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Oops, I bought a 40-150 f2.8 + TC

Started Oct 13, 2015 | Discussions thread
vass
vass Senior Member • Posts: 1,929
Re: Oops, I bought a 40-150 f2.8 + TC

Nice buy Martin you will not regret it. A little short reached for a lot of small or shy things but a very versatile lens.

I took mine out in my kayak not long ago and had some fun with it, normally I only take a point and shoot with me (FZ18) because I'm a crazy fresh water lure fisherman and I love to run rapids but for photography the kayak will not be running major rapids so the 40-150 pro is just fine and no need to worry about rain and also I can put it in one of many drybags I have for the boat or my kayaks.

Seriously most kayaks are impossible to roll anyway especially if fishing types etc. Justkeep a dry bag handy anyway incase a storm blows over or when launching like solo man. Solo man is soft drink commercial all aussies are familiar with

Martin.au wrote:

I figured with the 300f4 being quite late, I'd just say 'sod it' and buy the 40-150 combo. I had a think about it and decided the 40-150 might be quite versatile, as for some trips I could take it rather than the 75 f1.8 and 75-300 (approximately the same weight).

I'm hoping to get out on the kayak this summer too, so a weather sealed tele will be very useful.

Can't wait for it to get here.

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