Re: M.Zuiko Digital ED 50-200mm f/2.8 IS PRO is coming!?
Paul_100A wrote: dalegaspi wrote:
i received my 50-200/2.8 and tested it against my 150-400/4.5 and 40-150/2.8 @ 150/4.5 today.. i use MF and manual exposure but with TTL flash exposure to reduce the variables. spoiler alert: they're very close to one another in terms of performance...but yeah that 40-150/2.8 is pretty damn good.
from what i can tell so far, 50-200/2.8 can replace the 40-150/2.8 and 300/4 in terms of practical use. it has been mentioned that if you have the 40-150/2.8 and the 150-400 you don't really need the 50-200/2.8 and i think that's also true. but need != want ...so there you go.
will post more updates here with additional findings...well, at least until the novelty wears off
...and maybe...just maybe, i will be making cool images with them...that would be a huge step for me...taking actual pictures with cameras...an alien concept to me.
one thing to note... it just dawned on me that the pull-back-to-MF mechanism of 40-150, 300, and 90/3.5 is actually pretty trash for anything that requires MF because it's too coarse. the MF ring of the white bois are so much better...but damn at the price you're paying they better be.
"the pull-back-to-MF mechanism of 40-150, 300, and 90/3.5 is actually pretty trash for anything that requires MF because it's too coarse"
I had heard the same.
I had read that the solution is to put the camera/lens in full (proper) manual focus and the lens' focus ring is then as it should be.
hm... that seems to defeat the convenience of the pull-back focus ring mechanism. but i will try this and report back.
Oct 09, 2025 at 04:14 PM
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