I would guess it was a bad 2x, I have the Tamron MC7, which I believe is the same as the Kenko and see no difference in manual focus operation.
Don > -----Original Message----- > From: Amita Guha [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 8:41 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: AF teleconverters > > > I went to B&H tonight to look at the Kenko 2x AF Teleplus MC7 > Teleconverter. > It seemed ok; the only thing that was odd was that I couldn't > manually focus > the lens with the telecoverter attached even when I switched to > manual focus > on the body. The lens seemed to be still controlled by a motor > even when we > took the combination off the body. The salesman said this had something to > do with "magnets", but I don't believe it. I didn't notice an AF/MF switch > on the teleconverter. We tried a different teleconverter and the > same thing > happened. > > So, are there AF TCs out there that allow you to manually focus, > or am I out > of luck there? Any ideas on what was happening in this case? > > Thanks, > Amita > >
