Comments on Zuiko 50-250mm f5

[frederick_lau1]

Could anyone comment or share his/her experience with this Zuiko 50-

250mm f5 ?

 

It seems to fetch quite a high price among Zuiko zooms.

 

How does it compare with Zuiko 85-250mm f5 and 65-200mm f4 ?

 

Could anyone share his/her photos using this zoom ?

[fernando_gonzalez_gentile]

As for resolution and contrast it falls in between the other two.

Macro is not quite as the 65-200/4.

Bokeh is not considered to be as nice as the other two.

Tripod collar doesn't fit onto it as in the bigger and heavier 85-

250. Neither does it fit onto the 65-200, which BTW could have a

foggy rear element.

Although bigger, heavier, without macro capability, and

somehow lesser regarding definition and contrast at ~200mm, I

prefer the sturdier old two touch 85-250.

Just my opinion.

Good luck,

Fernando.

[fernando_gonzalez_gentile]

Besides, I'd add an unorthodox use for the 2X-A: it works good

enough coupled to the 85-250 @ f11-16, I just don't know if you

can couple it to the other two zooms.

[dean_tyler]

I have had the 65-200, but it had a fogged rear element. Nonetheless, people seem to like this lens. I do have the 50-250 and love this lens. The boken seems good to me. It is small, takes 55mm filters and has a built in hood. This is one of my favorite lens, but I consider it a specialty lens. It is a great travel lens and probably one of the best action lens in olympus (if there is such a thing). I replaced by 300mm f4.5 and use this lens at 250mm as a similar quality, lighter version. The downside to this lens, not tripod collar and the close focuse isn't that good. The lack of a tripod collar is not important to me, but if it was I would get the 85-250. The CF is definitely lacking in this lens. At 50mm it focuses around 6ft (I think). Basically, it is a great lens for outdoor, travel type shots that is small. One other thought, it focuses very nicely for an f/5 lens (I do use a beattie and 2 series screens) and has good performance at f/5.