Brad,
There was a thread on this list a while back discussing the various TC's.
Perhaps someone saved it, I didn't.
It listed in preference the various C's as far as quality.
As far as I recall, the 7 element units were first (first were the Zuiko's,
then some Tamron's, Tokina, then perhaps the Vivitar Macro focusing unit.
After that, it was anybody's guess.
To my knowledge, Tamron makes 2 series, SP (seven element) and F (four
element)...
Brian Huber
-----Original Message-----
From: Bradley Mabb [SMTP:svtbrad@xxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Sunday, March 28, 1999 12:59 PM
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [OM] Tele-Converter
OM's tele-converters are available used at
>reasonable
>prices; other makers converters are dirt cheap. Are these non-Zuiko
>ones
>particularly undesirable ?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Chip Kinkead
>St. Louis, MO
Chip,
The answer to your second question is yes. Be very wary of off-
brand teleconverters. Olympus would be best, and maybe Tamron or
Tokina (7 element) may possibly work well. I have a Tamron 2x I
use on my AF camera that works well. On the other hand, my only
2x I have (haven't thrown it away yet ;)) was a Dejur. Connected
to the 300mm f4.5, the pics where beyond horrible. But, as everyone
else has said, if you can find/afford the bigger lens, that's best.
enjoy,
Brad
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