A couple of days ago I told you that Olympus will announce the new 300mm f/4.0 on January 6 at 6am London time. I keep receiving first hands-on impressions from sources. In summary what they say is:
– Image Quality is truly impressive. Worth every penny you pay for it
– Image stabilization is also the best they ever experienced on such a lens.
– The Build Quality is also very very very high
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Can’t wait! I really hope it’s under 2k€
Based on all the rumors and the comment above “image quality is truly impressive, worth every penny you pay for it”..um…I bet it’s over 2K
If it is over 1599€ it is harder to sell than if it is over 1899€.
Olympus always stated that the 300mm would be compatible with the MC14. Do we know that this is still the case? Have any of the mystery reviewers tried this combination?
I think that it will be 1.4x compatible is an extremely high possibility. Makes sense.
Although…there is no confirmation of this.
Thre is a kind of confirmation. The Outdoor Photography Magazine has an two pages advertisment from Olympus wich already shows the new lens. And it is mentioned, that it works with the telekonverter.
The question is more if a 2.0x teleconverter will be announced alongside. The second additional (and unused) pin on the 40-150 f2.8 could hint that there will be something else…
I think I also read somewhere that it was definitely compatible w/1.4x.
I think 1.4x is plenty for this lens.
The REALLY cool part is that it makes it longer and faster than the Pany?Leica zoom by just a hair…so we have bragging rights!!!!!! 🙂
I’m curious what the three wise men will bring from Japan
Yes. MC14 is fully compatible with 300mm f/4.0 and it is fantastic, image quality and range likewise.
Come to daddy
I’ve decided next year I’ll build out my M43 kit again. What can I say, I’ll continue running a few systems but the M43 is going to get BUILT OUT! 75mm 1.8 comes back, 9-18 (because the 7-14mm to big for this guy) and if the rumors are true- I’ll add the 1.2’s.
What can I say- I just love the M43.
You show severe symptoms of GAS… 😉
Yes, it’s bad. I’m working on it….very very slowly.
One lens at a time
Heads up! Fujifilm enters the fray with a zoom of their own: http://www.fujirumors.com/leaked-first-official-images-specs-of-the-xf100-400mm-f4-5-5-6-ois-wr/
m4/3 version from Panny/Leica will be smaller, lighter and better.
Honestly, I would go for the Fuji at the longuer end at F/5.6 instead of the Pana at 6.3. For sure the Pana is smaller, but how much smaller is the key?
You forgot Expensive. Lighter and Better are not proven. Plus, How much better can it be, if You’re getting better Image Quality from Fujifilm?
Depends on the Camera, not the Lens.
Why every 43 format lens not yet launched will be automatically better than every other lens not yet launched from other manufacturers?
Is that a rule or just micro 43 users cannot be objective?
The response is actually reasonable to a fuji troll who has been trying to fill his insecurity in M4/3 message board.
Judging from all the images we’ve seen so far, I can’t understand why this lens appears to have a removable lens hood like the 40-150 when a sliding lens hood like teles from the film days would have been so damn easy. Just look at the 2″ forward of the silver and blue band…perfect lens hood if made to slide… forward to shade, back to stow.
It has sliding hood, just a very tiny 1″ one. It doesn’t need any longer one!
It has a sliding hood just like my 40-150mm. Same design.
So does it have OIS or not?
Olympus representatives has said that it doesn’t have, and few have said that it has.
It’s right there on the side of the lens…The switch….it says “IS” on/off.
It’s enlarged in the lower right corner so that everybody sees it. ~( :-O
YES…it has IS….LOL!!!!
The lens was redesigned to ad it. That is what we have been waiting all of this time for.