I could conceive of some possible order dependency if there were
mechanical linkages involved but there are none. Nothing but a set of
electrical contacts which are the same which ever piece is installed first.
Chuck Norcutt
Nathan Wajsman wrote:
> I just bought the EC-14 teleconverter for my E3 (sometimes one needs
> the extra focal length to get closer to the señoritas...). In reading
> the instructions, I see that Olympus says to put the converter on the
> camera, and then mount the lens onto the converter. To remove,
> reverse the procedure.
>
> On my Canon outfit, I always mount the lens on the converter and then
> mount the whole thing onto the camera. Is there any reason why
> Olympus recommends a different procedure? Will I harm anything by
> first attaching the lens to the converter and then attaching the
> combo to the camera?
>
> And a second question: what will happen if I put my 100mm Leica lens
> (with adapter of course) onto the converter? Is there a risk of
> damaging anything? Intuitively it should not matter, my 100mm Apo
> Macro 2.8 should just turn into a 140mm f4 lens with manual focusing
> of course.
>
> TIA,
> Nathan
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