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Panasonic Lumix S 70-300/4.5-5.6 on a 40/60MP sensor?
- Thread starter dirk
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Hi Dirk,
I am very happy with my copy and my Lumix S1R. I use it for landscape, portrait mainly. I like the range very much and the fact that it is not too heavy (800 grammes - ish). It is a very versatile lens.
It is plenty sharp though you do have to stop it down at 300mm to get the best results (F8 at 300mm is sharp enough - for me at least!). Here are a few examples below (hope I pasted the links properly!)
_FHA2198dxo by Nick Brookes, on Flickr
_FHA2198dxo by Nick Brookes, on Flickr
_FHA6854dxo by Nick Brookes, on Flickr
_FHA1002dxo by Nick Brookes, on Flickr
I am very happy with my copy and my Lumix S1R. I use it for landscape, portrait mainly. I like the range very much and the fact that it is not too heavy (800 grammes - ish). It is a very versatile lens.
It is plenty sharp though you do have to stop it down at 300mm to get the best results (F8 at 300mm is sharp enough - for me at least!). Here are a few examples below (hope I pasted the links properly!)
_FHA2198dxo by Nick Brookes, on Flickr_FHA2198dxo by Nick Brookes, on Flickr_FHA6854dxo by Nick Brookes, on Flickr_FHA1002dxo by Nick Brookes, on Flickr
Thank you. In the past I was happy with the 70-300, but I only have 24MP at the moment.
I want to downsize over the next months my equipment significantly and I need to plan and make a decision what stays and what I might purchase in the future.
As long as there is no other alternative below 800g available, the 70-300 is the only telezoom option, if I would decide for a higher MP body in the future.
I am getting tired of waiting for smaller/lighter telezooms...
The alliance seems not to realize, that the lack of a light telezoom and a small 28mm fixed focal length lens are the achilles heel of the L-Mount lens system atm.
I want to downsize over the next months my equipment significantly and I need to plan and make a decision what stays and what I might purchase in the future.
As long as there is no other alternative below 800g available, the 70-300 is the only telezoom option, if I would decide for a higher MP body in the future.
I am getting tired of waiting for smaller/lighter telezooms...
The alliance seems not to realize, that the lack of a light telezoom and a small 28mm fixed focal length lens are the achilles heel of the L-Mount lens system atm.
CharlesH
LMF-Patron Gold
The only experience I have with the 70-300 on the S1RM2, I compared it to the 70-200 f/4 with a 1.4x extender in the high resolution mode. The 70-200 w/1.4x was quite a bit sharper. Also the stabilization on the 70-200 w/1.4x was better, so I could shoot slower shutter speeds. This was somewhat discouraging; I had hoped the 70-300 would do better since it is lower weight and easier to carry.
CharlesH
LMF-Patron Gold
I have only looked the long end of both lenses with the S1RM2 so far.