A superzoom would have been nice
written by
Ashley on
April 28, 2009
at
9:20 pm
topic relations: photography
topic relations: photography
Some birds were making noise outside of my room today, distracting me from studying. Caught photos of two of them below. Unfortunately, the 130 mm equivalent focal length of my compact camera doesn't even begin to get close enough for a more detailed shot (not to mention that the cloudy day meant shooting at ISO 400 which is terrible on most compacts).
What am I going to do if/when I get a Lumix G1 then? The kit lens is only 14 - 45 mm, which is 28 - 90 mm equivalent. The 45 - 200 mm zoom lens for the G1 is crazy expensive haha.
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Comment from: Jonathan Pike [Visitor] · http://therewascake.com
How expensive is "crazy expensive" Ash?
But that's the problem with Photography - whatever way you look at it, it's an expensive hobby!
But that's the problem with Photography - whatever way you look at it, it's an expensive hobby!
29/04/09 @ 01:40
I think the m4/3 45-200 mm is at least $300. I suppose, it's not that, that expensive. Panasonic has a new m4/3 14-150 mm zoom lens which is supposed to retail for somewhere around $1000 - $2000. That's more than the body + twin lens kit for the G1 (which is around $1200ish). Granted, the 14-150 mm is a special lens in that it was specifically engineered for video recording, for their newer Lumix GH1...
An alternative option is to buy the 4/3 to m4/3 adapter, and then get a cheaper 4/3 zoom lens. However, the adapter itself retails for around $100 - $200. So the cost savings are negligible (you also lose the size benefits of the smaller m4/3 lens).
Photography is expensive indeed! But at least we no longer have to pay to develop film.
An alternative option is to buy the 4/3 to m4/3 adapter, and then get a cheaper 4/3 zoom lens. However, the adapter itself retails for around $100 - $200. So the cost savings are negligible (you also lose the size benefits of the smaller m4/3 lens).
Photography is expensive indeed! But at least we no longer have to pay to develop film.
29/04/09 @ 10:59
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