Here are a couple from a trip to the Adironacks a few weeks ago. It was the first outing with my 12-60 on my E-510. I am hoping to make this my main travel lens for hiking to keep the weight down (although I really like my 11-22). So far it is promising. the focusing feels fast even on the E-510.
Both shots are JPG's straight from the camera, just resized. The water lily was a few feet away leaning way over. ISO 100, F/4.5, 1/400 @ 60mm. While I had to get really close to the salamander I am pretty impressed with the closeup ability compared to the 50mm macro. That was ISO 100, F/4, 1/20 @ 60mm.
Don, I tried a self portrait once and it came out horribly. The point was it was supposed to look horrible, but it was bed even considering that. I didn't try again.
I'll try to get a few up soon, maybe even tonight. I haven't looked at the pictures I took with my new 70-300 lens yet.
1. I didn't go here, just took a picture from across the canyon. 2. Mountain Goat's Hideaway 3. Mountain Goat Escape Stair. It's steeper than it looks, I was pointing the camera up around 20 degrees when I took it. Hard to climb with a camera in one hand. 4. I saw goats! The first time I've noticed them first, we were going to the same small peak on opposite sides of the ridge. I climbed the ridge suddenly, and there they were. Mountain goats are fast and agile but not stealthy, I was made aware of their presence by the avalanche that follows them around. 5. It was a whole train! About 10 goats including 2 kids, moving mostly single file.
Taken with the 14-42 and 70-300 lenses, you can probably guess which are which. I was greatly irritated by the 70-300 lens, until I saw the pictures it made, I think much better of it now. Generally no PP, if so it was done in Irfanview, and was mostly likely contrast adjustment.
Wild currants, taken from about 3 feet away with the 70-300 on my way back down. I am very impressed. I stupidly didn't bring water, and was so thirsty I ate about 100 of these things on my way down.
My system hasn't learned to autofocus on mountain goats instead of rocks yet.
Lens comparison: 14-54 vs. 18-180 (pre-replacement) vs. 70-300 (in that order). If you were wondering which is better for mountain goats, hopefully this clears things up!
I like the MF switch on the 70-300. Sometimes the lens gets to hunting on C-AF, so when I have the range on something I am making multiple exposures of, I just throw the MF switch and the lens stops hunting.
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