Per;
It won't mate because of some protruding metal tabs which are either meant
as rear element protection or as mate-preventers for the 2X.
There is a way around it though. Recall months back - Jan Steinman removed
the tabs from the back of his 90 macro so that it would mate with the
doubler. I did the same thing to mine and it could surely be done to the
65-200.
George
-----Original Message-----
From: Per Nordenberg <per.nordenberg@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Monday, July 26, 1999 5:08 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] 2X-A converter compatibility [was: Anyone else going to
Rostock in August to see Hanse Sail?]
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Ulf Westerberg <ulf.westerberg@xxxxxxxxx>
>To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Monday, July 26, 1999 8:40 PM
>Subject: Re: [OM] Anyone else going to Rostock in August to see Hanse Sail?
>
>
>> Per,
>> sorry to burst the bubble but the 2X won't physically fit 65-200/4. If
you
>> don't believe me, stop by my place south of Malmo on your way to Rostock
to
>> see for yourself. :-) Though I think it works fairly well with the
300/4.5
>> so maybe you can save some weight. Only you can tell if results are up to
>> your standards, though.
>>
>> Happy shooting
>> Ulf Westerberg
>> Nature- and Travel Photography at www.start.at/westerberg
>
>
>Hej Ulf
>
>Why would it not fit? Is it because the rear element of the 65-200/4 is
protruding?
>I've always thought it was the 1.4X converter with it's protruding front
element that
>(physically) had the least compatibility of the two Oly converters, and
that the 2X-A
>would fit most Zuiko tele lenses (at least physically). Some rethinking on
my side is
>obviously needed here. Thanks for the info.
>
>Per Nordenberg
>Kolmården, Sweden
>
>P.S. I should of course have mentioned in my earlier post that Rostock is
in northern
>Germany. :-(
>
>"To look into the eyes of a wolf is to look into ones' soul."
>
>
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