Do let me know how it goes as I am currently considering the Pana 100-300 vs Oly 75-300.

Thanks!

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Added on June 7, 2012, 3:18 pmAll, I am looking to part with my EP-3 Silver kit set with original Oly brown leather half body case. PM me if interested. Bought late last year and still have a few months warranty. In like-new condition. Just upgraded to OM-D.

Thanks.

This post has been edited by Lazyboy: Jun 7 2012, 03:18 PM

I tested both the Sumi 25mm 1.4 and Voig 25mm f0.95mm......I went with the Voig. No regrets. Super sharp when you nail the focus. Wide open at f0.95, the DOF is very very very thin.....everything else will be very soft at the f-stop.....giving the subject a dreamy feel....and that is what I like about the character of the lens...when stop down to 2.0 and beyond.....it is the sharpest m43 lens I have ever owned and tested (I have the 20mm, 12mm and 45mm). The Sumi is good...fast focus lock..sharp.....and good. To me, it is just very clinical lens....you get the shots you want with assurance...sharp and detail...but just too clinical for me.

Yes. Full Metal, including the hood is also metal.

Heavier than your usual Oly lens and premium panny lens..but nothing compared to DSLR kit if you come from that.

I can still use it comfortably on an OM-D body without the grip...but I would say that is the max weight ratio one would probably use on an OM-D body without extra grip support. (like the 100-300 panny).

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Added on June 15, 2012, 10:49 am+1....soul was the word i was looking for

This post has been edited by Lazyboy: Jun 15 2012, 10:49 AM

Personal preference here....so take it with a grain of salt

I prefer the second one for a macro short...if the subject is the ENTIRE flower...then my preference would be the whole flower is in DOF range or focus.....and to me, it is a tad underexposed.

To me the second pic background not too distracting compared to the first.....again, personal preference and opinion. When I do take macro of still life or bugs etc....I like to keep part of the environment they are in into perspective.....if the point is just shooting the flower alone with no distraction or bug similarly, then take it in a studio and blow up gau gau To me, the picture then loses it's perspective.....but shooting portraits then I would like to isolate as much of the subject as possible....but for still life and nature macro, I like to keep a part of the bigger picture/environment to keep things in perspective.

Enjoy

Cathay Photo is one of the fav. of photo enthusiast in Singapore. I've been there many times when in Singapore and have gotten quite a number of my stuff there. I just recently went to and got a Gitzo Carbon Fiber Monopod. I got my D300 there many years ago.