On Thu, 13 May 2004 13:48:32 Peter Norby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote >> As Gary Fisher once said, >> and a Kenko Pro 1.4xTC and maybe a set >> of extension tubes >> >> I owned a Tamron SP 1.4x and it was >> excellent. Only traded it 'cos I got >> a good deal on a month old EF 1.4II.
> What I find really funny, is that while all > three of you (Gary, Rober and Tom) all praised > the Kenko Pro/Tamron SP TCs highly (Are they by > the same manufacturing process, or are they just > similar in quality?) you all went with Canon > TCs when you had the chance :) Hi Peter, Brand snobbery maybe? ;) Seriously, the Canon was a good deal (i.e. cheap!) and I found myself with two 1.4x converters. The Tamron was smaller, fits more lenses, pretty much the same optical quality that I could see and the same off white colour as the Canon [well you can't have eveything :) I'd prefer a black one to go with the 200 f2.8L prime]. So what did I do.... sold it. Hmmm... I must admit I'm still not 100% sure why, but I found the Canon had better build quality - the lens mating surfaces on the Canon fitted to my lenses much smoother and seemed a bit more solid than the Tamron, especially with the 70-200 2.8. So I decided to keep the Canon and sell the Tamron. The weather sealing is a bonus I guess, but I don't make use of it as my 10D is not overly rainproof anyway :( I still happily recommend it though, but I'll agree that selling it and replacing it with a Canon TC is a funny recommendation :) My understanding is that the Tamron SP converter and the Kenko Pro converters are identical apart from the name on them. Same design, factory etc. Cheers Gary This message has passed through an insecure network. All enquiries should be directed to the message author * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
