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Nikon and Canon Photographers scooped up most of the wildlife awards.

Started Nov 22, 2017 | Discussions thread
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Re: Nikon and Canon Photographers scooped up most of the wildlife awards.

Thomas Kachadurian wrote:

I'm not expecting the 50-200 to come out before my trip to Africa and if it does I probably give it a miss. I will get the lens but I would rather have the 35-100 2.8 with me than have a lens that approx half a stop quicker than the 100-400.

I highly recommend the Olympus 40-150 2.8. I'd rather have the extra stop than the 50mm more reach. And I can't imagine the PL 50--200 being any better optically.

Tom

The Olympus 40-150mm 2.8 is the perfect lens to take on an African safari to support the long telephoto lens. That said I already invested in the 35-100mm 2.8 and the 40-150mm 2.8 is actually a bit bigger. Still a fantastic lens and I would recommend people to rent or invest in this lens if they planning to go safaris or trek in the rainforest etc.

That said I need a somewhat fast telephoto lens to sit in between my 35-100 and my 100-400. There are times I taken the 100-400 because I need a focal length greater than 100mm but I didn't need the focal length over 200mm.

Bit off topic. It difficult to see what the creamy bokeh the 50-200 could create. The nearest I could find is here but most shots were taken any 5.6 and non taken at F4.0.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/gprsgo1/32629389332/in/album-72157658134965964/

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