Showcase Olympus 75-300 f/4.8-6.7 II

[New Daddy]

Ok, I don't own this lens yet, but I'm seriously considering buying one.
Can people post their photos taken with this lens? Some samples made their way into the 75-300 f/4.8-6.7 Image Thread (https://www.mu-43.com/showthread.php?t=15775), but it would be better if we could separate them out as it has been done with other lenses.

 

[Jman]

Here's one from yesterday: Some bald eagles from yesterday. E-M5 with Olympus 75-300mm II @ 275mm.

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[tomO2013]

Beautiful pic! Great colours.

Can you tell me if you have used the lens for any faster moving subjects and if so , how you find the autofocus speed ?

Also , in the same price range you can also pick up the Panasonic 100-300 which I'm sure you are aware of. It is half a stop faster, but supposedly slightly slower to autofocus. Have you compared both?

I'd love to see some more pics that you got with this lens.

--T.

Here's one from yesterday: Some bald eagles from yesterday. E-M5 with Olympus 75-300mm II @ 275mm.

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[Armanius]

Wow, that's a great shot Jordan!! Is this a crop, or the full frame? How close were you?

 

[Ccasey]

Received this lens on Friday. I'm not sure it's fast enough (AF speed) for action - still evaluating - but for static scenes/studio work it's great.

1st 3 @ 300mm

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@ 100mm

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@ 300mm

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[bredman]

My first efforts of the moon. Just checking the M1s DTC out. At 300mm with DTC on and tripod mounted - IBIS off. I generally think this lens is too soft long, but this looks ok.


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[Ccasey]

Formula 1 practice yesterday in Austin. My panning is a work in progress... I took several hundred shots and only have a few worth sharing. All of them were prefocused and then 10fps bursts.

First three @ 75mm

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@ 275mm, heavy crop

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I'm heading back for the race tomorrow so hope to have more to share.

 

[krixoff]

Nices pictures but before the race, i think you have to improve the sharpness of yours pictures especially the cars.

 

[Ccasey]

Thanks for your feedback. Panning is just something that's going to take more practice than I've put in. I did better Sunday but the keeper rate was still incredibly low with a shutter speed of 1/200 or slower. Here's a few from race day.

Vintage Formula cars:

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Ferrari Challenge:

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And finally, modern F1:

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Whole gallery here: http://bit.ly/1bzg3aA

 

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[sgreszcz]

First try of the 75-300 and I found it a real challenge to get proper focus with moving objects on a very windy, cold morning.

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@ 246 mm

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[tomO2013]

That last shot of the swan is great

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[Nikstar65]

Wow!

 

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