Incredible colors.
Share your thoughts on the 100-400. I think Tony has both?
I've yet to touch the 300 Poof offered the other day. I told her I was not qualified.
Bobby, I like that it is not as heavy as the Olympus 300, so much easier to handhold.
I don't like the lens foot. It does not rotate out of the way . I miss the manual clutch also.
I need to try it with some subjects that are not as close as the hummer to really make a decision on it.
What do you mean? It's supposed to be a rotating collar, and can't you remove the tripod collar? Pity that it's not an Arca-style foot like the 300/4.
birdied wrote:
Bobby, I like that it is not as heavy as the Olympus 300, so much easier to handhold.
I don't like the lens foot. It does not rotate out of the way . I miss the manual clutch also.
I need to try it with some subjects that are not as close as the hummer to really make a decision on it.
bobbytan wrote:
What do you mean? It's supposed to be a rotating collar, and can't you remove the tripod collar? Pity that it's not an Arca-style foot like the 300/4.
You can only rotate it partially to the side of the lens. You can remove the foot , but where the foot connects to the collar is still there. You can not remove the entire lens collar and tripod foot.
Bobby, I like that it is not as heavy as the Olympus 300, so much easier to handhold.
I don't like the lens foot. It does not rotate out of the way . I miss the manual clutch also.
I need to try it with some subjects that are not as close as the hummer to really make a decision on it.
Birdie
Birdie,
I took the lens foot off and attached a ~ 1x2" Arca Swiss plate directly on the bottom of the lens. This way it is not sticking out and does not bother me.
BTW it is acceptably sharp at 400mm f6.7 but at f8 is it's best. I know it is a bit slow but it is noticeably sharper.
Julius
MedicineMan404 wrote:
Incredible colors.
Share your thoughts on the 100-400. I think Tony has both?
I've yet to touch the 300 Poof offered the other day. I told her I was not qualified.
I'm the one who is not qualified for the 300
I think Tony has the 100-400. Don't think he has the Olympus 300. I know he now also has the D500 and the Nikon 300.
I really like the ease of handholding the 100-400. If you are fairly close to your subject , I honestly can't tell the difference between the 2 lens. I haven't been out yet to try it on some subjects a little farther away. I actually feel like it does focus a bit faster than the copy of the 300 I had.
I ended up sending the 300 Olympus back, as the copy I had was not sharp. I have rented the 100-400 to try it out.
Julius wrote:
Birdie,
I took the lens foot off and attached a ~ 1x2" Arca Swiss plate directly on the bottom of the lens. This way it is not sticking out and does not bother me.
BTW it is acceptably sharp at 400mm f6.7 but at f8 is it's best. I know it is a bit slow but it is noticeably sharper.
Julius
Thank you Julius for your solution to the lens foot. I'll have to try it at f/8 . I am new to the M4/3 ,and to learn am reading lots of things. One of the things I have read on a couple of sites is the the M4//3 lens are not to be stopped down as much as the DSLR lens. In fact some sites even stated that the M4/3 lens are really designed to be shot wide open . Not sure how accurate that information is
Birdie,
F8 is fine, the diffraction kicks in at f11. I just edited the above post and uploaded a couple of test picture taken at f8 and the 100% crop.
Julius
Many m43 lenses are very sharp wide open, but usually the sweet spot is 1 stop down - compared to 2 stops down for FF lenses. Check the resolution numbers on Lenstip so you know where the sweet spots are on your lenses and when diffraction starts to kick in - usually from f11.
birdied wrote:
Thank you Julius for your solution to the lens foot. I'll have to try it at f/8 . I am new to the M4/3 ,and to learn am reading lots of things. One of the things I have read on a couple of sites is the the M4//3 lens are not to be stopped down as much as the DSLR lens. In fact some sites even stated that the M4/3 lens are really designed to be shot wide open . Not sure how accurate that information is
Julius wrote:
Birdie,
I took the lens foot off and attached a ~ 1x2" Arca Swiss plate directly on the bottom of the lens. This way it is not sticking out and does not bother me.
BTW it is acceptably sharp at 400mm f6.7 but at f8 is it's best. I know it is a bit slow but it is noticeably sharper.
Julius
Thank you Julius. Going to try it with the wider aperture in the next few days. 100% crop looks very good
I would think that the weight and the flexibility of the zoom, not to mention the lower cost, should make this decision a relatively one for you. The weight of the 300/4 does not bother me personally.
birdied wrote:
Thanks for the link Bobby. I absolutely agree that the easier your equipment is to handle the more you will use it.
I have added the 40-150 and the 17-40 to my Olympus gear.
Now, I need to make the big decision on either the 300 or the 100-400 and it is proving not an easy one to make.
There is not much weight difference actually
985 grams for 100-400 but without foot/hood and lens cap
1270 grams for 300 without the foot/clamp
I have a 12-100 so my choice is being dictated by the fact that I already have a 200mm lens. So 100-400 looks like better choice for me on paper
If someone has 40-150 then 300 and the TC looks like it. With TC being used on both lenses.
bobbytan wrote:
I would think that the weight and the flexibility of the zoom, not to mention the lower cost, should make this decision a relatively one for you. The weight of the 300/4 does not bother me.
How is the 12-100 working out ? How annoying is the size (relative to a standard 12-40 zoom) ?
nandadevieast wrote:
There is not much weight difference actually
985 grams for 100-400 but without foot/hood and lens cap
1270 grams for 300 without the foot/clamp
I have a 12-100 so my choice is being dictated by the fact that I already have a 200mm lens. So 100-400 looks like better choice for me on paper
If someone has 40-150 then 300 and the TC looks like it. With TC being used on both lenses.
Poof offered the other day. I told her I was not qualified.
