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Re: [OM] 50-250/5 was Fourth of July Photos

Subject: Re: [OM] 50-250/5 was Fourth of July Photos
From: Chris Barker <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2003 18:46:06 +0100
It's a great all-in-one lens indeed. I plan to take it, mounted on an OM4, and a 21/3.5 on our September holidays (provided our son gets into the college of his choice so that we don't have to spend the Autumn helping him look for alternative occupations).

For street/snapshot photography I plan to take a Contax G2 and perhaps my Bronica RF645.

Chris

On Wednesday, Aug 6, 2003, at 06:44 Europe/London, Jeffrey Keller wrote:

Good evening Dan,

Most of my pictures are taken of scenes where I want everything in sharp focus. Even with fast lenses I normally stop down. I can hand hold the 50-250/5 while using Velvia 50 during daylight at all but the longest focal lenghts. Even then if I brace myself against a nearby object I can hand hold it. I actually carry the 50-250 with me daily at lunch time when I take a 15 minute walk down the street from my work to get lunch. I've taken quite a few shots of some flood control work being done on the nearby stream. The 50-250, a 35-xx zoom, and the 24mm shift make a great small kit to walk around with.

I also often use the lens when I go up to San Francisco. For quick snap shots while standing in the middle of the street I sometimes leave the tripod legs close together forming a bipod.

Most of what I take pictures of doesn't move very fast. Except at lunch time, I usually carry a tripod. I don't consider myself very steady, others, almost certainly yourself, could hand hold it better than I can. I find the balance of the camera with that lens to be very good.

-jeff
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