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The Poor Man's 608mm APSC Superzoom

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OP jackwelch Senior Member • Posts: 1,086
Re: The Poor Man's 608mm APSC Superzoom

Greg Edwards wrote:

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.

Even canon these days is releasing lenses at f/11 (eg RF 600mm f/11 and 800mm f/11).

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.

Yes I forgot to mention this in my original post, "user beware", I am not sure if such a set up can damage the ef-m lens, so something you will need to keep in mind. Besides the Olympus C-210, there is also the smaller and lighter version Olympus C-180 1.7x which should also get the job done.

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)

Thank you for the links, I enjoy reading these kinds of post.

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