I just purchased an Olympus Zuiko 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 ED Lens. This is definitely in the lower to middle end for Olympus four-thirds lenses but the reviews were good and the price was right. I was not disappointed. After a chilly trip to Wyalusing State Park on the border between Wisconsin and Iowa overlooking the confluence of the Wisconsin and Mississipi rivers I am a fan. First a few of my shots from this weekend and then a little more about this lens.
Damp cold morning but the fog was amazing. It will take me half the winter to finish processing the shots I took. I’ll be posting more of these later.
As cold as it was it was amazing this guy was sunning himself. They are only found in the extreme southwest corner of Wisconsin so I was lucky to see him. I took this at about 4 feet at full 300mm zoom hand-held, so that tells you something about this lens. With my 50mm macro I would have been right next to his face. Not venomous but still not a good place to be…
The colors here were just amazing. The fog reduces the background into an oil painting.




