LOL. Next door, again.

Fascinating lineup - I wonder if the two end birds are deliberately watching the rear for potential attacks.
I'm very, very pleased with the 55-300PLM for optics plus fast, silent AF (in good light). And it's light c450g and compact. I haven't tried it with the DA 1.4x converter yet but that be a good combo. I'd be surprised if Ricoh didn't take that into account. Zippy and minimonster seem pleased with theirs as well.

Both are very successful candids - I would never even attempt something like this. My preference is the one next door. This shot's good for all the reasons already noted but I like the added complexity of next door with the reflections.

Oh very cool little critters! Love the bright red. Popular plant!

Nice one Todd. Super Comp. Super Bokeh!

Yea this one for me too, a dynamic composition. The Lion mural on the wall looks amazing, certainly nothing like the graffiti that adorned my school!

This one for me especially with the left side windows cropped.

This one for me. No doubt about what the school mascot is!

yeah, it's definitely not perfect... pretty slow to focus and difficult in combo with the EM10 to be precise and fast about focus, but it has enough going for it that I keep using it. I wish for a couple spare thousand to get the magical DFA 150-450 but that's not happening any time soon..

I can see you enjoy this lens, and so do we