What Lens for Forest Photography (1 Viewer)

I happily use a Panasonic GF1 for digiscoping and am contemplating buying a new lens as we are travelling to the Philippines and will be birding mainly in forests where digiscoping becomes much more difficult. There are a number of Panasonic lenses available: the 45-175, 45-200 or the 100-300 mm all of which should suit. Can anyone advise on what the best option for me would be; from digiscoping I sense that MFT 300mm (600 mm equivalent) might be more than necessary for forest situations. Any other lens recommendations? Many thanks

I would go for the 100-300 which I use on the GH2. I have read (but no personal experience) that the 45-200 is quite soft at the long end, to a larger degree than the 100-300.

Do upgrade the firmware on the 100-300 if it does not come pre-updated. Also, when used with the GH2, I find that the best process is to shoot 3-4 series of 2-3 shots each (I use medium burst rate) because at the end, one usually is sharper than the others.

Niels

njlarsen said:

I would go for the 100-300 which I use on the GH2. I have read (but no personal experience) that the 45-200 is quite soft at the long end, to a larger degree than the 100-300.

Do upgrade the firmware on the 100-300 if it does not come pre-updated. Also, when used with the GH2, I find that the best process is to shoot 3-4 series of 2-3 shots each (I use medium burst rate) because at the end, one usually is sharper than the others.

Niels

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Yhx Niels I don't think the GF1 allows me to do much in setting burst rates but thanks for the advice and comment. Gerry