Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2024/03/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The trick with the consumer lenses is to use them two stops down. The in camera/ software will fix most aberrations and defects. My "better" lenses come out when I need the speed or shallow dof. On Thu, Mar 7, 2024, 10:28 PM Peter Klein via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > < > https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 at > N04/53574532329/in/dateposted-public/ > > > > Olympus E-M1 Mark II and the underrated "plastic fantastic" Oly 40-150 > f/4-5.6. So many copies are available used. I got mine for a song. I > think inexperienced people try this lens once or twice, get blurry > pictures because they don't bump up their ISO, become frustrated and > sell them. > > The image quality is only a little less than the one kilogram Olympus > 50-200 f/2.8-3.5. I'm glad I ended up with both. The light one is for > travel and general carrying around. The Big One is for Really Serious > Stuff and the need for speed--with the proviso that if it's more than > 200 feet from the car, it's not photogenic. (Supposedly Ansel said that). > > Enjoy! > --Peter > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information