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Telephoto for landscapes - 40-150mm f2.8 or something else?

Started Dec 18, 2017 | Discussions thread
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Re: Telephoto for landscapes - 40-150mm f2.8 or something else?

Good suggestion. I have the 75-300 too. I think its optically better than the 40-150, overlaps much of the FL of the 40-150, and reaches 2X further. F/6.7 is pushing it sometimes, but that's on the long end. With 300mm, when you don't have to reach out that far, you can keep the aperture at least as open as the 40-150. More expensive but a very good lens. It's only about 10oz., noticeably heavier, and bigger than the 40-150, but still easy to hike with.

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