On Tue, 8 Feb 2000, Hans van Veluwen wrote:
|: How about using the IS3 0.8X wide angle converter with the 35/2?
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|This will get you a poor man's Olympus OiMS ZuikiS 28mm/F2 that looks like a
|sea-elephant on steroids with results that are acceptable but not sensational.
|
|: with the 24/2? with the 21/2? Is there vignetting with the 24/2 or 21/2?
|
|Impossible, unless you want a soft-focus wide-angle effect. The converter is
|calculated for 35mm; any other focal distance gives a soft-focus center-spot
|efffect and shorter focal lengths also suffer from bad vignetting.
Thanks, Hans! I sort of expected vignetting with the 24mm/21mm
lenses. I'll stick to primes. I guess only the B-300 1.7X converter
and the macro adapter (2.5 diopter strength) are the feasible choices
for OM usage.
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