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The Poor Man's 608mm APSC Superzoom

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Greg Edwards Regular Member • Posts: 487
Re: The Poor Man's 608mm APSC Superzoom
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Maxmolly7 wrote:

I am really curious if/how the TC will effect the IQ!?

So was I, and a quick google search revealed it's not that bad (no snark intended). A little soft if you pixel peep, some vignetting/aberration and obviously some light loss. But combined with some modern post-processing tools it appears to be a viable solution and certainly "good enough" for many people on a budget and for occasional use.

The only thing to be wary of is that it's a heavy lump and makes for a fragile solution when attached to a plastic filter thread.

I'm going to keep an eye out for one if it's cheap enough, it would be great for days out at the zoo where my EF-M 55-200 doesn't have quite enough reach.

Telephoto on the cheap: Olympus C-210: Micro Four Thirds Talk Forum: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

Testing Olympus C-210 1.9x teleconverter - Very happy!: Nikon 1 System Talk Forum: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

Olympus C-210 1.9x Teleconverter - comments??: Olympus Compact Camera Talk Forum: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

Pleasantly surprised with IQ of cheap Olympus tele-conversion lenses: Micro Four Thirds Talk Forum: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

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