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

Started Dec 18, 2017 | Discussions thread
Photo Pete Veteran Member • Posts: 5,430
Re: Telephoto for landscapes - 40-150mm f2.8 or something else?

Controlled test at 150mm of 14-150, 70-300 and 40-150 pro here:

https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/57547600

70-300 is pretty good at 150mm. The 40-150 is better and gives excellent results 2 stops wider too.

what isn’t stated in my test is that the 40-150 with 2x teleconverter tends to give me better results for sports and action than using the 70-300 over 200mm. Partly this is due to having an extra stop of light available, partly due to optical quality and partly due to the 40-150 having faster autofocus.

personally I think that, if you can accept the weight and size, the 40-159 pro is worth every penny of its price premium over the 14-150 and 70-300.

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