got the 40-150 f/2.8.
Both lenses offer excellent optical quality, both are splash and dust proof, both focus internally.
The 35-100 is smaller and lighter but looses a fair bit in terms of reach and close up ability. And the big plus is the MC-14 works extremely well with Oly Pro lens (as you would expect).
To my eye a 40-150 shades the 35-100 in image quality and build.
Size of the 40-150, yes it's bigger and heavier but as Photopaque says the hood gives the impression of much more bulk than there is.
I will quite happily walk about with mine on the E-M1 on trek, much lighter and smaller than the Pentax gear I had a few years back.
Here's one from lunchtime today with the 40-150 Pro and the MC-14 @ 210 mm
HaHaHa start worrying about my Credit Card bill!!I have the 75-300 and its very good for its size. The 60mm macro gets amazing reviews.
For the price of the f2.8 pro you could get a lot of glass. I guess it depends on what you shoot and if the quality difference would be noticeable on the work you do. After all the pro lenses are aimed at the high end........arghh..who am i kidding i want one aswel!!!!!!!
What we gonna do when the 7-14 PRO arrives...hehe
been looking at this 40-150 f2.8 there being so many good reports about it, but for the same money i can get a lot more. Really fancy the 60mm macro, and the 75-300 as well as a few other goodies. Any thoughts from people????
I did that too!True. And to top a good week, the electrician has just put his foot straight through the ceiling.
Dont forget the 300 F4 pro!I really love the idea of the 3 lens kit ........7-12, 12-40 and the 40-150. I have the dosh (after selling a most of my nikon gear) to buy the 40-150 kit. £1500 is a lot for 1 lens...............HMmmmmm decisions decisions
Forgot about that he he he............well it probably only another £2000+Dont forget the 300 F4 pro!
It's good that you don't judge him by his size.I really like my 60mm marco
# And it was on the Monday morning that the Gasman came to call...And they've put a screw through the gas pipe. Awesome evening
Nice picture Huw, was this hand held or supported?
Forgot about that he he he............well it probably only another £2000+
And they've put a screw through the gas pipe. Awesome evening
What are these like for long exposure photography and dynamic range? I mainly do landscapes and I do quite like doing long exposures, sometimes up to 4-8 minutes. I think I'm almost at the point of pressing the button on one but not sure which one to get. I think it's going to be to em5 or 10 to test the water for now but I'm thinking if it suits me I could end up selling up Nikon gear and going for the em1 of new 5mkii.
Cheers
The Live Bulb mode helps a lot on long exposures. You watch as the picture builds up on the screen. You stop it when it looks right. You don't need to guess the time or do trial and error.
Live Composite is similar, but you freeze the exposure in the bright areas and let the dark areas continue to expose.
I am in this very process - picked up a cheap EM10 and am now selling most of my Nikon gear. I am keeping the D610 and a couple of lenses for "best" but I haven't used it since getting the EM10 aside from doing some comparison shots.
Live Composite takes care of it's own stacking. However there is nothing to stop you doing several Live Composite shots and stacking them together. I have an E-M5 which is the only one without Live Composite.Thanks, I don't suppose you've used live composite to stack correctly exposed images to make up a whole image have you? For example, if you take ten 30 second exposures and then stack them using photoshop ect they would create the same effect as one 5 minute exposure. I'm not really talking about star trails etc more like long exposure coastal type shots (if you know the type of thing I mean). It's not a technique I've used before but apparently it's supposed to work.
Been out today without a memory card. Gutted as the light was good this morning, the kids were calm, there was deer, country park....... Still, its not as bad as film days when I regularly went out shooting without film on the camera
One of the reasons I always transfer via USB cable rather than remove the card.Been out today without a memory card. Gutted as the light was good this morning, the kids were calm, there was deer, country park....... Still, its not as bad as film days when I regularly went out shooting without film on the camera
The quality of crops from that lens with TC never fails to impress me - even at 100% they seem nicely sharp.
How was the v3.0 at tracking the bird?
True. And to top a good week, the electrician has just put his foot straight through the ceiling.
Is it beer o'clock yet ?
That was a nail through a radiator pipe by the carpet fitter my cousin.And they've put a screw through the gas pipe. Awesome evening
Been out today without a memory card. Gutted as the light was good this morning, the kids were calm, there was deer, country park....... Still, its not as bad as film days when I regularly went out shooting without film on the camera
That the reason I hate the single card slot. I now swap cards when I take the card out and carry spares in my bag even a slow card is better than non