First time out with the P/L 100-400mm Lens (7 images)

Hello all.

I was one of the lucky early recipients of the P/L 100-400mm lens (thank you Samy’s Camera in CA!) and have just returned from a trip to Florida where I was able to test it out a bit. This trip sadly did not have the typical ‘Sunshine State’ weather with Florida giving me mostly grey skies & drizzle for 4 days with just a wee bit of sun, but I did have a blast with my new lens!

I have just uploaded a large batch of birding photos that I took with the P/L 100-400mm to my SmugMug galleries. The photos in this Gallery are Jpegs from either the GX8 or the GH4. I did some cropping and slight adjustments in Lightroom (I have not had a chance to work on the Raws yet...). The subjects, while abundant, are all wild (with the exception of the non-native Flamingos), mostly taken at wetlands or refuges in the Orlando area & SE Florida.

If you are interested, here is the Link to my new Pany 100-400mm Lens Gallery:

http://www.vgbphotos.com/NEW-TRIAL-of-Panasonic-Leica-D/n-mjJCcd/

My experience with the new lens was quite good. The lens is hefty, yet still 1/3 less than my Canon 100-400mm and it feels comfortable on both my GX8 & GH4. The new P/L lens has a snappy AFS and improved AFC/DFD. All of the photos were shot hand-held. The lens IS is excellent as is the dual IS on the GX8. So far I am very pleased with the lens. I have been longing quite some time for a M43rds telephoto with this reach for the system, and it’s nice to *finally* see it come together.

Here are a few samples from the new Gallery:

Cheers,

LH

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