A cheap, fast 300mm equivalent?

A Vivitar Series 1 135mm F2.3 is nice, will focus to 3ft.

The Nikkor 180/2.8 is also a good choice.

I have both, got a beater of a 180/2.8 for $75.

 

Hang on, you have a d300 and d5000 - are they not both DX sensors?

So a 130mm on the GF1 is not as much of a zoom as your 18-200 on the nikons. And that'll be easier to use.

Do you want 300mm in 35mm frame equivalent? Or in DX format equivalent (like your nikons)?

You need a 240mm lens on the GF1 to get the same FOV as a 300mm on the nikons.

 

The old Canon FD 135/2.5 or 135/2 have nice bokeh if you're looking at something in that FL.

 

With the Nikkor-P 180mm F2.8, wide-open on the EP2.

 

I have a Pentax/Ashai Super Takumar 135mm/f3.5 that is as near-mint as you an get.

Includes the original front and rear cap, and lens hood. I migt even have the case too!

No haze/fungus/dust, etc.

$100 Paypal. Can send photos tomorrow evening.

PM if interested

 

Hang on, just to clarify: you want more zoom than your current 200mm on the nikons?

(i'm confused as you're considering 135mm lenses, which give you less zoom than you currently have. And 135mm on a dx nikon is 216mm in FX equivalent, not 240. From your current kit your 18-200 gives you 320mm in FX equivalent)

 

I just tried out my Nikkor-H 300/4.5 on the EP2 using an inexpensive $20 F-Mount adapter.

Winning combination. I'll upload some later, basically got the "deer Family" grazing in the backyard. The stand-off permitted shooting without frightening them.

 

Are you not considering the 45-200mm Panny lens? No, it's not fast, but wide open, racked out, you'll get both the combination of OOF background and the natural isolation of the subject that a telephoto produces. Together, you get a pretty good DOF effect. It can be a remarkably sharp lens. The bokeh is not as pleasing, but it's also a cheaper and lighter combo, especially for a GF1.

As to not having an EVF, use a tripod or some other support. Your keep rate for handholding a long lens (out in front of you) on the GF1 is certainly going to be reduced.

Cheers,

 

Right. So you want a nikon-fit lens with a focal length greater than 160mm. (160 would give you exactly the same zoom as the 200mm currently does on the nikon).

 

300mm F4.5 Nikkor-H, 1967 vintage.

Wide-Open at 1/160th second, ISO 800, hand held.




IS1 image stabilization, no time to mess with FL on the IS, left it set to ~25mm.

1/200th



No time for a tripod, either.

 

You could always get the manual focus for now, and sell it when you have the money saved toward the AF version.

The original Nikkor-P 180/2.8 is very sharp, and is what I used on the first picture shown.

 

The 180/2.8? No- no problems using the EVF on the EP2. I used the 7x setting for critical focus. The 300/4.5 shots, about the same. It was late in the day, heavy shadow- so the pictures were hand-held at 1/200th, but the lens was in focus. Focus on a telephoto is much more critical when used at minimum focus. Distance shots, 20ft and greater, are not too hard. The pictures shown in this thread are the first done with these lenses on the EP2, using the EVF. I have used these lenses on my Nikon film cameras, mostly on a Nikon F and F2. I have had the lenses for more than 20 years.

 

It really depends on the length the price and the aperture

Insane aperture and price
sigma xq 135 1.8
porst 135 1.8
Carl zeiss 180 f2.8 ( similar to the Nikon ) Pentacon Six mount

More reasonable lense that can offer you quite a good tele.

Pentacon 200 f4 (try to get the preset version it is a bokeh monster)
Pentacon 135 f2.8 (same try to get the preset one )
Makinon 200 f3.3 not highly regarded lense but from personal experience i can tell you that the best pictures i have done were from the makinon lenses
Chinon 200 f3.5 an all the copies are very good
Sigma Minitel 200 f4 great sharpness insane depth of field sooooo hard to focus without an AF confirm