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Safari Decision... leave the Oly 40-150 Pro behind?

Started Nov 13, 2018 | Discussions thread
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Chizuka wrote:

Hello. I will be going on a safari in Tanzania. I was planning to take the PL 100-400 mounted on the Lumix G9, the Olympus 40-150 Pro mounted on the Olympus EM10 mk2 and the Olympus 12-40 Pro in my bag, or mounted on the EM10, with the 40-150 in the bag.

For space and weight reasons, I am wondering if I could afford to leave the Oly 40-150 Pro behind?

What are your thoughts?

The PanaLeica 100-400mm f/4-6.3 lens is sloooow...

The Olympus 40-150mm f/2.8 PRO is faaaast...

A faster lens opens up opportunities on early and late game drives. That 2+ stops of speed at the “long” end will be a Godsend. Take the Olympus. Include the 1.4TC (if you can) for that little extra reach when you can afford to lose a stop of light.

If you want to photograph the eye of an elephant in good light, take the PanaLeica 100-400mm. If you want to have good reach and a longer shooting day, take the Olympus. I took a Canon 70-200mm f/2.8 along with a 2x TC and felt I wanted for nothing. I had 400mm reach when I needed it and speed the rest of the time. If you “need” to reach out to 800mm equiv, there isn’t much else I can say.

Jim Pilcher
Summit County, Colorado, USA
Life is good in the woods

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