what lense for wildlife

[Paddy Uglow]

If you’re hunting the second-hand market for manual lenses to use with a converter, there are some useful reviews here: https://www.fredmiranda.com/reviews/
…though read with caution: you’ll find a few people describing top end $3000 glass as “rubbish” amongst the positive reviews!
Presumably the converter will negate most of the auto features, so you can probably get a really nice old f2.8-at-both-ends tele zoom without tons of clever electronics (that won’t work on your PEN anyway.) The 2x crop factor will beef up a 135mm or 200mm focal length nicely, and a really good lens from a few decades ago is just as good today, as long as it’s not damaged or full of fungus…!
I spent a while looking for tele zooms to use with a converter on my GH2, but even the old ones were too much for my budget 🙁

[Joseph W. bourke]

I don’t know where you’re located, but you might want to try renting a lens before you purchase – in my area (New England, US) there are quite a few choices which will ship a lens to you. Here’s a good link on lens compatibility for Olympus:

https://www.olympusamerica.com/files/oima_cckb/FT-MFT_Lens_Adapter_Compatibility_EN.pdf

Joe Bourke
Owner/Creative Director
Bourke Media
http://www.bourkemedia.com

[Kathreen Anachioti]

dear Paddy i thank you so much for your kind answer

i will check your url for lense reviews

yes, i know that many reviews from the net are not accurate and i trust only some sites like the creative cow and dpreview

thanks again

[Kathreen Anachioti]

good afternoon from greece dear Joe and i thank you so much for your kind reply

i live just outside athens in a mountainous area with a great wild life

no, i do not have any option to rent or try any of the lenses i am interested to buy for my olympus pen e-pl3 and my only choice is to rely on creative cow’s member advice and reviews from some sites i trust like dpreview

personally i have a very good experience from pentax smc lenses that i currently have but i don’t know if those lenses have also good quality with hd and sd video

i am looking to buy the pentax 135mm and 70-210mm zoom but i don’t know if those lenses are good for wild life

thanks

[Joseph W. bourke]

Hi Kathreen –

Sorry there are no rental options in the Athens area. Here’s a good general guide for lenses good for shooting wildlife:

https://www.outdoorphotographer.com/gear/lenses/find-your-wildlife-action-lens.html

Joe Bourke
Owner/Creative Director
Bourke Media
http://www.bourkemedia.com

[Kathreen Anachioti]

good afternoon from athens dear Joe and i really thank you so much for the given url !

i will check the site and i am sure that i will find my answers about the lenses i am looking to buy

thanks again