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Lens logic

Started Dec 8, 2015 | Discussions thread
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Re: Lens logic
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iceypix wrote:

I have the OMD-EM1 and the 12-40 f2.8 and the 40-150 f2.8, so far so good (awesome even!)

But, after these it gets a bit murky. We have a fixed F4 300mm on the way and the Panasonic 100-400mm on the way, but they're not exactly what I want (yeah I know, this is where you'll all lay into me ;)). The 300mm is, well, too fixed, and the 100-400mm is a bit slow. Would anyone else out there much rather have a 150-300mm F2.8-4 or fixed F4?

Cheers, Levon

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I would need a 150-400mm or 150-450mm f/4 PRO. It would be the compliment to the 40-150mm f/2.8 PRO and I would be ready to pay <12 900€ for that if delivers quality like 40-150mm f/2.8 PRO and it is compatible with even 1.4x teleconverter (210-560mm or 210-630mm f/5.6)

And I know almost two dozens from first hand who would buy it as well and many who would be ready to sell their every Canon/Nikon gear for just because that one being available.

300mm prime with f/4 is just not good. Even if it would be f/2.8 or f/2 it would not be usable. With longer focal lengths the primes comes far more limiting tools than with shorter focal lengths where just very small camera distance movements are required to change magnification.

So if I would need to choose between 300mm f/4 and 150-300mm f/4, I would take the zoom. Even if with double the price and with same aperture ratio.

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