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Lumix 100-300: a versatile lens

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Recently, I've been doing a lot of birding with my GH3 and Lumix 100-300. Yesterday I visited the National Butterfly Center, and used the same lens, but more as a closeup lens. I was quite pleased with the results. The lens allowed me to get (camera wise) quite close without scaring them off.

Below are a few images, mostly RAW but with minimal PP except cropping for size. Most of these butterflies were small, maybe an inch or two across the wingspan. Also included is a small sparrow, and a dragonfly. I think the 100-300 works well for this type of photography as well.


























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It works ok, I just enlarged the image looking at the head of the subjects or main part and its soft.
 
True. But my point was that using this lens allows you to get images you otherwise wouldn't. Using my macro would have resulted in no images at all, simply because you can't get close enough. But your point is well taken if pixel peeping is more important than having a usable image.
ryan2007 said:
ryan2007 wrote:

It works ok, I just enlarged the image looking at the head of the subjects or main part and its soft.
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Just saying if it is questionable on a computer screen that has low resolution regardless a print will not make it better.

For sake of just getting an image sure it works fine. It all has to do with this particular lens and hopefully they will improve it in some manner.
 
I have used it a lot on my recent Africa trip, and I agree about its versatility, though I find it a little too long in its shorter end (looking for the Olympus lens...).

//Göran
 
ryan2007 said:
ryan2007 wrote:

Just saying if it is questionable on a computer screen that has low resolution regardless a print will not make it better.

For sake of just getting an image sure it works fine. It all has to do with this particular lens and hopefully they will improve it in some manner.
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There is nothing questionable about the closeup IQ of this lens at 300mm. It is sharp enough for fairly large prints. Here is a crop of a little flower that was about 3/8 inch in diameter taken at 300mm. All of my closeups with this lens are similar in good light.



 

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I couldn't agree more with OP. Currently in Costa Rica and absolutely LOVING the Lumix 100-300. Obviously the built in IS combined with my EPL2 IBIS still isn't good enough for 300mm shots, but mounted on a tripod I am continuously impressed.




Here's a perfect example. This frog was 10m away. From head to butt it's about 1.5cm. This is the original uncropped photo. Although a little soft at full size, it's completely usable and provided a shot that would be otherwise impossible (It was across a pond).

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Versatile and a fine lens. Your pictures are great.
 
Your photos are quite good, but I find it a bit unfair to show them on this tread, as the poster

"John Laninga " wanted to show HIS photos, so perhaps it would have been kinder to open a new tread to show your photos.......

Griddi.....
 
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griddi wrote:

Your photos are quite good, but I find it a bit unfair to show them on this tread, as the poster

"John Laninga " wanted to show HIS photos, so perhaps it would have been kinder to open a new tread to show your photos.......

Griddi.....
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Disagree completely LTZ470's show how good these pictures can be. None of us should be afraid of somone showing us we can do better.
 
Tripod or handheld?

Natural light or flash?

Close-up filter?

Great photos!
 
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