Martin,
The 100/2 Zuiko is one of my all-time favorite lenses, but I have never tried
it with either of the Olympus teleconvertrs. Increased focal length is gained
with converters, but there's always a loss, however small, in resolution and
contrast. Instead of the 100/2 with the 1.4X-A, I would use instead the
135/2.8 Zuiko. And rather than the 100/2 and the 2X-A, I'd go for the 180/2.8
Zuiko, which wouldn't have quite the reach, but it would be a stop faster and
certainly sharper.
And, by the way, what's your problem with the 180/2.8? I use mine a lot. It's
my fourth favorite prime, right behind the 100/2, 50/2 and 21/2. It's a real
pleasure to use, which causes me to reach for it many times before breaking out
the twice-as-heavy and way more awkward to hold Tamron 80-200/2.8.
Oh, and welcome to the asylum escapee group.
Walt
--
"Anything more than 500 yards from
the car just isn't photogenic." --
Edward Weston
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From: Martin Walters <mwalters@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> I will finish with a question about the 100/2. I am still getting used
> to this lens and focussing is a little tricky at large apertures (I
> haven?t shot with anything over 50mm for quite a while). The DOF is
> quite small compared with the WAs that I'm used to. I have briefly tried
> the lens with a lowly and old Tamron X2 converter, but the results have
> been so-so. Does this lens work well with converters, and if so which?
> Comments welcome.
>
> Martin
>
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