You guys have more patience than I. I find using old lenses iwth adapters to be
too fiddly.
Spoiled by modern convenience Bill
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From: "Moose" <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Tuesday, August 6, 2019 11:23:55 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] 20 minutes of your life you'll never get back...
On 8/6/2019 1:07 PM, Jan Steinman wrote:
> In my fairly extensive experience, including real-life shots and test charts,
> the best focal reducers and tele-extenders are pretty much invisible,
> allowing the qualities (or lack thereof) of the underlying optics to shine
> through.
On 8/3/2019 11:30 PM, Jan Steinman wrote:
> . . .
> I have the EC-20 (for 4/3rds) and the 2-XA (for OM), and they are both a bit
> underwhelming.
So, which is it? Or which tele-extenders are better than these Olys
> The converse is also true: a crappy focal reducer or tele-extender will make
> a mess of the finest lens.
Of course. I've used several, in MF film days. None struck me as particularly
good for general use. The Tamron 1.4 for
the Tammy 90/2.5 Macro worked very well, as did the Vivitar 2x Macro Focusing
Teleconverter with a good 50 mm lens, like
a late 50/1.4. Never had the Oly 1.4x
> I used to be a skeptic. "How can 'adding glass' make things any better?"
My point wasn't about "make things any better" It was about making things
different.
> But then I got out there and shot with numerous combos of focal reducers,
> tele-extenders, and lenses.
I'm sure happy you are having a ball with that gear. Not my cuppa.
> I think the inverse power law applies: whichever one is "worse" is going to
> dominate.
What? There isn't an adapter that can make my early '60 Canon 58/1.2 into the
equivalent of a new Zeiss Whateverus?
OoF Moose
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