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Re: [OM] 1.4xA teleconverter (WAS: Most wanted piece of OM equipment?)

Subject: Re: [OM] 1.4xA teleconverter (WAS: Most wanted piece of OM equipment?)
From: WKato@xxxxxxx
Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2000 21:41:03 EDT
In a message dated 10/24/00 3:41:01 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
lexjenkins@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:

> Phooey.  Look for a Kiron or similarly reputable 1.5x teleconverter for $35 
>  or less.  You don't see 'em often, but there are a few out there.  I'm 
sure 
>  the Olympus version is measurably better, but not 10 times the money 
better. 
> 
>    That's just foolishness.
>  -----------
>  Lex Jenkins
The Kiron 1.5X works best with a 100 or 135 mm lens. It will vignette 
slightly with a 200 and basically unusable with the 300/4.5.  The 1.5X was 
formulated for the Kiron 75-150 zoom so one could expect that it would work 
best in this range. I sold one of these to a list member (but I of course 
tested it before I sold it but did not view the tests) and it (the Kiron) 
work excellently with the 100/2.8 (150)mm)and 100/2 (150mm) and I could not 
distinguish the results from the 135/2.8 and 135/3.5. So, of course, I bought 
another one on eBay for more than I sold mine.

Warren

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