Some teleconverters feature screw-out lenses - Matrix & Vivitar, at
least. Tidier.
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Date sent: Thu, 22 Jul 1999 19:12:42 +0200
From: Chris Barker <cmib@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Hello, I'm new to the list and even newer to being an Olympus owner
> snip>
> >Anyway, here's a question. A friend of mine has some old Vivitar
> >close-up lenses that fit on the front of my 50/1.4 lens. There are
> >3 of them: a #1, #2, and #4, and they can be attached in series.
> >According to the instruction sheet that is still with them, they
> >should give something like a 1:2.75 close-up on a 50mm lens.
>
> Joey, welcome to The List.
>
> I don't do much close-up stuff, but I have found that ripping out the
> insides of a cheap teleconverter has provided me with an easy and cheap
> extension tube. I use this with my 85/2, but I am sure that it will work
> just as well with a 50/1.8 (with less magnification.
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