In a message dated 11/16/00 9:44:47 AM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< Jim Davis wrote:
> I would like to buy a teleconverter for my EOS camera.
> Any comments on the following would be appreciated.
> I definitely want a 2X converter, and since not an L lens...
>
To widen the issue a little, do list members have a view as to the 'best'
third party converters? Like Jim, I have been considering a converter for my
non-L lens(es) and am confused by the specifications I see:
- some advertisers, for example, refer to a 1.5x Teleplus while others stick
to the customary 1.4x or 2x;
- is the Teleplus/Kenko 7-element 2x so very inferior to the Kenko Pro-300,
also 7-element 2x ?
and so on...
For use with a low-cost non-L lens, does it make sense to buy the 'Pro'
Kenko at a price nearly as high as the lens itself (I'm thinking of my
discontinued 70-210 3.5 - 4.5 USM) unless it is going to bring much greater
benefits? (Both the Kenko 2x are 7 element designs but the 'Pro' is claimed
to autofocus with a slightly slower lens).
I am among those still 'building' my EOS kit, so decisions like 'flash or
converter' or 'macro or IS' are never far from my mind. One day I'd like
them all! Any thoughts are welcome.
Bob P
>>
You can see a review of Kenko Pro TCs at my web site in Reviews section of
Photography. Hope it helps.
George
http://members.nbci.com/_XMCM/Yegey/EntrancePage.html
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