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M.Zuiko 40-150mm F/2,8 lens + M.Zuiko MC-14 Teleconverter for Close-up Photography

Started Apr 11, 2016 | User reviews thread
Cortland New Member • Posts: 14
Re: M.Zuiko 40-150mm F/2,8 lens + M.Zuiko MC-14 Teleconverter for Close-up Photography

Adrian Harris wrote:

Lovely photos. I also used to use that combo, but since summer have been using the Panasonic 100-400, as it allows me to shoot from further away.

Thanks, Adrian. You WON'T see the really bad ones here. Heh!

For farther away (i.e.: the Moon. lighthouses etc [see below]) I've an old but surprisingly good Tokina 150-500mm F5.6 AT-X manual zoom.

Unfortunately, it is 1)NOT parfocal, needing refocusing after each zoom, 2) about 500mm long and 3) weighs 2.4 Kg. PLUS, the combo needs a rail to have its center of gravity over the tripod it sits on.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/101461001@N06/30334530003/in/album-72157672817966410/ (Moon pictures can be seen using the < and >).

Also note
https://www.flickr.com/photos/101461001@N06/30937816106/in/album-72157675436371631/ sun setting behind lighthouse
https://www.flickr.com/photos/101461001@N06/30109442582/in/album-72157675436371631/ sailboat on a stormy lake

When I find a more modern parfocal zoom, 150-600 etc, that works with the OM-D EM-1 auto-focusing I'll probably put the 40-150 back on my OM-D M-10.  I just can't afford the Olympus' new 300mm F4.

Cortland

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