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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · OM-1 40-150 f2.8 and either the 300 f4 OR 150-400 f4.5. | |
Starting week 6 of my 2 month trip to Thailand with my EM1.3, 17mm & 45mm f1.2’s, 12-40mm f2.8 and 40-150mm f2.8/MC-14. I decided to bring the Olympus gear & Pro WR lenses instead of my Sony A7RIV and Sony/Zeiss primes with the 100-400mm GM and it has worked out just great, I am not missing the Sony gear at all (except for the 3:2 format which I prefer for landscapes, so I am cropping some EM1.3 photos). The 12-40 and 40-150 f2.8 lenses are such a great travel pair, and this trip has renewed my desire to use them, even though they are 7 - 9 years old. See below for what a 9 year old 12-40 can produce.
When I get home my Sony gear is going up for sale. I will be adding an OM-1 and want to add a premium OMDS telephoto lens, either the 300mm f4 or the 150-400mm f4.5, to replace my 100-400mm f5-6.3. Far as IQ, from the photos I have seen online I can say the IQ is just top notch in either the 300mm f4 or 150-400mm f4.5. For those that have tried both what are your thoughts on any IQ differences?
Travel will be more important to me in the future and I am leaning towards the 300mm f4 for 4 reasons; size-3.25” shorter, weight-400 grams less, price-just a bit more than 1/3 the cost, and now availability. The 150-400mm has the advantage of the wider zoom range, but with the MC-14 that is mitigated somewhat as I tend to shoot with my 100-400 f5-6.3 at the 300-400mm range 90% of the time. Plus with the 300mm f4 I would carry the 40-150mm and both would fit with ease in my GuraGear Kiboko 16L pack along with the 12-40mm and a few primes. Not sure I would carry both the 40-150mm f2.8 and 150-400mm f4.5, except for special circumstances, due to the added weight plus I would likely need a larger size pack as the 150-400 f4.5 would take up just one side of the 16L by itself.
Besides the flexibility of the zoom will I really be missing that much with the 300 f4? Comments appreciated!
Jim
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