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Hi

I realize I need a telelense for the G2.

I live in Europe, so I need a reasonable priced lense shipping in (or to) Europe.

(My local dealer quoted me 225$ for the Oly A-200!!!)

All input, ideas, suggestions, hints, tips are appreciated to solve this.

(I do not want to pay additional 225$ for a 1.45 Tele, then I am beginning to be near the D60 pricepoint...)

JJ
 
ceckout the package deals at http://www.dcprodirect.com for the tiffen megaplus lens packages
Jens Jakob said:
Hi

I realize I need a telelense for the G2.

I live in Europe, so I need a reasonable priced lense shipping in
(or to) Europe.

(My local dealer quoted me 225$ for the Oly A-200!!!)

All input, ideas, suggestions, hints, tips are appreciated to solve
this.

(I do not want to pay additional 225$ for a 1.45 Tele, then I am
beginning to be near the D60 pricepoint...)

JJ
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Hi

But I hear all the time that the Tiffen lenses are not up to the Canon or Olympus lenses?

And then it is in the US while I am in Europe - VAT, TAX, Shipping etc.

JJ
Edz said:
Jens Jakob said:
Hi

I realize I need a telelense for the G2.

I live in Europe, so I need a reasonable priced lense shipping in
(or to) Europe.

(My local dealer quoted me 225$ for the Oly A-200!!!)

All input, ideas, suggestions, hints, tips are appreciated to solve
this.

(I do not want to pay additional 225$ for a 1.45 Tele, then I am
beginning to be near the D60 pricepoint...)

JJ
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dcpro has an european division. Basically you get what you pay for...tiffen is a nice comprimise for quality and price.
Jens Jakob said:
But I hear all the time that the Tiffen lenses are not up to the
Canon or Olympus lenses?

And then it is in the US while I am in Europe - VAT, TAX, Shipping
etc.

JJ
Edz said:
Jens Jakob said:
Hi

I realize I need a telelense for the G2.

I live in Europe, so I need a reasonable priced lense shipping in
(or to) Europe.

(My local dealer quoted me 225$ for the Oly A-200!!!)

All input, ideas, suggestions, hints, tips are appreciated to solve
this.

(I do not want to pay additional 225$ for a 1.45 Tele, then I am
beginning to be near the D60 pricepoint...)

JJ
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Edz said:
dcpro has an european division. Basically you get what you pay
for...tiffen is a nice comprimise for quality and price.
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I'll agree that the Tiffen is a nice compromise for quality and price. Bought mine a week ago on sale locally for $69 (US). Here is an unsharpened example. (G2 set to -1 sharpness)



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Richard P.
Keep an eye open!
 
Richard P. said:
Edz said:
dcpro has an european division. Basically you get what you pay
for...tiffen is a nice comprimise for quality and price.
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I'll agree that the Tiffen is a nice compromise for quality and
price. Bought mine a week ago on sale locally for $69 (US). Here is
an unsharpened example. (G2 set to -1 sharpness)
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European price for Tiffen X2 at DCpro: 147$ plus shpping !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Jens Jakob said:
Anyone has samples of the Tiffen Megaplus and vignetting?

I.e. together with Lensmate adapter (I have allready)
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Jens, if you use a standard step-down ring, you'll get some vignetting. I'm using the Tiffen adapter ($10 US) with only very, very slight vignetting in only a very few images. The shot of my dog in message above is uncropped. There is a special thin step-down ring which can be used with the Lensmate without vignetting. Here is a recent thread on the subject:
http://www.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1010&message=2617812
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Richard P.
Keep an eye open!
 
it is bet to look at the package deal with wide and telephoto lens which are much cheaper than buying seperate
Jens Jakob said:
Richard P. said:
Edz said:
dcpro has an european division. Basically you get what you pay
for...tiffen is a nice comprimise for quality and price.
Click to expand...
I'll agree that the Tiffen is a nice compromise for quality and
price. Bought mine a week ago on sale locally for $69 (US). Here is
an unsharpened example. (G2 set to -1 sharpness)
Click to expand...
European price for Tiffen X2 at DCpro: 147$ plus shpping
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Jens,

why not the Canon x1.5 teleconvertor ? In Europe is this considerable cheaper then in the US, and is also of good quality.

Price a saw : 104 EUR (VAT incl) : at http://www.kamera-express.nl (or you find it in your local shop for about the same price);

Currently, there seems to be a delivery problem with the 58mm adapter (on the places I informed);

Luc Minnebo
Jens Jakob said:
Hi

I realize I need a telelense for the G2.

I live in Europe, so I need a reasonable priced lense shipping in
(or to) Europe.

(My local dealer quoted me 225$ for the Oly A-200!!!)

All input, ideas, suggestions, hints, tips are appreciated to solve
this.

(I do not want to pay additional 225$ for a 1.45 Tele, then I am
beginning to be near the D60 pricepoint...)

JJ
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Seems to be that they dont have this in Europe - sigh.-..'

I like the idea of 2Xzoon, but now I might just take a look at the Canon Telelense.

JJ
 
Jens Jakob said:
Seems to be that they dont have this in Europe - sigh.-..'

I like the idea of 2Xzoon, but now I might just take a look at the
Canon Telelense.

JJ
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An other option, is to try to find one of the last B-300 teleconverter's of Olympus (1.7x instead of Tiffen's 2.0x). I received mine last week from a local photo shop in The Netherlands. He was able to get one from the importer in Belgium. But this option is even more expensive than the Tiffen.

Good luck.
 
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