[Leica] Concert photography: 200mm long enough?

[vondauster at earthlink.net (Will von Dauster)]

Richard - For what it's worth, I am delighted with both my E-3 and  
the Olympus optics. The latter switched me from Canon L lenses.

I no longer do much concert photography, but in low concert lighting  
the f2.0 on the lens BD is offering for sale would be a huge plus. It  
has the additional advantage of more closely approximating the  
apparent depth of field of a 2.8 200mm on a full sized sensor.

Will von Dauster

On Jan 28, 2008, at 1:24 AM, Richard Man wrote:

> I am almost on the verge of deciding for the E-3 over the D300. I  
> know I can use the swivel LCD and the in body IS is just good to  
> have, plus I can haul out my 50/2 and 90/2 OM macros etc. for  
> Friday flowers (and with all the raining we have been having in the  
> Bay Area, we will have plenty of flowers...) I will miss the thin  
> DOF portraits but I can rationalize that away since I can always  
> use the Ms or the R-D1 for that purpose.
>
> Question for you folks with experience with this sort of thing - is  
> 200mm long enough? I will be shooting either at the side of the  
> stage or right in front. Since these are Taiko performances, most  
> pictures will involve more than one person. I may do an occasional  
> close up of the face if I can get them of course.
>
> A reputable LUGger is offering the 35-100/2 (70-200mm equivalence  
> in 35mm) at a very attractive price. If I do decide on the E-3  
> (yes, I am still waffling, just a wee bit), and if the 200mm is  
> long enough, then I will probably take up on his offer. The other  
> alternative is the 50-200/2.8-3.5 (100-400mm in 35mm). I suppose I  
> can throw in the 1.4 TC to get ~280mm which sounds like it should  
> be enough. What da y'all think?
>
> Thanks for any suggestions (other than waiting for the R10, K20D,  
> or go for the D3 etc. :-) )
>
>
> // richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me directly,  
> please use richard at imagecraft.com)
>
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