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100-300 vs. 50-200+1.4TC: surprised!

Started Jun 1, 2014 | Discussions thread
luisflorit
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Re: 100-300 vs. 50-200+1.4TC: surprised!

LMNCT wrote:

The 100-300 has been a fine performer from the start. I suspect that those who find issue with the long end of this lens forget to set the aperture to 7.1 or 7.2 to get better sharpness. For the size and weight, it returns big time.

Actually, I compared the 100-300 wide open with the Zuiko combo stopped down, and it is still better. Certainly stopping down further the 100-300 would make the difference even bigger.

Anyway, I shoot mostly in rainforests, so no way I can close the lens.

Cheers!

L.

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