ZD 70-300mm

[casey4355]

Will be traveling, dun wan too much weight.

Is it good for portraiture ?
Is the DOF too much ?
Is the bokeh good ?

All I see are mostly birding pics,
hope to see samples of other subjects.

[skeletonman]

Originally Posted by casey4355 Will be traveling, dun wan too much weight. Is it good for portraiture ? Is the DOF too much ? Is the bokeh good ? All I see are mostly birding pics, hope to see samples of other subjects.

I don't know, I brought this to Vietnam and in the end I used the kit lens 14-42 and 11-23 more than 70-300, infact..I have not done a shot with this. Kinda wasted

[blurboiboi]

Originally Posted by skeletonman I don't know, I brought this to Vietnam and in the end I used the kit lens 14-42 and 11-23 more than 70-300, infact..I have not done a shot with this. Kinda wasted

do u wanna sell it??... i am looking for one... hee

[skeletonman]

Originally Posted by blurboiboi do u wanna sell it??... i am looking for one... hee

LOL...I think I will keep it first cos I never know when will I need it again.
But I have tried shooting with it with full zoom and its hard to get a clear picture...hiaz..
And some of the subjects are too close for use lol..

[dorts]

Originally Posted by blurboiboi do u wanna sell it??... i am looking for one... hee

Don't snatch from me blurboiboi! You have your Leica already! Kidding.

[boopoo]

Thought you looking for 30mm1.4 too right

[Oly5050]

Originally Posted by casey4355 Will be traveling, dun wan too much weight. Is it good for portraiture ? Is the DOF too much ? Is the bokeh good ? All I see are mostly birding pics, hope to see samples of other subjects.

I would hazard an opinion that the 70-300 is not a good 1st or 2nd lens for general travelling photos, unless u wanna take birds or something. For budget lens, I think the 14-42 and the 40-150 would do well enough. If u got the money, it could be the 12-16 or the 50-200.

[blurboiboi]

Originally Posted by boopoo Thought you looking for 30mm1.4 too right

yupyup... u got one for sale?? ...

[boopoo]

No , only have one for myself

[blurboiboi]

Originally Posted by dorts Don't snatch from me blurboiboi! You have your Leica already! Kidding.

i got leica meh??... only dream of it every night when i sleep worz... hee

[blurboiboi]

Originally Posted by boopoo No , only have one for myself

if... u ever want to let it go... u know who to find ya??.. keekee

[dorts]

Originally Posted by blurboiboi i got leica meh??... only dream of it every night when i sleep worz... hee

Oops. I mixed you up with Blu-By-U.

[blurboiboi]

Originally Posted by casey4355 Will be traveling, dun wan too much weight. Is it good for portraiture ? Is the DOF too much ? Is the bokeh good ? All I see are mostly birding pics, hope to see samples of other subjects.

Oly5050 is right... 70-300 is not very suitable for travelling.... the 2 kit lens will work perfectly.... 70-300 more for wild life i guess when u dun wanna get too close to ur subjects or sports.... if u are going South Africa then of course its highly recommended manz... hee
else u could go for 50-200 and 14-54/14-60 combo.... 50-200 is very heavy though but it really produces fantastic results... i sold mine away cos of the weight... abit regret now though hee

[blurboiboi]

btw anyone knows whats the latest px for this gem??

[VSonic06]

About $600 at MS

[tomcat]

Try Parisilk... it is way less than $600

[bernards]

I got mine for $540 at Alan Photo. There was decent service too. It was quite a lucky day for me.

[onedollar]

It didnt took me long to decide to sell it. Simply a lens to occupy my cabinet. After buying it for 1 week, the only time i used it is for shooting moon(see here). If it is within your budget, i strongly recommend you to buy a ZD 50-200. a more versatile lens. Lightning fast AF. Example taken with 50-200 at 200mm below(not very fantastic shots as I'm still a noob);







At 50mm

[Kirika]

Methinks the lens can be had for $525-540. As for practicality, do you really need/want to shoot macros or extreme telephoto shots on travel? If the answer is yes, please bring the 70-300mm. To me, tho, the 14-42mm and new 40-150mm would be the ultimate light and versatile kit. I wouldn't go without the 40-150mm since the 40-70mm gap is really where many of the considered portraits will be. I mean, if you're a portrait specialist, you'd probably be better off with the 50mm f2?

[tomcat]

Originally Posted by lkequan It didnt took me long to decide to sell it. Simply a lens to occupy my cabinet. After buying it for 1 week, the only time i used it is for shooting moon(see here). If it is within your budget, i strongly recommend you to buy a ZD 50-200. a more versatile lens. Lightning fast AF. Example taken with 50-200 at 200mm below(not very fantastic shots as I'm still a noob);

Hopefully you did not buy it new since the real superfast 50-200mm SWD is due to be released this couple of months at about the same price.