[LRflex] Re: David's Olympus 50-200mm (was Interview . . )
- From: "philippe.amard" <philippe.amard@xxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2010 06:54:40 +0200
Marc Dufour uses one, hi latest photos must have been taken with it.
See archives I guess
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Le 30 mars 10 à 03:37, walter.kramer@xxxxxxxxxxxx a écrit :
>
> Gary, David,
> Interesting thread. I too wonder about using Oly glass on the
> PanaLei= ca
> four thirds platform and especially the Oly 50-200mm however I am
> hesita= nt
> because one of the alternatives is the Panasonic Leica D VARIO-ELMAR
> 14-=
> 150mm F/3.5-5.6 ASPH which incorporates image stabalisation. Does
> any= one
> have experience with either the Oly 50-150 and/or the Panasonic
> Leica&n=
> bsp;14-150mm on a Digilux 3 or Pana L1? I wonder how they compare?
>
> Walter
>
>
> On Mon Mar 29 18:17 , Gary Todoroff sen= t:
>
> Thanks, David, for th= e thoughtful reply! A student in the college
> photo class I teach has the SWD version zoom. She bought the E-30
> after seeing all my slides and now has some better Zuiko lenses than
> I have! Anyone else out there checking out Leica and Zuiko lenses on
> Olympu=
> s?
> Gary Todoroff
>
> At 04:57 PM 3/29/2010, you wrote:
>> Gary Todoroff wrote:
>>
>>>> ... I used the replacement for my R8/DMR. Namely, the Olympus= E3,
>>>> with their 50~200
>>>> f2.8-3.5 zoom. To be honest, a really nice combination that a= lso
>>>> takes my R-glass via adapters. All wide open, at ISO 640.
>>>> David Young
>>>
>>> David - the Zuiko 50-200 is an interesting lens, and you certainly=
>>> captured a fine portrait of Dr Ted using it! My "Lympa" combo of
>>> t= he
>>> Leica R 70-180 APO on an Olympus E-330 has produced some fine
>>> shot= s,
>>> but manual focus is a problem. The combo is displayed at:
>>> = http://northcoastphotos.com/ncphoto/old/Lympa.htm[1]
>>>
>>> Have you compared the 50-200 with the Leica APO? I hate to give up=
>>> such fine glass, but it doesn't do me much good with such
>>> difficul= ty
>>> in finding focus in low light situations like you displayed. Auto
>>> >>focus
> would definitely increase my in-focus hit ration, but have y= ou
>>> been happy with the lens? My other two Zuiko lenses - 7-14mm f4
>>> an= d
>>> 14-54mm f2.8-3.5 have been remarkable performers that have never
>>> disappointed me, even with a life time bias towards Leica lenses. >
>>
>> Hi Gary!
>>
>> I cannot comment on the 70~180 APO (widely regarded as one of the
>> finest lenses - let alone zooms) ever made, for I've never even held
>> one, let alone shot with one.
>>
>> However, I do own the 80~200/4 which is widely regarded as the
>> closest thing to the APO. And it's a great lens.
>>
>> I never make prints larger than 12x18" prints, but up to that size, I
>> cannot tell the difference between the Oly and the Leica. Honest! I
>> am exceptionally pleased with the Oly 50~200 2.8-3.5. Just be sure
>> you get the SWD (Supersonic Wave Drive) version. The focusing is
>> much faster than the older micro-motor version - almost
>> instantaneous. >
>> Bonus! Oly's mid-line series, to which this lens belongs, are
>> designed, they say, with sufficient resolution for a 20mp sensor...
>> so, with the 10mp sensor in the E3, I can put the 1.4x converter on,
>> making it a 280/4 (560mm FOV) lens and I cannot tell the
>> difference. With the converter, there has to be a loss in
>> resolution, but the resolution is so good, that after the
>> degradation, it still outperforms the sensor!
>>
>> With the E3, the AF is fast and accurate. I hardly use my Leica
>> glass, these days, except for special projects.
>>
>> I too, have a life-long (well, ok, only for the last 30+ years) bias
>> towards Leica ... but if I buy more glass, today, you can be assured
>> it will be Olympus glass.
>>
>> I hope this helps.
>>
>> Cheers!
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ---
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