"Nenad Djurdjevic" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Harry Baughman wrote:
>
>> i used that 1.7 converter when i had a sf1n a long time ago. i put it on
>> with a 85 1.8 lens. you set the lens to infinity and let the
>> teleconverter do the focusing. i don't remember how it worked with
>> regards to close focusing.
>
>Close focus distance remains the same as without the converter.
Well no, it doesn't. Minimum focusing distance decreases by about 40% (1/1.7).
So not only do you get a 1.7x increase in focal length, you can get closer to
your subject for an even greater magnification ratio. I just confirmed this
myself with my 1.7x TC.
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