This one is a keeper. I was curious about how to use it and your comments
are great! I'll add it to my arsenal.
(contrary to rumors, I'll still have a pretty complete OM kit).
Tom
From: "Jim Couch" <spknsprkt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Hey tom, I recently sold one of these and had a hugh response. It is a
very nice
> quality Teleconvertor, and the macro feature is pretty cool. It seems to
work
> great with pretty much any lens 50 mm or larger. I used mine with 50 f1.8,
50
> f1.4 85 f2, 135 f3.5 and the 300f4.5 Zuikos with good results for all of
the
> lenses. It also seems to work fine with the Zooms (I tried mine with a
75-150
> Zuiko) but you definatly get better results with a prime lens. As for use,
with
> the Convertor set all the way in it will function as as standard 2x
convertor.
> for macro use I found it was easiest to extend the convertor to control
> magnification and fine focus with your lens. I always set the lens in the
middle
> of it's focusing range and rough focus by moving the camera, then fine
focus
> with the lens.
>
> As far as resale value goes, I think I listed mine to the group at about
$35.00
> and it was gone in no time with lots of requests, In EX+ shape I think a
fair
> price would be $50.00 myself. It is a nice unit and I only sold mine
because I
> rarely carried it with me.
>
> Jim Couch
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