GeorgianBay1939
Senior Member
Some representative samples of what I use my long telezoom for. All hand-held from my vehicle. I've had the lens for less than a week.
Day One: On the way back from the camera store before sundown ...
https://brtthome.wordpress.com/2016/05/04/20160502-a-new-lens-burwash-in-late-afternoon/
Two examples from above:
Close up of wild hazelnut "blossom"
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Mallard Drake at about 25 m, very late afternoon.
Day 2: https://brtthome.wordpress.com/2016...some-wildlife-wild-flowers-and-wild-critters/
Two examples from above:
First (and so far, only ) butterfly of the season --- glimpsed and quickly photographed. One try before it flitted away.
Northern Flicker at moderate distance. One try before it flew off.
Day 3: https://brtthome.wordpress.com/2016/05/07/20160504-spring-is-moving-right-along/
Pussywillow going to catkin, with visitor
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Uncommon Blue Cohosh: First day of blooming.
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Day 4: https://brtthome.wordpress.com/2016/05/08/20160504-06-wildlife-awakening-quickly/
[IMG width="400px" alt="First American Black Bear of the season. Still woozy and "hiding" behind some brush about 40 m away from road (and camera in car). "]https://brtthome.files.wordpress.com/2016/05/p1200227-1.jpg[/IMG]
First American Black Bear of the season. Still woozy and "hiding" behind some brush about 40 m away from road (and camera in car).
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First snapping turtle of the season, up close.
Day 5: https://brtthome.wordpress.com/2016/05/08/20160507-a-rainy-day-in-britt/
Ugly Turkey Vulture surveying the scene from the far side of a cemetery from near the top of a high poplar tree.
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Width of a lawn away ... about 10 metres.
Impressions (from a rank amateur who used a P100-300 up until now):
1 Quite heavy but nice to use on the GH4. Haven't tried it on the GX7 yet as I keep the Oly 60 mm Macro on that box.
2 Faster AF than my P 100-300 and good IS, down to 1/15 sec hand-held, propped on window sill of car with ignition off. I think that the heaviness gives it some inertia, reducing my elderly shakes.
3 I am taking longer shots of wildlife and getting more detail. Can't wait to see the first migrant Warblers in a week or two. (IF we ever get some non-snowy, non-freezing weather!)
4 I am seeing more (in the EVF) of close-up opportunities and getting quite excited as the spring ephemeral wild flowers will really ramp up over the next week or so.
5 This is my first really expensive lens. I had some high expectations and am not disappointed.
I hope, with some practice, to get close to some of the quality that folks who use this lens and the OLY 300 f/4 PRO demonstrate here. I think that I'll roust some seagulls and practice some BIF with this lens soon.
I'd suggest that anyone considering this lens to go to the above links to see a broader variety of its performance in the shakey hands of an old f@rt who is a relative beginner in photography. [Click on those images in the blog a couple of times to get a full res version.]
Advice welcome!
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Tom
The best part of growing old is having the opportunity to do so.
Day One: On the way back from the camera store before sundown ...
https://brtthome.wordpress.com/2016/05/04/20160502-a-new-lens-burwash-in-late-afternoon/
Two examples from above:
Close up of wild hazelnut "blossom"
.
Mallard Drake at about 25 m, very late afternoon.
Day 2: https://brtthome.wordpress.com/2016...some-wildlife-wild-flowers-and-wild-critters/
Two examples from above:
First (and so far, only ) butterfly of the season --- glimpsed and quickly photographed. One try before it flitted away.
Northern Flicker at moderate distance. One try before it flew off.
Day 3: https://brtthome.wordpress.com/2016/05/07/20160504-spring-is-moving-right-along/
Pussywillow going to catkin, with visitor
.
Uncommon Blue Cohosh: First day of blooming.
.
Day 4: https://brtthome.wordpress.com/2016/05/08/20160504-06-wildlife-awakening-quickly/
[IMG width="400px" alt="First American Black Bear of the season. Still woozy and "hiding" behind some brush about 40 m away from road (and camera in car). "]https://brtthome.files.wordpress.com/2016/05/p1200227-1.jpg[/IMG]
First American Black Bear of the season. Still woozy and "hiding" behind some brush about 40 m away from road (and camera in car).
.
First snapping turtle of the season, up close.
Day 5: https://brtthome.wordpress.com/2016/05/08/20160507-a-rainy-day-in-britt/
Ugly Turkey Vulture surveying the scene from the far side of a cemetery from near the top of a high poplar tree.
.
Width of a lawn away ... about 10 metres.
Impressions (from a rank amateur who used a P100-300 up until now):
1 Quite heavy but nice to use on the GH4. Haven't tried it on the GX7 yet as I keep the Oly 60 mm Macro on that box.
2 Faster AF than my P 100-300 and good IS, down to 1/15 sec hand-held, propped on window sill of car with ignition off. I think that the heaviness gives it some inertia, reducing my elderly shakes.
3 I am taking longer shots of wildlife and getting more detail. Can't wait to see the first migrant Warblers in a week or two. (IF we ever get some non-snowy, non-freezing weather!)
4 I am seeing more (in the EVF) of close-up opportunities and getting quite excited as the spring ephemeral wild flowers will really ramp up over the next week or so.
5 This is my first really expensive lens. I had some high expectations and am not disappointed.
I hope, with some practice, to get close to some of the quality that folks who use this lens and the OLY 300 f/4 PRO demonstrate here. I think that I'll roust some seagulls and practice some BIF with this lens soon.
I'd suggest that anyone considering this lens to go to the above links to see a broader variety of its performance in the shakey hands of an old f@rt who is a relative beginner in photography. [Click on those images in the blog a couple of times to get a full res version.]
Advice welcome!
--
Tom
The best part of growing old is having the opportunity to do so.
