Kelvin Li
Member
Well,
after reading and reading and reading various posts about different lenses, adapters etc, I've come to one conclusion - I still don't have a clear answer on what to get.
Everyone has their own opinions on how lenses perform, or how good one brand is over another, or how much you should be willing to spend. But there doesn't seem to be any one consensus by everyone. What I do know is that in the end, it all comes down to personal preference. If you are happy with what you have, none of the above mentioned criteria really matter. However, since I don't HAVE anything yet (besides of course my G2 which I love - and more so since I have no crack yet), I am still at a bit of a loss as to what will make me happy. But of course, until I try, I can't know for sure.
At this point it seems that I'm leaning towards getting the Hakuba 43mm Lens adapter and the Tiffen 2x Megaplus Telephoto Converter.
1) because the Tiffen fits directly onton the Hakuba without any stepup/down rings
2) because the Hakuba, from what I have read, seems to be the least obtrusive of the bunch (Tiffen, Lensmate, Canon - Plus it just looks nice)
3) the Tiffen from what I have read seems to do a decent job at a much lower cost with minor vignetting (albeit it doesn't allow you to zoom in/out much)
Now as far as any UV filters or Polarizers go, I still have no idea, though from what I have read, Hoya Multi-coated HMC filters are good, and so are B+W (though I still need to do more research on this). The same seems to go for Macro lenses/filters.
I typically photography anything and everything that might catch my attention, but the main purpose for the Telephoto lens is some at least avg zoom for taking pictures at sporting events, mainly baseball. I don't need to be able to see the whiskers on Ichiro's face (Go Mariners!), but I don't want him to look like an ant either.
I'd appreciate any serious pros or cons to getting these 2 together (Hakuba + Tiffen) directly (as another user put it - straight from the horses mouth), as searching through the forums can be frustrating.
If you would like to throw in a suggestion or two about macro lenses/filter and UV filters and polarizers, all the more appreciated.
Thanks!
kli
after reading and reading and reading various posts about different lenses, adapters etc, I've come to one conclusion - I still don't have a clear answer on what to get.
Everyone has their own opinions on how lenses perform, or how good one brand is over another, or how much you should be willing to spend. But there doesn't seem to be any one consensus by everyone. What I do know is that in the end, it all comes down to personal preference. If you are happy with what you have, none of the above mentioned criteria really matter. However, since I don't HAVE anything yet (besides of course my G2 which I love - and more so since I have no crack yet), I am still at a bit of a loss as to what will make me happy. But of course, until I try, I can't know for sure.
At this point it seems that I'm leaning towards getting the Hakuba 43mm Lens adapter and the Tiffen 2x Megaplus Telephoto Converter.
1) because the Tiffen fits directly onton the Hakuba without any stepup/down rings
2) because the Hakuba, from what I have read, seems to be the least obtrusive of the bunch (Tiffen, Lensmate, Canon - Plus it just looks nice)
3) the Tiffen from what I have read seems to do a decent job at a much lower cost with minor vignetting (albeit it doesn't allow you to zoom in/out much)
Now as far as any UV filters or Polarizers go, I still have no idea, though from what I have read, Hoya Multi-coated HMC filters are good, and so are B+W (though I still need to do more research on this). The same seems to go for Macro lenses/filters.
I typically photography anything and everything that might catch my attention, but the main purpose for the Telephoto lens is some at least avg zoom for taking pictures at sporting events, mainly baseball. I don't need to be able to see the whiskers on Ichiro's face (Go Mariners!), but I don't want him to look like an ant either.
I'd appreciate any serious pros or cons to getting these 2 together (Hakuba + Tiffen) directly (as another user put it - straight from the horses mouth), as searching through the forums can be frustrating.
If you would like to throw in a suggestion or two about macro lenses/filter and UV filters and polarizers, all the more appreciated.
Thanks!
kli