DonQuijote Posted April 20, 2008 Share #1  Posted April 20, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) Gents,  just some ad-hoc examples of using my Digilux-3 with an Olympus tele-zoom (the new Olympus 50-200mm SWD (400mm 35mm) in combination with the Olympus EC20 (aka TC20) tele-converter (x2) providing a total focal lenth of 400mm (800mm 35mm equivalent). No manipulation of images except the first one is an enlargement (40%) the 2nd image is standard size. The image with the hot-air balloon was taken at 137mm f/5.6 (274mm 35mm equivalent). I have not used this new tele-zoom a great deal, image quality seems very good, it is a heavy lens even my 468MGRC2 hydrostatic ball-head was shifting a bit (it should hold up to 16kg -hmm). I have to test this lens next time I am at the zoo. At the moment I am keenly awaiting the arrival of my 7-14mm super wide-angle lens. Cheers, Michael Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/51093-digilux-3-and-oly-50-200mm/?do=findComment&comment=541361'>More sharing options...
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spylaw4 Posted April 21, 2008 Share #2 Â Posted April 21, 2008 Love the balloon shot! Real impression of a still morning. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsolomon Posted April 21, 2008 Share #3 Â Posted April 21, 2008 Michael, im interested in this lens for my usage..... can you provide some info on usage wit the digilux 3... ie how does the apteture adjust ?, how quick does this lens focus ? is there anti shake in thie lens ? how is performance at 2.8 ? Â thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonQuijote Posted April 23, 2008 Author Share #4 Â Posted April 23, 2008 Richard, the aperature is supposed to be adjusted by pressing one of the function buttons (button 2) and then the wheel on the back of the camera body. I have found that you can use the wheel straight away without pressing the function button first. I also use the wheel to change aperature on my Olympus f2.0/50mm Macro lens. The only annoying part I found is that you can only go from 2.8 down to 22 etc and then back up again, but you cannot go from 22 to 2.8 or from 2.8 to 22 when you keep turning the wheel which would save time when you want to go from small aperature to a large one or vice versa.Then again you have to consider whether you would do this often or stay close to similar aperature values in which case it does not affect the speed of selecting a different value when compared to Leica lenses with aperature ring. My initial impression of the speed of the lens and that goes back now a few weeks was that it does not seem to be lightning fast (I have heard that this lens is faster than the non-SWD version) and depending on what you focus on and how well you focus it may hunt a bit. I think this lens may be faster on an Olympus E3 body for which it was designed. Quality-wise I am confident it is a fine lens but I have not really tested it yet.I will test the autofocus speed on the week-end again as I did not pay too much attention to it - just noticed it on the side. No, there is no anti-shake mechanism on this lens as the Olympus E3 body has camera internal anti-shake. Lens anti-shake is slightly better but more expensive i.e. for each lens. I am not too concerned about anti-shake as in lower light condition I would use a tripod/monopod or during the day I think I should be ok wide open at f2.8 in terms of speed to avoid any shake (e.g. zoo). However in-doors in lower light and involving moving subjects I would consider a flash such as the Olympus FL50 (which I have) it has a reach of 50 meters plus zoom feature! The other non-zoom option, non-flash option for lower light is the Summilux f1.4/25mm lens (my favorite lens) - it is always so fast that I do not have to worry about any shake, plus the photos will give the impression that you are part of the scene (which you do not get with a zoom). The disadvantage of course is you have to move around a bit and sometimes this may not be possible. I will post some more photos at f2.8 to give you an idea of the quality. Regards, Michael Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonQuijote Posted April 23, 2008 Author Share #5 Â Posted April 23, 2008 Thanks Brian, not my balloon though :-) taken from my veranda before breakfast. I still have to learn how to use this beast of a lens. Regards, Michael Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonQuijote Posted April 26, 2008 Author Share #6  Posted April 26, 2008 As promised some more examples taken my Digilux-3 and Olympus 50-200mm SWD. Please note all photos were taken hand-held, this is not a light lens and my hands were shaking. So no doubt with a tripod they may have been a bit sharper - I wanted to see whether it was possible to use this lens hand-held. I suppose the answer is no or not for long. Also, I paid attention to how fast this lens focuses and I have to revise my previous comments - this lens focuses FAST - very FAST. When I used it for the first time I must having doing a cha-cha requiring the lens to refocus. My apologies. Note the focal length below is 4/3rds (for 35mm equivalent multiply by 2) wall 1 ISO 100 1/100 f4.5 50mm wall 2 ISO 100 1/80 f3.2 101mm wall 3 ISO 100 1/125 f3.5 200 mm building in distance ISO 100 1/250 f7.1 50mm building in distance ISO 200 1/800 f5.6 200mm grass 1 ISO 200 1/100 f5.0 50mm grass 2 ISO 200 1/320 f4.0 200mm cloud ISO 100 1/800 f6.3 123mm praying mantis ISO 100 1/10sec f2.8 50mm flower 1 ISO 100 1/30 f6.2 166mm  I am still learning how to use this lens properly but it seems to be sharp and fast.  Greetings from the land of the long white cloud - te aroha. Regards, Michael Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/51093-digilux-3-and-oly-50-200mm/?do=findComment&comment=545461'>More sharing options...
DonQuijote Posted April 26, 2008 Author Share #7  Posted April 26, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) Two additional photos one hand-held photo from a bridge (not a good situation to be in)and another flower photo. Please note that the praying mantis and flower shots were done with the help of a tripod. regards, Michael Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/51093-digilux-3-and-oly-50-200mm/?do=findComment&comment=545472'>More sharing options...
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