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 | Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 300mm f/4 IS Pro Pros: Lightning fast autofocus. Sharp! Very well built. Cons: Care must be taken with busy backgrounds as the bokeh is not all that nice, the price you pay for the incredible sharpness of this lens. Opinion: After over two years of using a Canon 400/5.6 and a Metabones Smart Adapter on my Olympus E-M1 (I and II), I finally broke down and bought this lens. I was always quite happy with the image quality of the Canon, but at 73 I was getting tired of the relatively slow (but VERY accurate) AF (phase detect only) and the difficulties I was having with the Mark II with pin point focus in busy situations, like small birds in the tree branches. The 300/4 Pro is brilliant, both in build and image quality. The combined IS on the Mark II is amazing. The AF is amazing. The resolution is amazing.... in fact, I get sharper images with less CA/fringing at 420mm with the MC-14 attached than I did with the Canon at 400mm. The only slight drawback is the bokeh which tends to be a little busy, but it is manageable and well worth the gains in sharpness. In a word, I LOVE it! Samples here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/42162009@N04/albums/72157686900108123 sent on December 17, 2017 |
 | Metabones EF to Micro 4/3 Smart Adapter Pros: Gives me very accurate AF with my Canon EF 400/5.6 L USM on my Olympus E-M1, with or without the 1.4x Extender III. Even with the Extender I have all 37 central AF points and they all work. Still no C-AF, but it might come later in a firmware update. I have v2.0 loaded at the moment and in spite of a small bug, it works very well. With the v4 firmware on the E-M1 I also have a totally silent setup, ideal for photographing birds. Cons: Still a bit expensive, but more like €400 now. Opinion: It has made my E-M1/Canon 400/5.6 MUCH easier and pleasurable to use. Here is a link to some test shots taken under different circumstances to test the Metabones Smart Adapter. https://www.flickr.com/photos/42162009@N04/albums/72157659863679710 The AF in good light is quite quick, and VERY accurate, even with the TC, and still functions satisfactorily at light levels below what is feasible for a 400mm lens. The E-M1 image stabilization is a great help with this non-stabilized lens! sent on December 18, 2015 |
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