I love it. It's incredibly sharp and light. Definitely the best 70-200 (equivalent) lens I've used - the previous bar being the new Nikon 70-200/2.8E FL. I have not used it much and not at all hand held. As far as build. It feels like my other 2 GF lenses. Well built and thought out. I like the large focal length and the small MF grip adjustments and placement of each. F/5.6 has been great for landscapes - never had the need for anything lower (bigger). I am not crazy about the tripod foot though. It is well built but seems really close to the mount and a bit short. I am going to try taking it off to see if it makes a difference.
I echo Etherton's comments. Very sharp and amazingly light. Quite happy I sold my 110mm for it. The question I have is whether to keep the 250mm (as the 1.4 works with the 100-200mm)? Yes not as fast, but seems fine for landscape.
fishjump wrote:
I echo Etherton's comments. Very sharp and amazingly light. Quite happy I sold my 110mm for it. The question I have is whether to keep the 250mm (as the 1.4 works with the 100-200mm)? Yes not as fast, but seems fine for landscape.
This is the question that is nagging me. I have the GF120, GF110 & and GF250. All of them are fantastic lenses, but I wonder if I could sell two of them and replace it with the GF100-200. I would probably keep the 110 or the 120, just because. I am really on the fence about this.
lostinjapan wrote:
This is the question that is nagging me. I have the GF120, GF110 & and GF250. All of them are fantastic lenses, but I wonder if I could sell two of them and replace it with the GF100-200. I would probably keep the 110 or the 120, just because. I am really on the fence about this.
Thanks for the input!
Ryan
Well, I definitely will keep my GF110, 120, 250, and 1.4x TC. All excellent!
I am not sure about the excellent GF100-200 though, as with a zoom like that
I tend to shoot typically at either end of the focal lengths range, so at 100 or 200mm.
My existing lenses seem to cover those ends already pretty well.
I also really like my GF350 = GF250 + GF1.4x.
Looking forward to the 100S for extra resolution and IBIS for all my lenses, including GF23, 45, and 32-64.
The GF 32-64 fills in nicely the gaps between GF23 and GF45 and GF110.
So far I couldn't get motivated enough to acquire the GF63, as it seems to have external focusing.
fishjump wrote:
I echo Etherton's comments. Very sharp and amazingly light. Quite happy I sold my 110mm for it. The question I have is whether to keep the 250mm (as the 1.4 works with the 100-200mm)? Yes not as fast, but seems fine for landscape.
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lostinjapan wrote:
This is the question that is nagging me. I have the GF120, GF110 & and GF250. All of them are fantastic lenses, but I wonder if I could sell two of them and replace it with the GF100-200. I would probably keep the 110 or the 120, just because. I am really on the fence about this.
Thanks for the input!
Ryan
DON'T SELL THE 250. You will end up buying it back. Let me be the only one to have learned this lesson the hard way!
The why:
Because the GF 250 plus 1.4x gives you 350mm with OIS and f5.6 (!!!)
Because the GF 100-200 plus 1.4x is the same weight as the GF 250 and leaves you stuck at 280mm and f8
Because of subject isolation. The GF 250 is good enough to replace the 110 for bokeh if you have the space to back up far enough.
The GF 250 may be the best telephoto lens ever made
I will be using the 100-200 to replace both 110 and 120 for landscape, but there is no way it could ever replace the 250.
mike reid wrote:
^^ I can't get excited about any of the native lens offerings yet.
The only lens maker generating ground-breaking lens design (excitement) at the moment is Canon with its RF line – 28-70 f2, world-class 50 f1.2, super-compact 70-200 f2.8, 85 f1.2 "DS", and the likely 14-21 f1.4 (wow).
GF excitement comes from:
Sublime bokeh even at f2.8
Wonderful falloff from sharp focus to out-of-focus areas at maximum aperture
The widest tonal range expression of any glass I've ever used
Vignetting correction in post not necessary
Always get to use the full 44x33 sensor
Incredible center-level sharpness out to the corners of the 44x33 frame
Native/responsive OIS of 5-stops through the 100-350mm range
If you're getting the GFX 100 anyway, might want to wait and watch for the one-time B&H "flash sale" where the 63 and the 45 can be bundled with it for next to nothing. They did it with both the GF 50S and the 50R not long after their respective introductions.
