Dilemma on telezoom

[Drudkh]

plastic would be a lot bulkier as in thicker. Is it for real that the 75-300 kit is using plastic lens in it? It feels a lot more in weight.

Well, like Sulhan mentioned, it could be a mixture of plastic and glass in a lens. It could be some elements that are not so important in a lens will be made of plastic and certain elements can only be handled by glass, something along this line of explanation. As for the 75-300. I have no clue.

 

[GENO]

Dont play play, tis are taken with the 75-300mm.

 

[Timber Wolf]

75-300 f/4.5-5.6 (D) @ f/7.1

Lovely. Purr =)
QX

 

[codling]

woah...nice ones....
one shouldnt look down on KM75-300mm... :think:

 

[Eyesthruthelens]

KM 75-300mm is cheap and light.. and surprisingly sharp, good buy :thumbsup:

 

[codling]

have to add in a disclaimer: remember the basics. Not all will achieve this good a result.:nono:

 

[GENO]

have to add in a disclaimer: remember the basics. Not all will achieve this good a result.:nono:

all u need is to hold still if u are aiming at 300 mm...AS on, a little fill in flash and wha lah...still need a lot of luck haha
:sweatsm:

just know the limits of tis lens and u can make full use with it..all the best..

 

[codling]

guess can shoot continuous and cherry pick later. hopefully at least 1 of the series would be good.

 

[GENO]

guess can shoot continuous and cherry pick later. hopefully at least 1 of the series would be good.

not a good way to learn leh...looks like shooting blindly to me??
:dunno: :nono:

 

[codling]

dont spray la...
what i meant if for low lighting and no tripod and cannot up iso any further and still want to take pic, can try using continuous...or maybe if cant handhold properly, no tripod whatsoever but still have to take shots...

 

[GENO]

dont spray la...
what i meant if for low lighting and no tripod and cannot up iso any further and still want to take pic, can try using continuous...or maybe if cant handhold properly, no tripod whatsoever but still have to take shots...

mmmm low lighting?? no tripod?? we even try shooting fireworks hand held too haha..

still got one two pics turn out not to bad..
:bsmilie:

 

[codling]

there are just one of those times, smoke too much or weather too chilly...hand shake like kena withdrawal symptoms but want to shoot....
y'know la...those times...

 

[TME]

If u are considering a 70-210 f/4, then why a 75-300 as well? They are in the same focal range... might was well get the beer can...

 

[AncientMariner]

there are just one of those times, smoke too much or weather too chilly...hand shake like kena withdrawal symptoms but want to shoot....
y'know la...those times...

Like that, I will put the camera down on a solid steady base and use the timer, then shove my hands into my pants pocket and wait for the camera to do its job.

 

[codling]

sigh...after getting the 100-200 f4.5, which by the way, does its job extremely well...realise that the 100mm end is not wide enough, such that when covering events, 18-70mm too short, 100mm too long...so have to keep switching to and fro...a little bit troublesome if done at leisurely pace, too much of a hassle when trying to cover events like thaipusam...
now comes along the Tokina 80-200 f2.8 for a great price...and the beercan series, 70-210f4....at the same time...kaos...

and enough to get either one, not both...sigh....how...how...how..... :sweat:

 

[tankm]

Advantages of 70-210 f4 over 80-200 f2.8
1. 70-210 covers wider and longer
2. Lighter and compact in comparison.

Advantages of 80-200 over 70-210
1. Brighter lens...f2.8. On paper brighter but not sure if it meets your sharpness needs at f2.8. Also trickier to shoot dynamic events at f2.8 as DOF is shallower. Focus must be accurate and fast.
2. Look more pro when covering events, those with compact camera will give way to you....:bsmilie:

In my opinions only...... others may disagree

sigh...after getting the 100-200 f4.5, which by the way, does its job extremely well...realise that the 100mm end is not wide enough, such that when covering events, 18-70mm too short, 100mm too long...so have to keep switching to and fro...a little bit troublesome if done at leisurely pace, too much of a hassle when trying to cover events like thaipusam...
now comes along the Tokina 80-200 f2.8 for a great price...and the beercan series, 70-210f4....at the same time...kaos...

and enough to get either one, not both...sigh....how...how...how..... :sweat:

 

[Trigger Happy]

codling, welcome to the club. btw if you are looking for something that doesn't require a lens change, then a 28-300 might be the answer for you, but such lenses have too many (imho) elements and AF is alike a 3-legged dog. if you get anything up to f/4 at max focal length (say 200mm), you can get a kenko 2x teleconverter to get 400mm f/8. but anything less e.g. f/5.6 and you can't use AF with the teleconverter. in any case you won't get 28-500mm so just get used to changing lenses and growing your collection.

 

[codling]

i understand where you coming from, if the focal range is too extreme, ie, 18-200mm, there are bound to be sacrifices.
imho, there must be a balance of acceptance between adequate sharpness and convenience. if you need those razor sharp pics, then get a prime lor...if not, for convenience sake, a telezoom would suffice. the 28-300 does make an ideal range for a walkabout...

anyway, the decision has been made for me, the tokina was long gone...
and i just came back with a spanking mint beercan...:devil:
ok, who wants the 100-200mm... :bsmilie:

 

[TME]

Try the Sigma 50-500 then... no need to change lens... ;p

 

[Trigger Happy]

Try the Sigma 50-500 then... no need to change lens... ;p

but need to change job.. how much does that go for today? :sweat: