Barrie, i have just added a picture to the main gallery "Swim picture" this was taken with the 50 to 200 then cropped, will the tamron give a better result?

thanks

Suds

Advice sought.
I have a gx10 with 18 to 55 and 50 to 200 kit lenses. I am after a bit more reach. would a tamron 70 to 300 lens, or a kenko 1.5 x teleconverter produce better results between 200 and 300mm. The most challenging pictures i take are of my kids swiming, mostly f4 on Tv setting as fast a shutter speed as possible. Shots are always in bad light no flash, and from the stand area. Also the kids dont help as they tend to breath less when racing which cuts down on picture oppertunities.Currently my 200 reach only reaches swimmers in lanes 1,2, and 3, a longer zoom would help to get the other lanes.

please advise, which route will give the best pictures

suds

Thanks for that i have now got it

Hi everyone, i have a gx10 with 18 to 55 and 50 to 200 kit lenses. My next lens will probably take me to 300mm. My question is will a film lens, give a longer effective zoom than a digital one. I keep seeing things like this 70 to 300 lens gives something like 150 to 450 on a digital camera, could someone pleas explain.

In reality if iam most likely looking for a tamron 70 to 300, does a older film model give more focal reach than a digital one.

Thanks

Suds

Can anyone advise, can i fit an older film lens (pentax Fa 75 to 320) to my gx 10 and will it autofocus. I have updated the camera to ver 1.3 flash bios.

I currently have the 18 to 55 and 50 to 200 kit lenses, i am looking for a little more reach the 320 would give me this, but i am not up to manual focus with the sports shots that i am trying to take.

please help

mark suds

i am a dslr new boy. i have a gx 10 and 18 to 55 and 50 to 200 kit lenses. As always you are after more reach for sports pictures. As i do not yey want to buy another zomm lens, say a tamron 80 to 300 or simular, has anyone had any experiance with the 1.4 x teleconverter that would do much the same to my 50 to 200 kit lens. Please share your experiance, are they worth considering.

help is always very appreciated.

thank you

thanks guys you can tell i am new to this. Does anyone have any tips on what i need to get with the camera. I will need a memory card, are any makes better, and on batteries, which recargables are best.

thanks for your help

suds

Hi guys,
i have a fuji compact f610, i am looking to move up to my first dslr camera. I am on a tight budget i am therfore looking at a second hand pentax k100d super, with 18 to 55 smc lens. can anyone give me some feedback on it. I must get a stupid question out of the way, on digital slrs,s do you have a button to move the zoom out like in a digital compact or do you manually twist the lens to adjust the focus??