CP5000 telephoto lenses

Which would be better to get the 2x or the 3x? Ive head the 3x forces a digital zoom, is there anyway out of that? and still get descent results?

also where would be the best place to get the adapter and lens? ive noticed alot of places are on back order

thanks all

oh yeah im really enjoying this camera so far

and the battery lasts fine, i have two and i never run out of one, night shots come out good, and blah blah so im happy!

Hi there,
having and using both lenses, I find the 2x is much more usable then the 3x.

The TC-E3ED is simply a 255mm fixed focal length lens but the TC-E2 Has a much more usable zoom range from approximately 85mm to 170mm this to me is an excellent area to take up where the normal lens of the cp5000 leaves off (much less money too)

As far as availability, I’m not the right guy to be answering that one. Everyone here knows how much of a complainer I can be with backordered Nikon accessories.

With justification since they’ve had my money for months without producing a product.

~ Beware the fury of a patient man~-- Thomas http://www.ycsphoto.com/loading.htm

Thank you very much, if its 85-170mm equiv then thats perfect for picking up where the normal lens ends, i think i'll be getting that. thank you much for the quick answer

now to see about money... (im still a student, ive bought 7grand in graphics equip... im getting very poor lol)

oh well

Thomas Bauer said:

Hi there,
having and using both lenses, I find the 2x is much more usable
then the 3x.
The TC-E3ED is simply a 255mm fixed focal length lens but the TC-E2
Has a much more usable zoom range from approximately 85mm to 170mm
this to me is an excellent area to take up where the normal lens of
the cp5000 leaves off (much less money too)

As far as availability, I’m not the right guy to be answering that
one. Everyone here knows how much of a complainer I can be with
backordered Nikon accessories.
With justification since they’ve had my money for months without
producing a product.

~ Beware the fury of a patient man~
--
Thomas http://www.ycsphoto.com/loading.htm

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Hey again, BuddahBobb
Upon further research…

In all fairness, to be a little more accurate there is about a 10mm loss between the normal lens and the TC-E2

So the loss in optical range is roughly 85mm thru 95mm give or take a few mm’s (not to be confused with m&m’s the candy)
-- Thomas http://www.ycsphoto.com/loading.htm

thanks, any place you know of that i can get a fast turn around on buying it?

ive heard of product shortages

You can get the lenses here:
http://www.provantage.com

as for the adaptor, good question, I think the whole world is out of them.

BuddahBobb said:

thanks, any place you know of that i can get a fast turn around on
buying it?

ive heard of product shortages

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well dont do me much good to get lenses if i cant use them

ive heard of a third party adapter previously on this forum but i cant seem to find it,

anyone know what it is? where to get it? most importantly how much

anyways thanks for the help guys its really appreciated

It's called a coolfix. About $85 plus shipping. It functions as both ER5 and ER6. You also get a bunch of adapter rings...

BuddahBobb said:

well dont do me much good to get lenses if i cant use them

ive heard of a third party adapter previously on this forum but i
cant seem to find it,

anyone know what it is? where to get it? most importantly how much

anyways thanks for the help guys its really appreciated

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You can find the Coolfix here: http://members.rogers.com/nextphoto/coolfix.htm I got one and it works great.
Ralph

Krysia said:

BuddahBobb said:

well dont do me much good to get lenses if i cant use them

ive heard of a third party adapter previously on this forum but i
cant seem to find it,

anyone know what it is? where to get it? most importantly how much

anyways thanks for the help guys its really appreciated

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Hi Thomas,

Look like you have a solution to the problem that I have.

When buying the x2, I logically thought that I will get optical zoom beteen 85-170mm. But that was not the case. When I set the Zoom to x2 (Telephoto 1) the camera zoom in to nearly maximum. Adding theTC2 give me 170 mm. I can only optically zoom in and out around 160 & 170. Any future zoom is digital zoom.

I check the manual and reading at various web sites, and that what they all said. (I could only blame me for not doing enough research).

But now, look like you have a solution for it What setting do you use to get the 85-170mm eqiv. Can you show me the trick?.

Thanks in advance
Thanh

BuddahBobb said:

now to see about money... (im still a student, ive bought 7grand in
graphics equip... im getting very poor lol)

oh well

Thomas Bauer said:

Hi there,
having and using both lenses, I find the 2x is much more usable
then the 3x.
The TC-E3ED is simply a 255mm fixed focal length lens but the TC-E2
Has a much more usable zoom range from approximately 85mm to 170mm
this to me is an excellent area to take up where the normal lens of
the cp5000 leaves off (much less money too)

As far as availability, I’m not the right guy to be answering that
one. Everyone here knows how much of a complainer I can be with
backordered Nikon accessories.
With justification since they’ve had my money for months without
producing a product.

~ Beware the fury of a patient man~
--
Thomas http://www.ycsphoto.com/loading.htm

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i notice there is one that slides and one that doesnt slide, which one would be better? and what are the benefits of either?

BuddahBobb,

Just wondering...are you the same BuddhaBob that used to post on MS Money Supermodels site? The handle is unique. That Bob wrote some pretty interesting posts, but then faded (as I have) from that board.

Rei

BuddahBobb said:

Which would be better to get the 2x or the 3x? Ive head the 3x
forces a digital zoom, is there anyway out of that? and still get
descent results?

also where would be the best place to get the adapter and lens? ive
noticed alot of places are on back order

thanks all

oh yeah im really enjoying this camera so far

and the battery lasts fine, i have two and i never run out of one,
night shots come out good, and blah blah so im happy!

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nope thats the name i wanted at some place somewhere a loooong time ago so i changed stuff around and have been this from then on shrugs

I like using this lens:



It is the TC-E2+B300 combo lens. It is about 3.7x of power. It works really well with the Nikon 900 series of cameras. Unfortunately it does not work with the Nikon 5000. The main reason is because the UR-E6 is too long and the combo lens is too far away from the native lens. So the combo vignettes on the 5000 when used with the UR-E6. Here is an example:



As you can see all 4 corners are dark. Now if I use the adjustable Coolfix instead of the UR-E6, and the adjust it in until the lenses are touching, it fixes the problem and I get this:



So to me I like the adjustable Coolfix. Another benefit of the adjustable Coolfix is that it gives your lenses more zoom range. For example, if I use my Crystalvue+B300 Super Combo lens on the 5000 with the UR-E6. I have no zoom. I have to leave the 5000 at 3x zoom so that the lens doesn't vignette. With the adjustable Coolfix, I can zoom the 5000 about half way before it starts to vignette. If you get the non adjustable Coolfix, it is just like having a regular UR-E5/E6 which is perfectly fine if you don't need the extra zoom range or if you don't have a combo lens. But if you have the TC-E2+B300 combo or want more zoom, the Coolfix is a bargain.
Ralph

BuddahBobb said:

i notice there is one that slides and one that doesnt slide, which
one would be better? and what are the benefits of either?

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very interesting! thanks, although i cant afford those huge combo lenses i think i will get the adjustable one for future experiences, being a poor college student sucks, cant get what i want

thanks